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Sep 12, 2024 - World

Junk food ad ban, age limit on energy drinks and expanded water fluoridation among measures planned to help NHSPlans to ban junk food ads and to stop children buying high-caffeine energy drinks are among radical public health measures being drawn up by ministers to prevent illness and so ease pressure on the NHS.The government made clear it would face down “predictable cries of ‘nanny state’” because Keir Starmer was convinced this was the way to fix the service. Continue reading...

Sep 12, 2024 - World

Labor ministers hit back at the US billionaire, saying he was inconsistent on free speech and his comment was ‘crackpot stuff’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastElon Musk has called the Australian government “fascists” over new legislation aimed at tackling deliberate lies spread on social media.Social media companies could be fined up to 5% of their annual turnover under the commonwealth’s proposed laws.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Sep 12, 2024 - World

Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 47% to 42% in the race to win the Nov. 5 presidential election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday.

Sep 12, 2024 - World

Residents were rattled by a 4.7 magnitude quake while firefighters are trying to put out blazes east of the cityMillions of residents in the Los Angeles area were rattled by a 4.7 magnitude earthquake that hit early on Thursday morning and came as the region continues to battle multiple wildfires that yet to be brought under control.The quake’s epicenter was 4 miles north of Malibu, according to the US Geological Survey. The tremor unleashed boulders on to a Malibu road, visibly shook Santa Monica’s historic 1909 wooden pier and jolted people from bed. No injuries or damages were immediately reported. Continue reading...

Sep 12, 2024 - World

Wild great apes often consume medicinal plants that can treat their ailments. The same plants are often used by local people in traditional medicine.