The prototype one stop centre for medical, social and legal, invented by Dr Hatem-Gantzer has been so successful two recent French PMs committed to one in each of France’s regions. A movie about creation of the first facility in St Denis will be released in March. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/w...
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1. Dr. Jane Goodall 1934 - 2025
In 1962, a very young woman named Jane Goodall stepped into the African forest.
What she would discover shattered our understanding of the place of human beings in the world.
She revealed that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and experience emotions.
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‘she urged the world to take quick and urgent action on climate change.’
“We’re forgetting that were part of the natural world,” she told CNN in 2020. “There’s still a window of time.”
Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
The New American and ultimately World Inequality: The Cooled vs the Cooked
Heat attacks most of all, outside workers and then the vulnerable without air conditioning: older people, those with health conditions, pregnant women, young children - and always the poor.
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In a wealthy country like ours, people shouldn’t have to wait months— even years—for treatment. Dental care should be accessible to everyone.
This term, the government must fix the cavity in our healthcare system. We should start by expanding funded dental care for young children and seniors.
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World-renowned endocrinologist, Creswell Eastman died peacefully at home last Saturday. He was 85.
Professor Eastman's life work was the prevention of iodine deficiency, especially in pregnant women, which leads to intellectual and physical disabilities in children.
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Sir David Attenborough believes his cinema-length film Ocean could play a role in saving biodiversity and protecting the planet from climate change.
The ocean is the planet's support system and humanity's greatest ally against climate catastrophe, the film argues.
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Since the Taliban seized power in 2021, girls over 12 years have been barred from education, and women from most jobs.
This has pushed many women and girls into low paying, long days of carpet weaving - one of the few trades theTaliban allows for women.
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The message from peer-reviewed science is blunt: Australia is in an extinction crisis.
Over the past decade, more than 550 Australian species have been either newly recognised as at risk of extinction or moved a step closer to being erased from the planet.
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Among those purged from the National Institutes of Health is Dr Richard Youle, leading researcher in neurodegenerative disorders, awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his groundbreaking research identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease.
Reading list. Seems like a good idea for these times.
Stunning video captures the moment three Bear cubs see a Bison for the first time.
🎦 Credit: Tanner Jha.
#WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Bears 🐻 #Bison 🦬
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More than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban to pursue higher education in Oman now face imminent deportation back to Afghanistan, following the Trump administration's sweeping freeze on foreign aid programmes.
Well this is frightening …
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According to an Equity report, Australians lose $31.5bn to the gambling industry each year.
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Anti-D jabs protect unborn babies from a deadly blood disorder called haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn, or HDFN.
The condition occurs at pregnancy when the mother's red blood cells are incompatible with that of their growing baby.
Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader
“This is going to be great television,” Donald Trump remarked at the end
'Wales Is Leading the Way on Ending Lying in Politics. Westminster Must Now Do the Same' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/02/19/w...
In Australia, it's legal to lie in a political ad.
In the next few months, we will endure another federal election campaign with unfiltered exposure to lies and disinformation, UNLESS the Government passes truth in political advertising laws, which 87% of Australians support.
Let's get it done!
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Afghanistan is now the only country in the world where women and girls are prevented from accessing secondary and higher education.
In December, women were also banned from training as midwives and nurses, closing their last route to further education.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/w...
South Korean analysts believe North Korea reaps billions of dollars worth of oil, food and weapon technologies in return for troops and weapons. But the North Korean troops were poorly prepared for modern warfare, especially drone attacks, they said.
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With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented rate, scientists are battling with dangerously thin ice and equipment falling through into the sea beneath.
For decades, Australia has failed to collect enough income from our mineral and fossil fuel resources.
We’re still collecting more on HECS than from the PRRT, our super-profits tax on oil and gas. (Hint: it doesn’t work).
Successive governments have failed the next generations. This needs fixing.
