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RFK Jr says he personally directed new guidance on vaccines and autism
The change has surprised staff and contradicts the US Health Department’s long-held scientific consensus that vaccines don’t cause autism. Source link
Pilot flew ‘one body, two souls’ in extraordinary medical airlift
A team of specialised doctors from Sydney has flown to Papua New Guinea to determine whether a rare set of conjoined twins can be surgically separated. Source link
Republican who called eSafety head a 'zealot' persists with call to testify
The powerful chair of a United States congressional committee who called in the head of Australia’s internet regulator to testify before US Congress says he does not think foreign governments should be telling America about its “First Amendment liberties”. Source link
Japan's PM said the quiet part out loud and unleashed Beijing's fury
China was already wary about Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, a renowned Beijing hawk, before she weighed in on one of its most sensitive issues: Taiwan. Now it’s unleashing economic pain. Source link
Zelenskyy ready to work on US-backed plan to end war in Ukraine
The White House says senior Trump administration officials have met Ukrainian officials in the past week to discuss the plan. Source link
How a mayor suspected of spying for China ended up in jail
Former mayor Alice Guo has generated headlines for years in the Philippines. Now, her story might have come to an end. Source link
US elite gathers for Dick Cheney's funeral but Trump and Vance not invited
Joe Biden, George Bush and every living former vice-president — Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Al Gore and Dan Quayle — were in attendance, along with generals, foreign dignitaries and Supreme Court justices. Source link
Boris Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' UK COVID response that led to more deaths
The inquiry’s chair finds that more than 23,000 deaths could have been avoided had the British government acted sooner. Source link
Climbers rescued off erupting volcano as 1,000 locals evacuated
Mount Semeru’s sudden eruption left more than 170 people on its slopes in danger, while nearby residents fled for safety. Source link
Trump floats death penalty for Democrats urging military to refuse orders
Six Democratic politicians, all of whom are veterans, are urging members of the military not to obey unlawful orders. Source link