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The Collingwood Magpies have qualified for the Super Netball semi-finals in dramatic fashion after holding onto their top-four place despite a nerve-wracking 56-54 defeat to the Melbourne Vixens. Needing a victory or narrow loss to finish fourth ahead of defending Read more
A large team of researchers from Denali Therapeutics, working with colleagues from multiple entities in the U.S. and one in Canada, has found that a LRRK2 inhibitor called DNL201 showed no ill effects to volunteers in a clinical trial. In Read more
The prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masrour Barzani, has been touting the autonomous region’s gas export capabilities as an alternative to Russian supply, but division between the region’s two main parties suggest the plan is, for now, a pipe dream. Read more
One wouldn’t expect Tim Sweeny, CEO of Epic Games, to call a Fortnite Token a “scam,” but then the cryptocurrency project has no official association with the company or the battle royale shooter. Sweeney later tweeted that Epic’s lawyers are Read more
A woman has been left mortified after she spent the night with a man she met on a dating app – only to discover he was already married when she found a clue in his bathroom. In a video on Read more
Olivia Moultrie made history on Sunday night by becoming the youngest goalscorer in National Women’s Soccer League history. The 16-year-old scored in the 74th minute for the Portland Thorns, the third goal in a 4-0 rout of the Houston Dash Read more
Scientists have identified an important new mechanism that causes the heart’s muscle to thicken, which markedly increases the risk of irregular heart rhythms and heart failure. The discovery by a team at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute could herald Read more
The decision over who will be the Bank Japan’s next chief will likely focus on two career central bankers whose different policy approaches and track records could affect the timing of an eventual exit from ultra-easy monetary policy. As former Read more
Last month, an Apple iPad accessory patent revealed Cupertino’s plans to expand the tablet’s versatility by adapting it to something closer to a 2-in-1, like Microsoft’s Surface line. Apple already has keyboards that somewhat fit this need, but the iPad’s Read more
Having watched all his playmates leave with their new owners, this poor pooch soon realised nobody wanted him. Juice spent 10 long months at Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center, in Maryland, America, before anyone gave him a look Read more