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Australia ceased to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state when it established formal diplomatic relations with Beijing in 1972. This was because Australia “recognized” Beijing’s “one China” policy that only one government in the world could represent China, which is Beijing. This can also be seen in the public information published by DFAT. Diplomatic rhetoric …

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Image of Bathynomus yucatanensis. Credit: Dr. Ming-Chih Huang, Natural History Magazine Researchers have identified a new species of Bathonymus, the famous genus of deep-sea isopods whose viral Internet fame has made them the most famous aquatic crustaceans since Sebastian from “The Little Mermaid.” There are about 20 species of Bathonymus alive, a mysterious and primitive …

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The Eastern Mediterranean and Near Eastern regions experienced significant social changes during the late third millennium BC (BC). Recent archaeological studies strongly indicate the influence of earlier infectious diseases on societal trajectories. For example, the incidence of Yersinia pestis, which causes the plague, and Salmonella enterica, which causes typhoid/enteric fever, were responsible for the most …

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The ACTU has proposed a radical overhaul of the country’s economic structures, promoting a tax on companies that benefit from high inflation and price controls on some goods and services, while instructing the Reserve Bank to reduce the unemployment In a plan to be debated at the federal government’s jobs summit, the Australian Council of …

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The NRL has suspended Raiders coach Ricky Stuart for one game and issued a $25,000 fine for the post-match spat in which Panthers player Jaeman Salmon was labeled a “weak dog”. The one-week suspension means Stuart can’t attend Canberra Raiders training for seven days, as well as the Raiders’ must-win match in Round 22 against …

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Professional runners and endurance athletes often rely on Garmin products for their training and competition and the Garmin Enduro 2 is the brand’s latest high-end offering. The watch offers solar charging, a 150-hour battery life with GPS enabled, and a price tag of $1,100. Garmin Enduro 2 snapshot Enduro 2 features a fiber-reinforced polymer shell …

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According to two recent research papers published in Nature Genetics, newly created artificial intelligence (AI) systems were able to predict the three-dimensional (3D) structure of DNA as well as the function of its elements regulators based only on their raw sequence. Predicted 3D structure for a segment of human genomic DNA. Image credit: UT Southwestern …

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OLATHE, Kan.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN), announced today the Enduro™ 2 Ultra-performance multi-sport GPS smart watch. Designed for endurance athletes, the tough yet lightweight Enduro 2 features built-in TopoActive maps with multi-continental coverage, a super-bright LED flashlight, and Garmin’s exclusive SatIQ™ technology to help optimize battery performance. …

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In a recent study published on the Preprints server with The Lancet*, researchers estimated the vaccine efficacy (VE) of primary and booster coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines against reinfection by Omicron lineages BA.5 and BA.2. and severe outcomes after infection. Study: Comparative effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.5 and Ba.2 infections, …

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