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Australia has failed to meet a target of 50 per cent of all babies being exclusively breastfed until they are six months old, prompting calls for action to lift breastfeeding rates.The 2025 target is the primary objective of the National Breastfeeding Strategy: 2019 and beyond, but most recent data, which is from 2022, put the national rate at only 38 per cent while WA lags even further behind at 30 per cent.Globally Australia has been ranked third lowest out of 100 countries for its policies and programs to improve child nutrition through optimal feeding practices, including breastfeeding.Dr Marnie Rowan, a…

COLOMBO: A surge in arrests of suspected foreign scammers in Sri Lanka has authorities concerned that the island is fast becoming a hub for online crime, following sweeping crackdowns in hotspots Cambodia and Myanmar.Officials say some scam networks forced out of countries in Southeast Asia have simply shifted to new bases, increasingly moving operations to Sri Lanka – an attractive destination due to a relaxed visa regime and reliable, high-speed internet.Since the start of the year, police have arrested more than 1,000 foreigners, mainly from China, Vietnam and India, for alleged involvement in cybercrime, spokesman Fredrick Wootler said, a jump…

NewsFeedActivist group Led By Donkeys has snuck a big screen streaming pro-immigration messages into a far-right Unite the Kingdom march. The stunt prompted boos from the crowd and attempts to shut the screen down. Tens of thousands of people attended the rally.Published On 17 May 202617 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has asked the U.S. Navy to help with the investigation into the sinking of a fishing vessel earlier this year that left seven crew members dead, the Navy and the governor’s office confirmed to Fox News Digital.Healey and State Sen. Bruce Tarr sent a letter to the Secretary of the Navy this week asking for help retrieving a video recorder and a hard drive from the wreck of the Lily Jean in January, which lies more than 300 feet down in the Atlantic about 25 miles off the…

Shares of Micron Technology MU fell sharply on Friday as renewed uncertainty surrounding Nvidia’s AI chip sales to China triggered a broader semiconductor selloff and prompted investors to lock in profits following Micron’s massive recent rally.Micron shares dropped roughly 7.3% during the session after climbing to a fresh all-time high near $818 earlier in the week. The stock recovered some of the losses and was trading down 4.4% at the time of writing.The stock had surged above the $800 level on Monday before momentum reversed as broader market sentiment weakened across technology and semiconductor stocks.The decline came after reports suggested…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  May 15, 2026 The Senate Banking Committee passed the Digital Asset Clarity Act on May 14, 2026, by a 15-9 vote, and crypto markets responded immediately. Bitcoin climbed to $81,965 before retracing, while crypto-linked equities posted their sharpest single-session gains in months.Coinbase surged 9.10%, MicroStrategy jumped 8.16%, and Robinhood added 6.16% as the market priced in what…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! You never know what you are going to see at the ballpark.During the ninth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night at Busch Stadium, fans started migrating to an empty section in right field and took their shirts off.The game was tied 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning when the group of fans made their way to the empty section. About 100 fans first started the movement, and as the game went to extra innings, the entire section was packed with…

A Qantas flight from Melbourne to Dallas was forced to divert to Tahiti after a passenger allegedly became disruptive and bit a flight attendant mid-air.The incident occurred on QF21 during the long-haul service on the weekend, prompting crew and passengers to assist the affected staff member. This masthead understands no serious injuries were sustained.The aircraft made a precautionary diversion to Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, where the passenger was removed from the plane, met by local authorities, and subsequently issued a Qantas no-fly ban.After the disruption was resolved and the aircraft refuelled, the flight continued on to Dallas, landing…

The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) just hit $9.8 billion in assets under management in 43 days— the fastest pace ever for an exchange-traded fund, according to TMX VettaFi.Ahead of Thursday’s milestone, the CEO of Roundhill Investments told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” the rapid growth is tied to the limited number of companies involved in producing high-bandwidth memory or DRAM chips. They’re considered integral to the artificial intelligence revolution.”Investors are waking up to the fact that the biggest bottleneck in the AI build-out is actually memory chips,” Dave Mazza said Monday. “There’s an incredible amount of supply and demand imbalance with memory…