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Oil prices have jumped, putting downward pressure on global stock markets, including the ASX. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

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Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of irregular heart rhythm in the world, but a new approach could change the game for patients.

An abandoned Glen Eden home and a Mt Albert Kāinga Ora flat caught fire.

Scientists have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells continually reshape their genetic makeup to become more aggressive, spread, and evade treatment. In laboratory experiments, blocking a key gene reversed some of these dangerous changes, revealing a potential new way to fight the deadly disease.

Fire broke out again overnight at a former mountain retreat used by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Meanwhile, a survey shows most people in Germany feel the days of the governing coalition are numbered. DW has more.

Better than a Diet of Worms.

Again and again we see that if women demand respect, it is not long before men will find a way to blame men’s failure to show respect on the fact it was asked for in the first place.

Renowned virologists urge Nigerians to embrace hygiene as a case of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment, is confirmed. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-virologists-urge-nigerians-to-embrace-hygiene-as-current-strain-defies-treatment/

If you’re in the market for a skin refresh before hitting the party circuit, it pays to find one with minimal downtime.

Police in the southern German state of Bavaria have detained a 33-year-old German man following the fire.

Howard Smith’s urologist told him his prostate cancer was not the kind you die with: “It’s the one that’s going to kill you.”

Gardaí investigating the death of 28-year-old Jack O'Donovan say they are no longer treating it as suspicious.

Gardaí believe unidentified male may have been murdered, says source

Around 200 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze at the Eagle's Nest, in Bavaria, which Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler used as a retreat to host foreign dignitaries in its mountaintop teahouse.

Building, set in spectacular Alpine surroundings, owned by state of Bavaria and classified as a historical ​monument recalling Nazi period

A man has been arrested after a fire broke out at Hitler’s former Alpine retreat, the Kehlsteinhaus, on Friday night.

Police said firefighting efforts were hampered due to local conditions.

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<p>German police said Saturday they had detained a suspect following a fire at Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat, known as the Eagle’s Nest, in the state of Bavaria.</p> <p>Around 200 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze at the Nazi dictator’s remote Kehlsteinhaus residence, on the peak of Obersalzberg in southern Germany.</p> <p>Firefighters saw fla

Police have detained a suspect after a fire erupted at a historic Nazi mountain retreat known as "Eagle's Nest" in Germany.

Police have detained a suspect after a fire erupted at a historic Nazi mountain retreat known as "Eagle's Nest" in Germany.

Some 200 emergency personnel were deployed to fight the blaze at the Nazi dictator's Alpine residence in Germany.

Authorities have arrested a suspect as firemen try to put out the fire in Bavaria, near the Austrian border.

The doctor says she faced a brutal investigation after she passed on complaints brought to her by other doctors.

A newly FDA-cleared PTSD treatment uses personalized brain mapping and magnetic stimulation to target abnormal brain activity, with a clinical trial reporting a 52% reduction in symptoms and 68% remission. Researchers believe the technology could transform PTSD care and pave the way for more precise treatments for other mental health conditions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 &mdash; Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail has reminded the Royal Malaysi...

It's a day to think about all the upcoming appointments and commitments you're dreading — and then decline some of them. Writer Caroline Sylge shares a suggested schedule for the day.

ISTANBUL — Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending Canada's decision to seek closer ties with Turkey as the country is accused of infringing on LGBTQ+ rights.

California’s retirement fund slashed Magnificent 7 holdings as doubts grow about lofty valuations and soaring spending

The Supreme Court has rejected an effort from the Trump administration to restrict some medical treatments for transgender inmates. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the ruling.

Nigeria’s Health Minister, Ali Pate, says there is no licensed specific treatment or vaccine for the Ebola strain in the country’s current outbreak. Read More: https://punchng.com/no-licensed-treatment-for-ebola-strain-says-minister/

While centrists have retreated to myriad bubbles, extremists turn up, join up and organise

A new bipartisan bill aims to speed rare disease drug development by making clinical trials faster, cheaper and more accessible to patients.

Figures for first seven months of 2026 show issue most prominent at Dublin’s Mater and St James’s hospitals

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More than 70,100 people did not wait, or left before completing their treatment, in emergency departments during the first seven months of this year, new figures show.

A simple, steroid-free procedure could offer lasting relief for people struggling with carpal tunnel syndrome, potentially helping them avoid surgery. In a clinical trial involving 63 patients, researchers found that ultrasound-guided hydrodissection, which uses fluid to free a compressed nerve in the wrist, provided longer-lasting improvements in pain, numb

Dangote Cement drivers discussed road safety, workplace welfare, and operational challenges at a safety retreat organised by the company in Ogun State. Read More: https://punchng.com/dangote-cement-drivers-discuss-safety-welfare-at-ogun-retreat/

Pope Leo's lung cancer surgery last week was a success, the Vatican said. The pope broke with traditions of secrecy around papal health issues after announcing he needed surgery to remove a nodule on his lung.

The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.

Pope Leo will not need further treatment after undergoing surgery for lung cancer last week, his doctors say.

Tests show the cancer was confined to the portion of the pope’s right lung that was removed, his doctors say. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports.

The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will not require further treatment for lung cancer following a successful surgery to remove the cancerous tissu Read More: https://punchng.com/pope-wont-require-further-treatment-for-lung-cancer-vatican/

Test results after the operation showed that the cancer was localized.

Pope Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate, which confirmed he had lung cancer.

Pro-Israel group AIPAC will keep operating its United Democracy Project super PAC while mobilizing individual donors to give directly.

Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.

Pope Leo won't need further treatment after his surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican announced on Wednesday. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.

Test results have confirmed his diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised.

The pope’s doctors said he had pulmonary adenocarcinoma, which was localized.

Pope Leo XIV will not need any further treatment after having lung cancer surgery, his doctors said in a statement.

Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.

"The results confirmed that the tumor was a pulmonary adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized," Dr. Luigi Carbone and Prof. Stefano Margaritora said.

The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday, as shares in furniture retailer Nick Scali plummeted after a profit warning.

<p>ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel expressed concern on Wednesday over the alleged inappropriate <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2029266">conduct</a> of Airports Security Force (ASF) personnel when scanning parliamentarians and passengers at Karachi’s airport and directed that the official concerned be summoned to the next meeting.</p> <p>The Senate Committee o

In an unsigned order, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal seeking to revive a policy ending certain medical treatments for transgender inmates.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Trump administration cannot enforce a new policy that restricts treatment for transgender inmates in federal prison.

The jury in Russell Brand's criminal trial has heard from a woman who claims the celebrity raped her at his London home in 2009 and treated her "like an animal".