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Former Australian of the Year and world-leading pathologist Professor Richard Scolyer has announced a heartbreaking update on his battle with brain cancer, while sharing an uplifting message that it is “not the end of the road”.On Tuesday night, Professor Richard Scolyer took to his blog on Facebook, My Uncertain Path, to share some challenging news with his friends and fans.He wrote there “seems to be further progression of my brain tumour (glioblastoma) affecting brain functioning (as me and a few close friends can feel/see)” following another brain scan.The beloved professor, who was jointly awarded Australian of the year in 2024…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s highest court on Monday (Mar 16) allowed national energy firm Petronas to pursue a legal bid to challenge ​several laws passed by the state of Sarawak, amid ‌a protracted dispute over gas distribution rights.Sarawak, on Borneo island, is home to more than 60 per cent of Malaysia’s gas reserves and has long ​sought greater control over its natural resources.In recent years, ​it has passed laws and appointed its own firm ⁠Petros to procure, distribute, supply and sell all natural gas ​in the state, putting it in conflict with Petronas, or Petroliam ​Nasional Berhad, which is wholly owned…

Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe.All eyes are on the Strait of Hormuz.The longer it remains closed, the greater the damage to the global economy.Iran continues to block tankers from shipping close to 20 percent of the world’s oil supply.That is roughly twice the disruption the world suffered during the energy shock of the 1970s.Big oil shocks have historically led to considerable economic turmoil, high inflation, stagnation and recession.Oil and gas prices are already surging, and economies are expected to slow.From American consumers to Chinese factories and European…

A federal judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.In an opinion issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Boston sided with the American Academy of Pediatrics and other plaintiffs who challenged Kennedy and HHS’s efforts to cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines.The lawsuit, brought last year by a coalition of medical groups and doctors, sought to block mass policy changes at HHS, arguing the agency’s decisions were arbitrary and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Just days before their start in the NCAA Tournament, the Alabama Crimson Tide is dealing with an off-court legal issue with one of its starting players. Guard Aden Holloway was arrested on Monday for possession of marijuana, said Stephanie Taylor, a Tuscaloosa Police Department spokesperson, to the New York Post. The spokesperson said more than a pound of marijuana, paraphernalia and cash were found after agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force conducted a search of a residence on Monday morning.  Aden Holloway of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts during the first half…

Roger Cook has been forced into apologising to a Perth great-grandmother after claiming it was ‘normal’ to spend two days left in a hospital corridor receiving treatment. 

South Korea, home to major memory chip makers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, has said it aims to join the US and China as one of the top three artificial intelligence powers.”We’re building AI infrastructure that the Republic of Korea can control, audit and evolve on its own terms,” Reflection AI’s CEO and co-founder Misha Laskin said.Reflection AI, founded in 2024, is part of a collaboration led by Nvidia to advance frontier-level AI.Reema Bhattacharya, head of Asia Research at risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft, told AFP that “from Washington’s perspective, deals like this help strengthen partner ecosystems and reduce reliance…

Gun traffickers have quietly moved what they say is an unprecedented number of weapons from the United States to Mexico. Our reporter Paulina Villegas followed the trail of these guns.By Paulina Villegas, Rebecca Suner, Jon Miller, Gabriel Blanco, Joey Sendaydiego, Stephanie Swart and Paul Ratje for The New York TimesMarch 17, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is unopposed for his party’s nomination as he seeks a third term steering the nation’s sixth-most populous state.But the billionaire governor and potential 2028 White House contender has plenty on the line as Illinois on Tuesday holds a slew of competitive primaries that are grabbing national attention.The contest at the top of the list is the race in the blue-leaning state to succeed 81-year-old Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, who is retiring after nearly three decades in the Senate.HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING FROM THE…

A brave eight-year-old battling cancer and her Wheatbelt family have shared their gratitude for their community after the local pub announced a fundraising auction for her cancer treatment.