The Oscar-winning American-Australian actor answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Jackman and Naomi Watts Nicole Kidman has finally found a way to impress that trickiest of demographics: her 16-year-old…

Researchers in Nova Scotia led by Dalhousie University's Christopher McMaster have developed new treatments for superbugs — bacteria that no longer respond to current medications. His team discovered 30 effective antibiotics after a decade of research and experimenting with over 700 variations.

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(The Conversation) — A scholar of Native American and Indigenous rhetorics writes about the harm done to Native American nations through colonization and what can be done to reduce it.

The more we identify with those suffering, the more vicarious trauma we may feel. But we can recover and even grow from this experience The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work As I stepped into my office and checked my client list for the day, I was surprised to see a name pop up that hadn’t been there for a while. It was Kareem, a young father of two who had recently arrived to Australia from war-torn Iraq. During our session, he described that he thought his symptoms were under control and he was recovering well. But suddenly he was transported back to the blast that left him with a traumatic brain injury and months of rehabilitation. “What was the thing that took you back there?” I asked him. He said it was “hearing a song”, the same song that was playing in his car just before the blast hit. In my work with survivors of war, it has become clear that an individual’s sense of safety after a trauma seems particularly difficult to maintain when the trauma occurred during the most mundane tasks. This could be things such as attending university before there was a siege or driving home from work before being stuck in a blockade with rapid fire ahead. Continue reading...

Exclusive: letter shows dates for visit that was planned by Tsai Ing-wen before Foreign Office intervened Taiwan’s former president Tsai Ing-wen had been due to visit the UK between 16 and 18 October before the Foreign Office intervened, the Guardian can…

Most of us consume far too much, which can lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. But there are some simple ways to retrain your palate and reduce your intake Last Tuesday, I bought lunch on the go. I fancied something hot, tasty but…