Australia confirms first mass wildlife mortality from H5 bird flu after greater crested terns found on Baudin Rocks. 74 cases confirmed nationwide, 54 in South Australia, local media says.

RFK Jr. urges US families to vaccinate children against measles amid US outbreak. The call comes as measles cases continue to spread across the country.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has urged US families to vaccinate their children against measles as an outbreak continues in the United States.

Trump's new NIH chief outlines sweeping agency reforms, including a pandemic preparedness playbook and a vaccine injury body.

Trump's newly appointed NIH director is outlining sweeping reforms at the agency, including a new pandemic preparedness playbook and the creation of a vaccine injury body, according to Just the News.

Two men in their 30s and 60s were hospitalized with serious injuries after a building collapsed at a construction site in Ultimo, inner-Sydney, on Monday morning. Seven were assessed at the scene; police and safety regulators are investigating.

Two men have been hospitalized with serious injuries after a building collapsed in inner-Sydney on Monday morning. Emergency services were deployed to Ultimo at around 11 a.m. following reports that the roof caved in, causing a wall to collapse onto vehicles at an adjacent service station. Seven people were assessed at the scene; the two injured men are aged in their 30s and 60s respectively. Peter Murray from fire and rescue said the building was part of a construction site. Police and workplace safety regulators have begun investigations.

China's gross ocean product hit 5.5 trillion yuan in H1 2026, up 5.1% YoY, the Ministry of Natural Resources says. Shipbuilding new orders surged 105.2% with 73.9% global market share.

China's gross ocean product reached 5.5 trillion yuan (about 810.09 billion U.S. dollars) in H1 2026, up 5.1% year on year and accounting for 7.9% of GDP, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. Shipbuilding new orders, completed deliveries and order backlog rose 105.2%, 34.8% and 37.1% respectively, with global market shares of 73.9%, 55.4% and 63.3%.