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File photo. Photo: Supplied/ CDC Public Health Image Library - Frank Hadley Collins By Joshua Boscaini, ABC Climate change and extreme weather have the potential to increase cases of mosquito-borne diseases and push the insects into new areas of Australia, according to medical and research science experts. A "unique signature" of chemicals on the skin can also make people more susceptible to mosquito bites, with these experts highlighting the need to protect yourself from bites. Australia experienced an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus recently - a diseases that is usually confined to Asia and the Torres Strait. What impact could climate change have on mosquitoes? Experts say climate change could lead to an increase in mosquito numbers and transmission of mosqu...

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, visits the Earthshot Prize Climate Leaders Youth Programme at Rooftop on Bree in Cape Town. Photo: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / POOL / AFP Prince William said the past year had probably been the "hardest" of his life after a difficult period for Britain's royal family in which both his father King Charles and wife Kate were diagnosed with cancer. Speaking to British media at the end of a visit to South Africa, the heir to the throne reflected on how he was coping while balancing his duties as a royal with family time, the BBC and other publications reported on Thursday. Asked how his year has been, William said: "Honestly? It's been dreadful. It's probably been the hardest year in my life. So, trying to get through everything else and keep everything on...

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets his campaign manager Susie Wiles (L) during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Wiles has been named Trump's chief of staff for his second term. Photo: JIM WATSON / AFP By Steve Contorno, CNN Donald Trump has announced that his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, will be named his White House chief of staff. "Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns," the president-elect said in a statement. "Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again....

Donald Trump. Photo: CHIP SOMODEVILLA / Getty Images via AFP United States President Joe Biden has addressed the nation after Republican Donald Trump stormed to victory in the presidential elections. Projections have Trump returning to the White House after clinching a number of battleground states in the country's east. Biden said he hoped for a smooth and peaceful transition to the new administration. On Thursday, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris called Trump to concede the race. The impact of Trump's election on New Zealand includes household finances and protectionist trade policies. Follow all the action with RNZ's liveblog: Source link

British singer-songwriter Liam Payne poses on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2019 in London on February 20, 2019. Photo: AFP / TOLGA AKMEN Three people have been charged in Argentina for crimes related to the death of Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, according to the public prosecutor's office. The British pop star, who was 31, died on 16 October after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The late singer had alcohol, cocaine, and a prescription antidepressant in his system before his death, Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office also said Friday. The toxicology results indicated that Payne "may have fallen into a state of semi or total unconsciousness," it said. The prosecutor's office als...