An Australian personal trainer and nutritionist says combining regular walking with low-impact resistance work and a modest calorie deficit, along with reduced carbohydrates, can reduce inner-thigh (subcutaneous) fat over about eight weeks; she also cautions that heavy leg-building exercises and high-impact HIIT are not her chosen approach.
The article reports that consumer 'humanoid' service robots such as NEO are being marketed for home use and that critics raise concerns about home privacy, reliance on remote human operators ('expert mode'), and whether such devices actually reduce household labour; a price of about A$30,000 is cited.
A Lesbos court acquitted 24 aid workers of people-smuggling charges, ending a seven-year legal case that had drawn criticism from rights groups and international observers.
The deaths of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month-old son and another patient have prompted official investigations and renewed public concern about patient safety in Nigeria.
The government announced a new Crisis and Resilience Fund that lets councils provide cash payments to people facing sudden financial shocks, replacing the Household Support Fund and guaranteeing at least three years of funding.
A Sydney teacher accused in messages that magistrate called 'revolting' was refused bail and remains in custody; his next court appearance is scheduled for March 12.
Patents on semaglutide are expiring in several countries, allowing generic versions of Ozempic to be produced; Canada has already lost patent protection this month.
An Airbnb internal memo naming Ahmad Al-Dahle as CTO says he created and led Apple's autonomous technology group responsible for core AI systems for a self-driving car project; Apple has not publicly confirmed the effort.
The U.S. Senate voted to approve a spending bill that restores billions for federal science agencies, allocating NSF $8.75 billion and largely rejecting the White House's proposed cuts to NASA.
Dr Alex George says being diagnosed with ADHD and OCD has changed his life and he paid privately for assessments while citing long NHS waiting lists and limited access to services.
