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Shingles vax aids dementia fight

A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles vaccination cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20 per cent. The research, published in the journal Nature, is part of growing understanding about how many factors influence brain health as we age – and what we can do about it.

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Senate rebukes Trump’s tariffs

The Senate has passed a resolution that would thwart President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering a rare rebuke to the president just hours after he unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade. The Senate resolution, passed by a 51-48 vote tally with four Republicans and all Democrats in support, would end Trump’s emergency declaration that underpins tariffs on Canada. Trump earlier announced orders – his so-called “Liberation Day” – to impose import taxes on a slew of international trading partners, though Canadian imports for now were spared from new taxes.

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Myanmar junta declares ceasefire for quake aid

Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3000 people. The surprise announcement by military leaders who also head the unelected government came on state television MRTV, which said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by Friday’s quake.

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Danish PM backs Greenland against Trump

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has travelled to Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic territory. Frederiksen announced plans for her visit after US Vice President JD Vance visited a US air base in Greenland last week and accused Denmark of under-investing in the territory. Greenland is a mineral-rich, strategically critical island that is becoming more accessible. Trump has said that the landmass is critical to US security. It’s geographically part of North America, but is a semi-autonomous territory belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Israel cranks up heat on Hamas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas, suggesting it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of the Palestinian territory. The announcement came after Netanyahu’s defence minister said that Israel would seize large areas of Gaza and add them to its so-called security zones. A wave of Israeli strikes, meanwhile, killed more than 40 Palestinians, including several women and children, according to Palestinian health officials.

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Shingles vax aids dementia fight

Senate rebukes Trump’s tariffs

Myanmar junta declares ceasefire for quake aid

Danish PM backs Greenland against Trump

Israel cranks up heat on Hamas

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