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‘It’s a great honour’: Professor John Newnham reflects on award

Professor John Newnham, one of the world's leading authorities in the prevention of pre-term birth, was on Saturday named Senior Australian of the Year. The 67-year-old has been instrumental in making Western Australia an international hotspot for research in pregnancy and life before birth. Speaking with Sky News, Professor Newnham said he hoped the attention from the award would bring a higher interest into funding for pre-term research. from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/36p8k2E

Fire Rips Through Mombasa’s Kongowea Market

A fire broke out at Kongowea market in Mombasa, Kenya, in the early hours of January 26 and spread to multiple stalls, videos showed. The footage here, streamed live on Facebook by Kijana Cha Sunkar, shows people observing the blaze and creating barriers with debris, as well as firefighters arriving at the scene. No further information was available at the time of writing. Credit: Kijana Cha Sunkar via Storyful from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/30TPwXU