Forensic analysis of remains found on the NSW South Coast on Friday has determined they are human, but belong to a man.

Troubled drug developer Mesoblast has been given a financial lifeline analysts expect will give it an 18-month cash buffer after securing a $138 million investment from a surprise US backer.

A court has found former French president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling and sentenced him to three years in jail.

A new study raises provocative questions about the interplay of physical activity and metabolism and why exercise helps so little with weight loss.

Australia’s has been one of the meekest responses to the military coup in Myanmar.