This burnt Christmas tree is a stark symbol of Australia’s devastating bushfires
By Amanda Yeo From Mashable Bushfires continue to devastate Australia, destroying homes, smothering cities in smoke, and killing people and wildlife alike. Temperatures in some parts of the country have exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) this week and are expected to climb above 50 (122…
Self-confessed Chinese spy spills secrets in Australia
By Tristan Lavalette AP From Star Tribune PERTH, Australia — A self-confessed Chinese spy has given Australia’s counterespionage agency inside intelligence on how Beijing conducts its interference operations abroad and revealed the identities of China’s senior military intelligence officers in…
Don Cherry: Canadian hockey pundit fired for poppy rant
From BBC Prominent Canadian ice hockey commentator Don Cherry has been fired for controversial comments on new immigrants and Remembrance Day poppies. Cherry complained on-air this weekend that he rarely sees people he believes to be newcomers wearing the symbol….
Earth had life 3.5B years ago
Earth had life 3.5 billion years ago, a new study confirms — making a set of Australian fossils the oldest ever found By Michelle Starr, Science Alert From Business Insider Scientists discovered what they thought were 3.5 billion-year-old fossils in…
Cricket: Aussies sweep Windies with T20 thrashing
By Laura Jolly From Cricket.com.au The result: West Indies 81 (Britney Cooper 29, Natasha McLean 15; Jonassen 4-7) lost to Australia 1-83 (Healy 38, Mooney 24*; Fletcher 1-20) by nine wickets with 75 balls remaining at Kensington Oval, Barbados The match…
Reverend, Soca Artiste and “Father of the Internet Search Engine” among 10 to receive UWI Honorary Degrees
Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. August 27, 2019. Ten persons will receive honorary degrees during the 2019 graduation ceremonies at The University of the West Indies (The UWI). The honourees, approved by the University Council, are recognised for making significant contributions to…
fDi Markets: Data story – Sydney Apac’s top non-capital city for projects
Sydney, Australia was the top non-capital city in Asia-Pacific by FDI projects in H2, 2018, attracting 62 projects. Bangalore in India was not far behind with 57 projects, ahead of Melbourne, with 45. Mumbai, India, attracted 26 projects in the…
The new drug highway: Pacific islands at centre of cocaine trafficking boom
By Kate Lyons in Nadi, Fiji From The Guardian UK Explosion in number of boats carrying cocaine and meth from Latin America to Australia is causing havoc for islands on the way It is the drug route you’ve never heard…
Can Sir Philip Green save his retail empire?
By Jamie Robertson from BBC High Street retail chain Arcadia claims to be in serious trouble, facing what it calls “significant liquidity issues”. The answer, it believes, is a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), a series of proposals to its creditors….
Darwin shooting: Four killed in northern Australia
From BBC A gunman shot dead four people and injured another at five different locations in the northern Australian city of Darwin, officials said. The 45-year-old suspect, who was known to the police, was arrested an hour after the first…