Elton John ‘to go out with a bang’ on final world tour
By Mark Savage From BBC Sir Elton John has announced he will stop touring in order to prioritise his family. Speaking in New York, the star said he would say goodbye to fans with a series of 300 dates spanning…
Someone actually returned their sandwich because it wasn’t cut equally
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Yes, there are some of us out there who are mad picky about how our food is served. After all, you’ve handed over your hard-earned cash and expect the whole thing won’t be a complete…
Akubra girl Dolly’s bullying suicide shocks Australia
From BBC A 14-year-old girl who as a child was the face of iconic Australian outback hat firm Akubra has taken her own life over online bullying, say her family. In a Facebook post, the father of Amy “Dolly” Everett…
NASA-inspired technique boosts wheat production threefold
From News18 NASA-Inspired Technique Boosts Wheat Production Threefold By using speed breeding techniques in specially modified glasshouses we can grow six generations of wheat, chickpea and barley plants, and four generations of canola plants in a single year. Inspired by…
Nigeria among 10 cheapest places to buy petrol – Report
From PUNCH With a pump price of N145 ($0.40) per litre, Nigeria has been ranked as the eighth cheapest place in the world to buy petrol. Other countries among the cheapest places to buy petrol are Venezuela ($0.01), Turkmenistan ($0.29),…
Blue Moon lunar eclipse
A rare Blue Moon lunar eclipse will happen this month By Mallory Locklear This particular total eclipse, the first in over 150 years, will happen January 31st. One of the more exciting events of 2017 was the total solar eclipse…
5 incredibly weird and deadly places you didn’t hear about in school
By JACINTA BOWLER From Science Alert There are plenty of amazing things in this world that you can read about in a textbook – think the pyramids, Pompeii, the Parthenon – but there are also plenty of strange places around…
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Marriage equality isn’t quite there yet, so same-sex couples can now get married at sea
BY SHANNON CONNELLAN From Mashable Not living in a country where same-sex marriage is legal? Even though your own government isn’t recognising your civil right to marry whoever the heck you like, the sea will. Cruise ship company Celebrity Cruises…
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Australia: No one knows where this random crocodile who turned up a at house on Christmas belongs to
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Here’s an absolute croc of a story. A one-metre-long freshwater crocodile was found “sitting quietly” by two residents in the front yard of a house on Christmas Day in Melbourne, Australia. They initially thought it…
Freedom United: We’re having an impact! Will you join?
The week before last we submitted our petition to the Australian government. We made sure that they heard our call for a strong anti-slavery law that will help mobilize business to take action to end modern slavery, especially in the…
