Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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Although vast amounts of koalas have perished in the bushfires which continue to rage in Australia, a recent report reveals that many have also been killed at a logging plantation in Victoria. The plantation purportedly harvests blue gum trees - an important habitat for koalas. Due to its presence, however,…
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Happy 02.02.2020! For those unaware, today is a very special day to be alive. And it's not just because today marks the 54th Super Bowl championship between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. And it's not because my local church had a charity sale and I managed…
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China's richest man has donated over $14 million USD to help scientists develop a coronavirus vaccine. This is welcome news as the death toll from the virus hits 170 with an additional 7,700+ confirmed cases, as per the BBC. The donation was made by Jack Ma, the founder of e-commerce…
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Russia has decided to close the 2,700-mile border with China in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Fox News has reported. This news comes as the death toll from the epidemic rises to 170, with a further 7,711 confirmed cases, as per the BBC. There have now…
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Per the Mirror, up to 7,000 passengers and crew have been left stranded on a cruise ship in Italy following fears that a husband and wife from China could be carrying the coronavirus. The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is currently docked at a port in Civitavecchia, north-west of Rome, with…
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Per the Metro, a new 1,000-bed hospital that will be dedicated to fighting the coronavirus outbreak has been completed in China after just 48 hours of converting an empty building. The Dabie Mountain Regional Medical Centre is located in Huangzhou District (a city close to Wuhan, where the disease is…
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A person with the Wuhan coronavirus could be infectious to others before they are even aware they have the condition, according to China's National Health Commission Minister, Ma Xiaowei.At a press conference, which took place on Sunday, Xiaowei asserted that someone with the virus could show no symptoms of the…
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A bacon-scented patch has been developed "to help vegans and vegetarians with meat cravings". The unusual device, not dissimilar to a nicotine patch, was invented by Charles Spence, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Oxford. His area of expertise is sensory perception (how smell affects the mind),…
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An escaped prisoner has trolled guards with a "greetings from Thailand" postcard. Oualid Sekkaki, who escaped from a Belgian prison in December, allegedly sent a "greetings from Thailand" postcard to the facility this week, The Brussels Times reports. An escaped Alcatraz inmate allegedly wrote this letter vanishing: "The letter was addressed…
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Lush, maker of vegetarian, vegan and cruelty free cosmetics, is showing its support for Australian wildlife by selling a new koala-shaped soap and donating the profits to the Bush Animal Fund. The new limited edition product, launched on Friday, is named All the Wild Things and is currently retailing for…
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Swedish homeware giant IKEA is now hiring Tidy Technicians, and the job is handsomely paid at $150 an hour. The company is looking for ten cleaning wizards to join their team and spruce up other people's houses by tidying them to perfection - ideal if you or someone you know…
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An Instagram influencer has been called out for posting "troubling" images with Kenyan children. In a now-deleted post, Spanish model Daniel Illescas can be seen posing with a young, African girl. He captioned the snap, "I missed you my little princess" and it is one of many which he has…
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Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg claims that world leaders are running out of time to deal with the issue of climate change, and says that 'nothing has been done' thus far to avert a global catastrophe. Speaking just a few hours before President Donald Trump was due to take the…
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KFC has been slammed for a new "sexist" advert which shows boys ogling a woman's breasts. The 15-second advert - which was aired in Australia - is for the fast-food chain's Zinger box and features a woman admiring her reflection in a car window, her breasts prominently on display, before…
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An Australian couple has provoked severe controversy in their small community, after flying a flag emblazoned with Nazi symbols from their house - which lies just across the road from the home of an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor. Cheryl and Bill Lawdron allegedly flew the flag to celebrate Cherly's German ancestry.…
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A touching video has surfaced of a little boy from Australia dancing in the rain for the first-ever time. The heartwarming footage was filmed in New South Wales, one of the areas most badly affected by the devastating bushfires. The area is, in fact, so dry that 18-month-old Sunni McKenzie…
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A video has gone viral on social media this week, which shows an Australian farmer celebrating rain falling on his parched fields. The video was posted to Facebook by New South Wales farmer Bryce Chapman; who was so excited by the downpour that he filmed a selfie video of himself…
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A map has shown a huge "rain bomb" falling on Australia. This is welcome news for the country which been ravaged devastating bushfires. A state of emergency was declared earlier this month, and it has been estimated that upwards of a billion animals have lost their lives, as per the…
