The European Space Agency’s (ESA) solar orbiter will make its closest approach to the sun on March 26 with the hopes scientists can gain a better understanding of the sun and solar weather. A joint mission between the ESA and NASA, the Solar Orbiter was launched with the objective of performing “close-up, high resolution studies…
Space X owner Elon Musk and singer girlfriend Grimes have welcomed their second child with the couple choosing an equally unique name for their baby girl. Delivered by surrogate in December 2021, the couple’s baby girl was named Exa Dark Sideræl Musk. In an interview with Vanity fair the Canadian singer said that the couple…
Former public prosecutor Yoon Suk-Yeol has won the presidential election in South Korea narrowly beating his opponent Lee Jae-Myung 48.6 per cent to 47.9 per cent. The President-elect is to take office in May after the conservative beat out his competition, liberal Lee Jae-Myung. Yoon called the election win a “victory for the people” but…
The Guatemalan congress have voted to ban same-sex marriage while the penalty for an abortion will be up to 10 years in prison. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammatei is set to sign the Life and Family Protection Law Act which will see women who have abortions or aid in the assistance of an abortion be jailed…
Australian singer Sia has revealed herself to be the owner of a popular NFT account on Twitter called @BiancaMedici69 which has over 20k followers. @BiancaMedici69 had been teasing followers for days about the real identity of the account owner with the Aussie finally revealing herself to be the owner on March 8. In a post…
The NSW Department of Education has announced that free menstrual products like pads and tampons will be provided to public school students. $30million will be funded towards the initiative which aims to ensure that the education of females is not impacted by their period according to the NSW government. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said…
After backlash from around the world several companies that were still operating in Russia have now made the decision to halt their services amid Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine. A statement released by McDonalds expressed that with the ongoing crisis it was against the company’s values to continue services but that over 62,000 Russian employees…
The Australian government has sent out a national health warning for Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) which has now claimed the life of a Victorian man in his 60s. The elderly Victorian man died on February 28 with a recent autopsy revealing that he died from JEV. He is the first person in Australia to die…
Since 1914 International Women’s Day has been celebrated around the globe with the event highlighting the contribution women make to culture, politics, and various socioeconomic achievements. March 8 also serves as a reminder of the action that needs to be taken to improve gender equality. This year’s theme for the event is #BreakTheBias. The official…
It may seem like a blast from the past but Sony is launching two new versions of its iconic Walkman with one of them carrying a golden price tag. Originally released in 1977 the Walkman was a defining part of the 80s and 90s but is now attempting to make its way into the lives…