Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96

Earlier in the year, The Queen celebrated her Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years on the throne. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The Royal Family has confirmed that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her Balmoral residence Thursday afternoon. It comes after Buckingham Palace released a statement yesterday morning detailing that doctors were concerned for her…

Excavation

Africa’s oldest known dinosaur found in 230-million-year-old fossil

“We never expected to find such a complete and well-preserved dinosaur skeleton,” said Christopher Griffin, one of the excavation members. Source: Murphy Allen/Virginia Tech. An international team of palaeontologists have discovered and named Africa’s oldest known dinosaur that was found in Zimbabwe. The skeleton of the oldest dinosaur ever discovered in Africa, named Mbiresaurus raathi,…

Money laundering

Several charged over alleged $4.7m money laundering scheme at gaming venue

“The 12-month investigation began after an initial report from AUSTRAC intelligence and, around the same time, the VGCCC providing details of its own data analysis and covert operations dating back from November 2020,” said the AFP. Source: AFP. Three people have been charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) over an alleged money laundering syndicate…