“The American story — the American story itself changed that day. But what we did change — what we will not change, what we cannot change, never will, is the character of this nation that the terrorists thought they could wound,” said Biden. Source: Joe Biden, Twitter. Joe Biden has paid tribute to the victims…
Source: Tennis Australia. Storm Sanders and John Peers have become the first Australians in 21 years to win the mixed doubles title at the US Open. The Aussies were up against Belgian Kirsten Flipkens and Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the final match of mixed doubles at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing New York. Flipkens…
The Queen’s body will be taken to the state funeral at Westminster Abbey, then to St George’s Chapel to be buried with her husband, Prince Phillip. Source; Sue Watts, Flickr. Details were released on the Queen’s state funeral which will take place after her coffin finishes its journey to London. The Queen’s coffin is travelling…
Australia will observe a national day of mourning on September 22 with a public holiday. Source: The Royal Family, Twitter. Anthony Albanese has declared September 22 a national public holiday to give people the opportunity to remember Queen Elizabeth II. The Prime Minister said it would be a “one-off public holiday” and will allow Australians…
“In general, bats are mistakenly conceived of as reservoirs of many contagious disease,” said researchers. A study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has suggested there is no direct link between bats and the COVID-19 outbreak that claimed millions of lives. It’s been put forward by researchers that bats could not have transmitted the COVID-19 virus…
“Exploring high tech fabrics for regulating temperatures, Nicholson found that these products tended to be cooling fabrics, which ignored the cold flashes that often follow hot flashes,” said NASA of Nicholson. Source: NASA. A textile marketer was looking for ways to keep people with menopause comfortable but had no luck until she came across a…
Source: Shutterstock. Justin Bieber has called off the remainder of his Justice World Tour after he revealed that the hectic schedule is taking a toll on his health. He announced the news in a social media post, saying that after cancelling several shows during the North America leg of his tour due to his battle…
“Today we handed back 362,000 hectares of land at Cape York Peninsula to its traditional owners,” said the Premier. Source: Queensland Premier, Twitter. The Queensland government has given back more than 360,000 hectares of land to the traditional owners of the Cape York Peninsula. Members from the Gudang/Yadhaykenu, Atambaya and Angkamuthi communities were given the…
The discovery has “major implications for our understanding of the history of medicine,” said Dr Tim Maloney of Griffith University. Source: Tim Maloney/Griffith University. Indonesian and Australian archaeologists have discovered the earliest known evidence of a surgical amputation in Borneo. The excavation found the remains of a young hunter-gatherer whose left leg was amputated 31,000…
“The former Government did not take this action in response to previous overseas outbreaks, but after considering the evidence, we are not prepared to accept this risk,” said Minister Watt. The Australian government has banned the importation of meat products for personal use amid the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia. Minister for…