In 2015, it’s believed that almost 145,000kg of tomatoes were used in the festival. Source: aaroncorey, flickr. The tomato throwing festival has returned to the streets of Bunol, Valencia in epic style after the event was cancelled the past two years due to COVID-19. Around 20,000 people took to the streets and hurled more than…
It comes as Russia and China continue the development and testing of new space technology. Source: NASA, Flickr. Pentagon leadership will be holding a classified meeting next week to discuss Russia and China developing new types of space weapons. According to an agenda for the meeting reviewed by DefenseNews, the concern is “how China and…
“After two years of pandemic school closures in the last few years, children once again risk further disruption to their learning, in areas where one-third of girls and boys were already out-of-school before the crisis,” said UNICEF. Source: Sami Malek, UNICEF. Devastating floods have ravaged parts of Pakistan, leaving over three million children in desperate…
Australia will begin training on HMS Anson soon. Source: Defence Imagery, Flickr. Australian officials were present at the commissioning of HMS Anson in the UK where they announced that members of the RAN would begin training onboard the submarine. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted Australian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles among other…
The break from tradition is due to the 96-year-old monarch experiencing mobility issues. Source: Michael Garnett, Flickr. Queen Elizabeth II will meet outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his successor at her Balmoral residence instead of Buckingham Palace. The 6 September meeting will be held in her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland where the Queen…
The study also found 34% of women in their 40s and 26% of women aged 68 to 73 have experienced sexual violence. Over half of Australian women in their 20s that were part of a new research report were found to have experienced sexual violence. The findings come from Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s…
“It’s not so easy because the war is continuing. Sometimes, it’s impossible to play but I try to do my best because I want to live in Ukraine,” Snigur said. Source: Shutterstock. Ukrainian qualifier Daria Snigur delivered a major upset against two-time grand slam winner Simona Halep in the US Open first round. Snigur, the…
Smith said that he couldn’t deny the money wasn’t an attraction but it wasn’t the main reason. Source: The Open, Twitter. The World No.2 announced that he’s making the move from PGA to LIV after he was reportedly offered a $145 million pay deal. Smith revealed the news which had been speculated for weeks, saying…
Gorbachev forged arms reduction deals with the United States and developed partnerships with the west to remove the Iron Curtain that divided Europe. Source: European Parliament, Flickr. The last Soviet Union president, Mikhail Gorbachev, who presided over the end of the Cold War, has died aged 91. The Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow announced in…
Ruffo told The Project how disappointing it was to hear that the cancer had come back. Source: Johnny Ruffo, Facebook. Johnny Ruffo has revealed that his five-year battle with brain cancer is terminal, but despite this, isn’t giving up the fight. Sitting down with The Project’s Carrie Bickmore, the 34-year-old revealed that his brain cancer…