The missile was one of three fired on Thursday morning and appeared to have failed during flight when the propellant and warhead sections separated. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The launch of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by North Korea may have been a failure, said South Korean military chiefs. The missile was fired…
De Minaur beat World No.3 in just over 2 hours and 45 mins. Source: Shutterstock. Alex de Minaur has beaten World No.3 Daniil Medvedev to advance to the next round in the Paris Masters, giving him his first win against a Top 5 player. The 23-year-old Aussie beat the 26-year-old Russian 6-4,2-6,7-2 in two hours…
Online gambling companies currently tell users to “gamble responsibly” in advertisements and will need to replace that with new messages in their ads from early next year. Source: Shutterstock. Online gambling companies will have to tell customers “chances are you’re about to lose” and other taglines under new advertising rules. The new set of rules…
“No. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms,” she said to producers who wanted her to quit. Source: Shutterstock. Christina Applegate has opened up about her multiple sclerosis diagnosis for the first time, saying that her life has had to change and she’s not happy about it. The…
“We remain committed to strengthening the University’s governance structures, systems and processes and this continues to be an area of focus for our institution,” said the UM Vice-Chancellor. Source: Shutterstock. The University of Melbourne (UM) will start processing back payments this week for unpaid wages to casual staff from 2013 to 2018. In total $22…
The state’s obesity rate could mean we might see the first generation of Queenslanders who have a life expectancy shorter than their parents. Queensland children born in the decade from 2023 may lose up to five years in average life expectancy if the state’s current obesity rate remains as it is. The research detailed in…
“I thought I could push him down the stairs, but then I saw the can of spray,” Tiffany said of one of the intruders. A Brisbane mum has defended her family from intruders by using bug spray that by chance turned into a flamethrower. 21-year-old Tiffany Kendon was at home with her partner and children…
“Our knowledge of the interaction between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals has got more complex in the last few years, but it’s still rare to see scientific discussion of how the interbreeding between the groups actually happened,” said Professor Stringer. Source: Wikimedia Commons. New research has suggested that Neanderthals went extinct not from fighting with Homo…
Bolsonara called the protests the fruit of “indignation and a feeling of injustice about how the electoral process played out”. Source: Palácio do Planalto, Flickr. Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro publicly spoke for the first time following his election defeat after almost two days of silence. The far-right president lost what was widely regarded as Brazil’s…
The man will soon appear in court and face sentencing. The Australian Federal Police have charged a 24-year-old man with drug trafficking and possession offences after finding multiple bottles of methamphetamine. The Bangladeshi national had flown into Sydney International Airport from Fiji on October 28 and was stopped by Australian Border Force (ABF) for a…