Mattel has announced the Barbie 2023 Career of the Year collection. Image credit: Gage Skidmore, Flickr. Mattel announces “Women in Sports” as Barbie’s 2023 Career of the Year, honouring the women fighting for equality in sport. “This year, knowing that women are severely underrepresented in the sports industry — from positions on the field to…
Abortion has been legalised nationwide in Mexico. Image credit: ProtoplasmaKid, Wikimedia Commons Mexico’s Supreme Court has decriminalised abortion across the country, claiming the current ban was unconstitutional. The ruling requires federal health institutions and public health services to offer abortion across all 32 states of Mexico. Abortion was already legal in 12 states, after the…
Danny Masterson has received a maximum prison sentence. Image credit: Red Carpet Report, Flickr. American actor Danny Masterson — best known for “That ‘70s Show” — has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two counts of forcible rape. The investigation first launched in 2017 after five women accused Masterson of raping…
Singer Joe Jonas (34) has filed for divorce from actress Sophie Turner (27) after just over four years of marriage, signalling the end of the celebrity couple’s relationship. Image: Sophie Turner via Instagram Singer Joe Jonas (34) has filed for divorce from actress Sophie Turner (27) after just over four years of marriage, signalling the…
A man and woman have been detained after they used an excavator to widen a gap in the Great Wall of China, damaging a section of the wall beyond repair. Image: Youyu Public Security Bureau A man and woman have been detained after they used an excavator to widen a gap in the Great Wall of…
Cosmetic procedures, including botox and fillers, are under scrutiny following their steep rise in popularity – and in botched results. Image: Youssef Labib via Pexels Cosmetic procedures, including botox, fillers, and other injectables are under scrutiny by Australia’s medical regulators following their steep rise in popularity – and in botched results. The announcement was…
Tens of thousands of attendees of the annual Burning Man festival finally made their exit after heavy rain and muddy conditions left them stranded in the Nevada desert over the weekend. Image: HarleyPhoto, via Wikimedia Commons Tens of thousands of attendees of the annual Burning Man festival finally made their exit after heavy rain and…
The federal government has approved further coal mining despite recent severe impacts of global warming. Source: TripodStories-AB, Wikimedia Commons This winter in Australia was the warmest on record, with global warming being a contributing factor to above-average maximum temperatures across the country. This winter was 1.53 degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average, making it…
Aditya-L1 is India’s first ever rocket studying the sun. Source: Brisbane Times After a successful moon landing, India has launched its first ever rocket to study the sun, beginning a new chapter in the country’s journey to become one of the top space explorer’s of the world. The Aditya-L1 rocket, a ‘sun probe’ named after…
Bluff Knoll in WA can be a treacherous climb in poor weather. Source: BriMiDra, Wikimedia Commons Four teenagers have been rescued from Bluff Knoll in the south of Western Australia after climbing the mountain in poor weather conditions. The teenagers were rescued by an RAC rescue helicopter and flown to Stirling Range National Park car…