The missiles launched from North Korea’s capital Pyongyang came ahead of the scheduled visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to South Korea. Source: Twitter. South Korea’s military confirmed two short-range ballistic missiles were fired by North Korea towards eastern waters. The missiles flew approximately 360 km and reached an altitude of 30 km with…
“It’s hard to miss how successful the uptake of e-scooters has been here in Queensland, from the Coast up to Cairns,” Mr Bailey said. A man has died overnight in Carindale after an incident involving an e-scooter with police seeking CCTV footage to assist investigations. The 37-year-old man was riding his scooter along Stanmere Street…
Feelings of sadness and loneliness can increase someone’s biological age by up to 1.65 years, while smoking can add up to 1.25 years and suffering from restless sleep could add 0.44 years. Feelings of sadness and loneliness have been found to be capable of biologically aging someone by up to 1.65 years. In comparison, smoking…
Wall decorations seem to have underlying traces of Tutankhamun performing a funerary ritual for Nefertiti, who was possibly the original owner of the tomb. Source: Egisto Sani, Flickr. Hidden hieroglyphics found in Tutankhamun’s tomb support a theory that Queen Nefertiti lies in a hidden chamber right next to her stepson. It has still not been…
The last season of Australian Idol aired in 2009 and was cancelled the following year. Source: Network Seven. Kyle Sandilands revealed the judging line-up for the upcoming season of Australian Idol with local and international talent set to be on the panel. He made the reveal on radio as part of The Kyle and Jackie…
“A safer location could be with family or friends outside the risk area, or to the Echunga Football Club,” said SES SA. Source: SES SA The SES has sent out an emergency warning for residents of Echunga in South Australia after concerns that a dam wall could collapse. Overnight authorities were made aware of a…
Gas is pouring into the Baltic Sea from three leaks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that have been in the middle of recent geopolitical tensions. Source: Forsvaret, Twitter. Gas leaks on the two Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe are suspected to be an act of sabotage. Gas is pouring…
The 26-year-old remains in a critical condition. Source: Facebook. Shylah Rodden remains in a coma after she was hit by a roller coaster at the Royal Melbourne Show last weekend. The 26-year-old underwent surgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital after sustaining critical injuries including a severe brain injury. Her dad, Alan Rodden spoke to the…
With 94 per cent of the vote counted there were 3,936,790 who voted in favour of it and 1,950,090 against. Source: Mayukh Biswas, Twitter. Cuba has approved a “family law” code that allows same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after Cubans gave their overwhelming support. The family code also includes new measures against gender violence,…
“What we are going for by using materials like nylon and elastic are essentially robotic garments,” said the project’s lead Jonathan Realmuto. Engineers are developing inexpensive robotic “clothing” to help children with cerebral palsy with their arm movements. The devices come from engineers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and are intended to provide…