Source: Etienne Klein, Twitter. Etienne Klein took to twitter last week and apologized for his scientific ‘prank’ which was to remind people not to believe everything they see. Klein, a scientist, and director of France’s Atomic Energy Commission published a picture on Twitter last week that supposedly depicted the closest star to our sun, which…
The electrical discharge in 2018 was carrying 100 times more electrical charge than a thunderstorm lightning bolt. Source: Chris Holmes A massive electrical discharge in Oklahoma that shot 50 miles upwards has given scientists more on the phenomenon known as gigantic jets. The gigantic jet occurred on 14 May 2018 in southwest Oklahoma and was…
The rights group released the report last week, saying civilians in 19 towns and villages were put in danger from instances when Ukrainian troops located themselves residential areas. Source: Oleksandr Ratushniak/UNDP Ukraine. Amnesty International has issued a statement clarifying the intentions of its report accusing Ukraine of endangering citizens. The rights group released the report…
US media outlets outlets have cited sources saying a court-authorised search was being conducted related to potential mishandling of classified documents. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Former US president Donald Trump said his Mar-a-Lago residence has been raided by FBI agents, calling it “prosecutorial misconduct”. “After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid…
Small and medium businesses will have access to discount for eligible energy efficient related assets and projects. Source: Shutterstock. ANZ has announced that small to medium businesses will continue to have access to a 0.50 basis point discount on their asset finance rate as long as it’s related to energy efficient projects. It comes after…
It comes after at least 1600 baggage handlers were sacked during lockdown and Qantas outsourcing the service to contractors. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Qantas is asking senior executives to work for three months as baggage handlers in order to combat labour shortages. The airline is looking for at least 100 volunteers to sort, scan and transport…
The woman in her 40s is believed to be Jifeng Liu. Source: Facebook. A 49-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder after killing two people in their Stretton house yesterday morning. The two bodies were located by police at 9:40am August 9 on the second storey after the man- who needed a…
Although Newton-John was born in England, she considered herself to be very much an Australian after growing up in Melbourne from the age of six to well into her early adulthood. Source: Twitter. Family of the legendary Australian singer and actress have confirmed that Olivia Newtown-John passed away early this morning. Her husband John Easterling…
When asked about its feelings towards the CEO by Max Woolf of Buzzfeed, the AI said in its answer that “his business practices are not always ethical”. Source: Anthony Quintano, Flickr. Meta’s most advanced chatbot to date was asked by users about CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and some answers were not very flattering. The chatbot is…
“Taken together, these data show that the nasal epithelium of children supports lower infection and replication of ancestral SARS-CoV-2, although this may be changing as the virus evolves,” said UQ researchers. According to researchers at the University of Queensland, children are better equipped to ward off COVID-19 because of their nose. It was found that…