Taiwan’s real name is the Republic of China (ROC) and was established as Taiwan by the Chinese nationalists who were ousted from mainland China in the 40s. Source: Shutterstock. Tensions are at an all-time high between the two nations after China conducted precision missile strikes in the eastern Taiwan strait and has increased military exercises.…
Brittney Griner was set to start her 8th season in the Russian Premiere League when the incident occurred. Source: Shutterstock. A Russian court has found US basketballer Brittney Griner guilty of drug smuggling and has sentenced her to nine years in a penal colony. According to Russian publication TASS, the Moscow Region’s Khimki City Court…
Merv and Maree Schwarz. Source: Nine. Queensland Police have taken a person into custody over the fatal shooting of three family members on a North Queensland cattle farm. They’ve identified the victims as Maree and Merv Schwarz and her son Graham Tinghe. His brother and her son Ross Tinghe remains in a serious but stable…
The list of revised rules are based on the lessons taken from the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) last April. Source: NASA, Flickr. NASA announced updates to their required rules for private astronaut missions, including all missions being led by a former NASA astronaut. The list of revised rules are…
It is believed the gunman is still at large with police declaring a PSPA. Source: Shutterstock. Update – 04/08/2022 – 15:15 Queensland police have confirmed that three people are dead following a shooting at a rural property in Bogie near Collinsville this morning. They were found with gunshot wounds and police say that investigations are…
Stealthing is the act of removing a condom without permission of the other sexual partner. The Victorian government has introduced reforms to sexual violence legislation, introducing affirmative consent and other amendments. In the changes, Victoria will follow suit behind New South Wales in making affirmative consent legal to ensure that people are seeking permission before…
Synchron’s Stendrode is a small brain implant designed to enable patients to control digital devices using their thoughts. A brain computer interface (BCI) has been implanted in a human patient for the first time in the U.S. to help patients with severe paralysis. It comes from a company called Synchron and the procedure was done…
It is believed the gunman is still at large with police declaring a PSPA. Source: Shutterstock. Queensland Police are reporting that multiple people have been shot on a rural property near Collinsville in the Whitsunday Region. Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) at 11:30 am with boundaries encompassing…
The game was suspended immediately after the incident. Source: Sunday League Footy, Twitter. A player from a regional football team in Argentina has been arrested after punching a referee in the back of the head after he was awarded a foul. 34-year-old Cristian Tirone was arrested after he ran up behind 30-year-old Dalma Cortadi and…
Kansas is the first state to vote on abortion rights since the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in June. Source: Douglas Co. Dems, Twitter. Voters in Kansas soundly rejected a state constitutional amendment which would have declared there is no right to abortions. The results saw 59% voted no to removing protections of…