A panda swap between Adelaide Zoo and China has been announced this morning. Source: Wikimedia Commons. China Premier Li Qiang has announced a panda swap between Adelaide Zoo and China in a push for “panda diplomacy”. For 15 years, panda duo Wang Wang and Fu Ni have called Adelaide Zoo their home as the only…
Gordon Ramsay stresses the importance of helmet safety after a bike accident. Source: Gordon Ramsay via Instagram. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has opened up about a bicycle crash that he was “very lucky” to have survived and stresses helmet safety. The TV British star took to social media on Sunday morning to talk about the…
The new anti-vaping and anti-smoking campaign aims to support people who want to quit and to dissuade people from picking up smoking or vaping. Image source: TBEC Review, via Wikimedia Commons The Australian Government is rolling out a new anti-vaping and anti-smoking campaign to support Australians to quit nicotine addictions. The “Give Up for Good”…
US President Joe Biden supported both his son and the legal system throughout the trial process and guilty verdict. Image source: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, via Wikimedia Commons Hunter Biden, son of current US President Joe Biden, has been convicted of all charges in his federal court case. Hunter Biden was charged…
10 people, including Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima, were killed in the crash of a military aircraft on Monday. Image source: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, via Picryl. Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others were killed after the plane they were travelling in crashed. President Lazarus Chakwera confirmed their deaths in…
An Israeli raid on a village in the occupied West Bank has killed six Palestinians, one injured. Image source: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, via Wikimedia Commons. Israeli forces killed six Palestinians on Tuesday 11 May during a raid in an occupied West Bank village near Jenin. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Israeli troops entered the…
Sydney public transport workers have launched a 24-hour strike as negotiations for better conditions come to a standstill. Image source: MDRX, via Wikimedia Commons. Public transport disruptions are expected today across Sydney as light rail workers are staging a 24-hour strike to demand better conditions and more sick leave. The strike is part of an…
Coles put limits on egg purchases per customer as bird flu spreads across Victorian farms. Source: Flickr. Coles has introduced a temporary national limit on egg purchases after a deadly strain of bird flu hit farms across Victoria. The limit allows customers to only buy two cartons per transaction on eggs. All stores have introduced…
Macron calls for French election and decides to dissolve the National Assembly. Source: European Parliament via Flickr. French president Emmanuel Macron has called for a new parliamentary election after exit polls showed his camp suffered a heavy loss in European elections to far-right Nationalist Rally party. At Sunday’s European Parliament elections, far-right Nationalist have made…
Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, faces criminal charges and is currently in court. Image source: Carlos M. Vazquez II, via Flickr. Hunter Biden, US President Joe Biden’s son, has been charged with three gun-related offences, with his history of drug use as a key factor. Hunter Biden has been charged with lying while buying a…