Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party, was airlifted to a hospital in Seoul after being stabbed in the neck. Image: 경기도 뉴스포털, via Wikimedia Commons Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, was airlifted to a hospital in Seoul after being stabbed in the neck during a…
The union raised a complaint with SafeWork SA regarding the production of the ‘Flamin’ Hot’ variety of Doritos corn chips. Image: Mike Mozart, via Flickr The United Worker’s Union (UWU) has raised a complaint with SafeWork SA regarding the conditions of the Smith’s Chips factory in Adelaide – specifically, around the production of the ‘Flamin’…
379 passengers were safely evacuated after a collision between a Japan Airlines passenger plane and a Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda Airport. Image: Ka23 13, via Wikimedia Commons All 379 passengers were safely evacuated after a collision between a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger plane and a Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda airport, Tokyo. Tragically,…
The judge ruled that X Corp, formerly Twitter, violated its contracts when it failed to pay out bonuses promised to employees in 2022. US District Judge Vince Chhabria has ruled that X Corp, formerly Twitter, violated its contracts when it failed to pay out millions in bonuses that were promised to employees in 2022. …
Alexei Navalny, vocal opponent of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, survived a poisoning attempt and was jailed for his role in coordinating a large anti-government protest in 2021. Image: Evgeny Feldman, via Wikimedia Commons The anti-corruption activist confirmed his arrival to a remote arctic penal colony with humour, referring to himself as a “Santa Claus”. …
Netanyahu was met with boos and outcries during his address to parliament, as he told families of captives that “more time” was needed. Image: President.gov.ua, via Wikimedia Commons Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was met with boos and outcries during his address to parliament, as he told families of captives that “more time” was needed to…
Violent storms across Australia’s east coast have tragically claimed the lives of six people, including a nine-year-old girl. Image: Storm Cell over the Gold Coast, Doreenpar14 via Wikimedia Commons Violent storms across Australia’s east coast have tragically claimed the lives of six people, including a nine-year-old girl. Four deaths have been confirmed in South-east…
Raja and another elephant at St. Louis Zoo in Missouri, USA. Image credit: Danielle Kellogg, Flickr. Raja the elephant will be relocated from St. Louis Zoo with the hope that he will bond and breed with the elephants at Colombus Zoo and Aquarium. Raja is part of an endangered Asian elephant species — according to…
St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. Image credit: Alastair Gilfillan, flickr. St Vincent’s Health are urgently investigating an incident where hackers stole data from its network. Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider confirmed that a cyber security incident was detected on Tuesday. Late on Thursday, they discovered that cyber criminals had removed some data…
Rates of STIs reported in Australia have soared over the past 10 years, with some figures more than double what they were a decade ago. Image: Alena Shekhovtcova, via Pexels Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reported in Australia have soared over the past 10 years, with diagnoses of common infections more than double what…