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An island in a Canadian reservoir that went walkabout has been found again — about 30 kilometres away. British-Columbia Hydro (BC Hydro) says the floating island, on Williston Reservoir, was found via satellite imagery, aircraft spotting and reports from boaters. […]
Millions of Illegal cigarettes, a luxury car, homes and bank accounts have been seized by NSW and ACT border and police officers The arrested are believed to be linked to a failed bid to import more than $92 million of
A flypast by two passenger jets at a rugby match in Cape Town has prompted a social media outcry that forced the airline to defend its actions. Two Embraer aircraft from South African airline Airlinks flew at very low level
The first group of Australian and New Zealand firefighters are to return home tomorrow (AEST) after a month helping fight bushfires in the US. The Idaho-based National Interagency Fire Center says 74 specialists that arrived in July and early August
Shipping containers lost at sea almost tripled to almost 1500 last year with one vessel’s loss accounting for nearly half of that number. The World Shipping Council’s June 2026 Containers Lost at Sea Update shows that an estimated 1478 containers
Fiji’s new 5% tourism services tax will hurt tourism operators and ultimately visitors, the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) says. And it is meeting with Fiji government representatives to discuss the temporary tax. The Fijian government announced that for 12
Cash is making something of a post-pandemic comeback in Europe even as mobile banking surges, says new central banking data. And privacy concerns are driving the revival across the eurozone, a new European Central Bank (ECB) survey shows. It says
Diesel generators have had to power Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, located in the Ukraine, three times in a week even as fuel supplies dwindle, the United Nations says. The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) briefly had to rely on
A fresh group of more than 100 firefighters from WA and New Zealand are off to the US to reinforce an Australian-Kiwi presence already there. The WA Government says a 46-strong team left Perth today (August 10) for a briefing
Travellers bypassing the Middle East for an Asian gateway to Europe have helped Sydney Airport to virtually shrug off disruptions of the US-Iran war. Almost 10 million passengers moved through the airport in April-June, down just 0.7% for the 2025
