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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 […]
New fossil fuel projects are making a catastrophic situation worse as climate pollution drives fires across Europe, Canada and US with Australia next in the firing line. The warning was made as Australian (and Kiwi) crews and aircraft flew off
NSW helicopters and firefighters are off to France to help as bushfires sweep across Europe, acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says. A Chinook heavy-lift helicopter with an 11,300-litre water tank and a Bell support aircraft will be accompanied to France
An ancient vase has been returned to Italy after Australian border officials intercepted it in transit six years ago. The federal government says the vase from Italy’s southern region of Apulia (Puglia) dates to the 4th century BCE, making it
A mining parts maker in Queensland has settled in full more than $126,000 in fines over illegal exports to Russia. Australian Border Force (ABF) says their investigations took almost two years and found the company had exported sanctioned goods through
The Dutch government has shot down plans to sell homegrown Cloud services provider Solvinity to US software company Kyndryl. The sale was blocked due to security and privacy concerns under a Dutch law that curbs foreign control over telecom services,
Google Cloud is expected to have its fully independent platform developed for Germany up and running publicly by the end of the year. A statement from project partners Google and French defence-tech firm Thales Group say the new German platform
Russian drones have destroyed emergency response equipment at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, located in Ukraine, the United Nations says. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says a drone attack was carried out on a lab about 4km from the
Micropatterns of physical activity like walking upstairs or carrying shopping bags may well help find a way to prevent Type 2 Diabetes. That is the finding of world-first research in the UK led by Melbourne-based Monash University, which found a
A final dignity has been accorded to two more Diggers killed during World War I after they were each given a named grave. Nigh on 100 years later, Second Lieutenant Duncan McKenzie (38th Battalion) and Private Roy Martin (30th Battalion)
