Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades
Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.
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Dozens of drones crash into Sydney harbour after light show glitch
Vivid Sydney organisers and the UK company behind the drone show blamed it on technical difficulties.
Continue ReadingMore than 1.5m foreign pilgrims begin Hajj despite Iran war fears
Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom last year.
Continue ReadingAt least 19 people taken to hospital after ‘strong smell’ reported at Tokyo mall
Police say a man sprayed a substance at an ATM in the luxury Ginza 6 shopping centre.
Continue ReadingChina launches first Hong Kong astronaut into space
“A year in orbit pushes both hardware and humans into a different operational regime compared with the shorter Shenzhou missions of the programme’s earlier phases,” Richard de Grijs, an astrophysicist and professor at Macquarie University in Australia, told AFP news agency.
Continue ReadingOne dead, multiple injured after Russia launches wave of strikes on Ukraine
Twenty-one people have been injured, including a 15-year-old boy, with damage reported across all districts of Kyiv.
Continue ReadingEast Africa wants to curb imports of used clothes. But it’s not easy
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are major importers of used garments from the West and China.
Continue ReadingUS government releases UFO sighting reports – ‘Orbs swarming in all directions’
The Pentagon discloses scores of UFO files with reported sightings of spheres, discs and fireballs spanning nearly 80 years.
Continue ReadingAt least 82 dead in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports
The explosion took place at 19:29 local time on Friday at a coal mine in northern China.
Continue ReadingMoment SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 – the largest and most powerful rocket in history. The test flight on Friday lasted about an hour and ended when Starship splashed down into the Indian Ocean and exploded as planned. The launch went ahead a day after it was delayed due to a malfunctioning […]
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