File photo: Chinese president Xi Jinping and US president Donald Trump US president Donald Trump hosted a grand welcome for Chinese president Xi Jinping but in the background of this fanfare, an investigation by the Wall Street Journal has shown how China has been supporting Iran militarily in its war against the US.When the US…
The Court accepted the damage but found no proven link between the trees and the claimed damage. (AI image) An Australian homeowner who blamed six trees on neighbouring property for damage to her 130-year-old heritage home has failed in her claim for tree removal and about $23,650 in repair costs. The NSW Land and Environment…
Millions of California households received a sweet surprise in their electricity bills for the months of August and September. Under a new schedule designed to place relief in the hottest, highest-use months, homes received automatic credit. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said on Tuesday that customers of Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison and San…
At an age when most children are still several years away from secondary school, Michael Kearney was already preparing for life after university. As reported by Guinness World Records, in June 1994, at just 10 years and four months old, the American became the youngest person recorded by Guinness World Records to graduate from a…
Keith Boyd completed a 6,706-mile journey from Cape Town to Cairo in 301 days in 2024, setting a new record for the fastest journey between the two cities on foot. Image Credit: GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Keith Boyd completed a 6,706-mile journey from Cape Town to Cairo in 301 days in 2024, setting a new record…
Representative Image of a 1915 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Tourer with classic Barker coachwork, showcasing its timeless elegance (AI Generated Image) A 1915 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Tourer spent about a century with one Australian family before emerging from long-term storage and appearing at auction in 2026. Chassis 17CB, fitted with its original Barker tourer…
Image: Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta began in 2017 with a small group of volunteers at a single local elementary school, packing nonperishable food for children who faced food insecurity over the weekend. The first distribution served just 10 students. Nine years later, the organisation provides weekend meals to thousands…
Every day, food that has reached the end of its useful life leaves kitchens, shops, factories and distribution centres across Sydney. Much of it could end up as waste with little further use. At EarthPower in Camellia, that material takes a different route. The facility uses anaerobic digestion to break down organic food waste and…
Phyl Terry. Image Credit: Phyl.org Phyl Terry’s Never Search Alone movement has grown from a free job-search effort into a large volunteer network supporting people through unemployment and career changes. Started in 2022, the programme was built around a simple idea that job seekers should not have to handle the process by themselves. By 2026,…
Artificial reefs created from retired oil and gas structures can provide stable marine habitat for more than 50 years. Far below Alabama’s Gulf Coast, a structure that once belonged to the energy industry is beginning a second life beneath the waves. The decommissioned Spirit VK 780A natural gas rig, located offshore, has been transformed into…
