A fire raging in Sydney’s Northern Beaches has been downgraded to watch and act after residents were being warned it was “too late to leave”. NSW Rural Fire Service issued an emergency alert on Saturday afternoon warning people in the vicinity of Pinduro Pl, Maybrook Ave, Jersey Pl, Kirrang St and Lady Penrhyn Dr in … Read more
The number of lives lost to infections that are resistant to the medications intended to treat them could increase nearly 70 per cent globally by 2050, a new study projects — further showing the burden of the ongoing superbug crisis. Cumulatively, from 2025 to 2050, more than 39 million deaths across the world could be … Read more
Many New Yorkers will gladly tell anyone who’ll listen — and even those who won’t — about how they have the best pizza. And now they’ve got some mouth-watering new back-up for their long-standing culinary claims. Last week, the Italy-based 50 Top Pizza Awards came out with its 2024 worldwide list, and a Lower East … Read more
A Southern California man battling an irreversible lung disease — which doctors say he contracted just by doing his job — has been awarded a historic justice in court. Gustavo Reyez Gonazlez, 34, was diagnosed with silicosis after working with engineered stone slabs used in kitchen and bathroom countertops for nearly two decades at local … Read more
Grazier Jane Martin was mustering sheep in a dusty outback paddock, something she had done countless times before. But this particular day was different: as she rode her motorbike on a remote station on the Darling River in western NSW she could not stop crying. “My world just opened up and I cried and cried … Read more
Rock legend Jimmy Barnes is finally tasting “freedom” after revealing he has finished recovery from his recent surgery and has been back rehearsing with Cold Chisel. The former Cold Chisel frontman cancelled two months’ worth of shows in August due to “unbearable pain,” with doctors advising urgent surgery. Barnes required surgery after noticing a pain … Read more
Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment a man slipped and fell down a steep mountain while hiking in China’s eastern Anhui province on Monday. The 42-year-old man, named Yang Meng, was hiking in the Fanzengjian mountains when he slipped and fell, capturing the moment on a 360-degree camera. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Hiker escapes … Read more
A man has cautioned workers to be careful when messaging colleagues on work communication platforms after he revealed he was almost dismissed after having a laugh with a workmate on a Skype business account. UK influencer Owen Willis said in a TikTok video that he went through the eye-opening experience when he was 17 years … Read more
A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a bus, a utility and a sedan near Wollongong. The 23-year-old was travelling south on the Princes Hwy, Unanderra when he reportedly overtook a bus heading in the same direction about 8.20pm Friday, police said. In the process, the motorcyclist hit the bus and crashed into a utility … Read more
Western Australia has been revealed as the state to which people are flocking as post-pandemic overseas migration boosts Australia’s population to more than 27 million. The national population has officially hit 27.1 million, a 2.3 per cent increase in the year to March, according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. WATCH … Read more
