Almost all shallow-water coral reefs now face extinction risk, study warns
World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as "critically endangered".
World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as "critically endangered".

NSW supreme court judge otherwise dismisses case brought by film’s co-producers and awards Wilson almost $400,000 after star countersued Australian A-lister Rebel Wilson has secured a major court victory after co-producers of her debut film accused her of sabotage, lying and breaching contracts. The Pitch Perfect star directed, co-produced and starred in The Deb, a musical comedy that became the battleground for multiple legal battles in Australia and the US. Continue reading...

Australian of the Year would become the first astronaut in space to qualify under the Australian flag if she embarks on the 2028 mission The federal government has sent an offer to the European Space Agency (ESA) to send the Australian of the Year, astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg, to the International Space Station. The mission, slated for 2028, will mark the first time a qualified astronaut has flown to space under the Australian flag. Continue reading...

The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated region in north-eastern Tibet.
도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령이 22일(현지시간) 메릴랜드주 앤드루스 합동기지에서 에어포스원에 탑승하며 계단에서 손을 흔들고 있다. AP연합뉴스도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령이 스페이스X 최고경영자(CEO)인 일론 머스크에게 전화해 우크라이나에 적용된 스타실드 서비스의 속도 제한을 풀어달라고 요청한 것으로 전해졌다.월스트리트저널(WSJ)은 트럼프 대통령이 지난 21···

Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Violent storms overnight knocked over utility poles and trees and carried thunder and heavy winds through state Yet more severe weather struck Thursday in the US south-west as the Four Corners region surveyed blown-away roofs, trees knocked onto homes and power lines downed from overnight tornadoes that injured one person. The injuries weren’t life-threatening but rare for an area better known for scalding heat. But this fall has been unusually soggy in the south-west with El Niño conditions that have sent one tropical system after another in from the Pacific, causing the Grand Canyon and surrounding deserts to rage with floods. Continue reading...

Trump defends Amy Acton’s estranged mother, who stayed with her husband charged with raping her daughter, and touts Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘well coordinated’ attack ad Sign up for the Breaking News US email Trump attacks Ohio governor over call for Ramaswamy to drop ‘deeply troubling’ ad Reporting from Anchorage, Alaska Mary Peltola’s campaign to represent Alaska in the US Senate has taken her to parts of the massive state’s interior that are inaccessible by road and on the frontlines of the cost-of-living crisis she hopes will make her the first Democrat to win the seat in nearly two decades. Continue reading...

Caricom commission chair Hilary Beckles wants king to ensure Commonwealth becomes a ‘moral institution committed to human justice’ The head of the Caribbean’s reparations commission has appealed to King Charles III as a “human brother” whose family he said had benefited from slavery to support reparations talks at next month’s Commonwealth leaders meeting in the Caribbean. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda next month, professor Hilary Beckles urged the king to use his influence to advance slavery reparations talks between Britain and the Caribbean. Continue reading...

CQC research finds long delays are making conditions harder to treat and highlights regional disparities in care Thousands of children in England are experiencing some of the sharpest rises in waiting times for healthcare in the history of the NHS, a report has revealed. While some adult waiting times have improved, children and young people are being “hit hardest” amid soaring demand and falling numbers of staff, according to the annual state of care report by the Care Quality Commission. Continue reading...
민주콩고는 지난 5월 15일 제17차 에볼라 발병을 공식 선언했다. AFP연합뉴스미국이 아프리카에서 확산하는 에볼라 바이러스 유입을 막기 위해 미국행 국제선 승객 전원에게 최근 콩고민주공화국(DRC·민주콩고)에 체류한 적이 없다는 사실을 증명하는 문서를 제출하도록 한다.미국 질병통제예방센터(CDC)는 오는 11월 3일(현지시간)부터 미국으로 입국하는 모든 ···