African nations seek decision-making power over gene-drive malaria tools
Gene-drive technology, which could stop mosquitoes spreading malaria, is so far confined to laboratories. But as researchers work…
Concerns for Olympics rowing grow after fresh croc sighting on Fitzroy River
A fresh crocodile sighting on the banks of the Fitzroy River has reignited debate on the suitability of…
Millions in UK brace to remortgage on worse deals as rate rise looms | Mortgage rates
More than 2.3m UK households face a sharp rise in mortgage payments as they come off fixed-rate deals…
A Louisiana man died without a will in 1956, and a 1996 court order named his daughter as heir to half a property; 30 years later, the state Supreme Court blocked a rival family’s attempt to undo that inheritance ruling
Louisiana SC blocks a family’s challenge to 1996 ruling granting a daughter half her father’s property. (AI image)…
AFR Young Rich List 2026: Why Freesia Gaul, robotics entrepreneur, dropped out of university to pursue start-ups and hardware innovation
Oct 29, 2026 – 4.50am It’s difficult to keep Freesia Gaul on topic. The 20-year-old robotics founder with…
MTN moves MoMo to Alipay+ as fintech revenue falls 26%
MTN Nigeria’s fintech revenue has yet to recover to pre-suspension levels after the company temporarily halted its airtime…
OpenAI deepens Abu Dhabi foothold as Sam Altman inks new deals
OpenAI has signed deals across energy, investment and government sectors in the United Arab Emirates as the AI…
Greenpeace activists create ‘boulder barrier’ in North Sea to deter industrial fishing | Fishing
Greenpeace activists have dropped boulders in the North Sea to snag the dragnets of industrial trawlers fishing in…
See the crescent Moon line up with Mars, Jupiter and a bright star in the morning sky this week
Mars and Jupiter are currently visible in the southeast before sunrise, looking like two beautiful stars shining in…
Night diver films ambush predator slithering over the seafloor in Indonesia
When a night diver dipped into the waters off Komodo island, Indonesia, he saw what looked like a living…
One in a Million review – deeply moving film about displacement, freedom and the upheaval of starting again | Movies
There’s a startling moment in this BBC refugee documentary when Syrian mother Nisreen – in the apparently miserable…
Embryectomy – Vitriolic Baptism Review
If there’s one thing slam does better than anyone else, it’s reveling in gore. This brutal mutation of…