UN says ozone hole over Antarctic smaller in 2024 than in recent years
But it stressed that the long-term positive trend witnessed “reflects the success of concerted international action”. The bulletin…
Act stands by MP who said pro-Palestine rally ‘playing terro dress-up’, Greens say Government should ‘show a spine’
“It’s time for the Government to show a spine, sanction Israel and recognise Palestinian statehood,” Davidson said in…
Lost Rubens painting of Christ on the cross discovered in Paris home
The painting has been authenticated by German art historian Nils Buttner, known for his research on the master…
Zookeeper killed in lion attack at Safari World Bangkok zoo
Tavatchai Kanchanarin, a doctor and zoo visitor who witnessed the attack, said “a man got off an uncovered…
Koalas to get vaccine protection against disease blamed for half of all the marsupial’s deaths
Trials of the vaccine showed it reduced the likelihood of the herbivores developing chlamydia during breeding age and…
‘Come closer, Chris,’ says the $300,000 companionship robot
Aria did not dazzle. In fact, she wouldn’t respond at all until a Realbotix rep held a lapel…
Vladimir Putin warns Western troops in Ukraine will be ‘legitimate targets’
“If some troops appear there, especially now during the fighting, we proceed from the premise that they will…
Wildfires producing ‘witches’ brew’ of air pollution, World Meteorological Organisation says
Particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres (PM 2.5) are considered particularly harmful since they can…
Ōmokoroa family buy first home through shared ownership scheme
The Housing Foundation’s 100-home development offered first-home buyers on low or modest incomes a shot at getting on…
RFK jnr defends US health agency shake-up, Democrats call for his resignation
Monarez, the CDC director whom Kennedy previously endorsed, accused the secretary of a “deliberate effort to weaken America’s…