Round holes of all sizes have begun appearing in a central Croatian region after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in December that killed seven people and caused widespread destruction. Scientists have been flocking to Mecencani and other villages in the sparsely inhabited region southwest of the capital Zagreb. “These are so-called dropout …
Read More »International Women’s Day: Meet 10 mighty women of Geraldton and the Mid West
Whether they are kicking goals on the footy field, keeping their community healthy, speaking up for the vulnerable or raising the next generation of leaders, the women of the Mid West are an impressive bunch. Lisa Favazzo and Phoebe Pin caught up with 10 of these first-class females for a …
Read More »Aaron Finch leads Australia to crucial victory, levels Twenty20 series against New Zealand
Australia have levelled the T20 series with New Zealand, skittling the Black Caps for just 106 in Wellington to set up a do-or-die finale on Sunday. In blustery conditions on Friday night, Aaron Finch smacked 26 off Kyle Jamieson’s final over to power Australia to 6-156 at an empty Sky …
Read More »Finch fires Australia to T20 decider
Australia have levelled the T20 series with New Zealand, skittling the Black Caps for just 106 in Wellington to set up a do-or-die finale on Sunday. In blustery conditions on Friday night, Aaron Finch smacked 26 off Kyle Jamieson’s final over to power Australia to 6-156 at an empty Sky …
Read More »World ‘no nearer’ to finding COVID source
Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is no closer to knowing the origins of COVID-19, according to one of the authors of an open letter calling for a new investigation. “At this point we are no further advanced than we …
Read More »Catalans expecting Folau to return
French rugby league club Catalans Dragons have not given up hope of having Israel Folau back in 2021 but insist they will demand compensation if he makes a return to the NRL instead. The 31-year-old dual-code international is still in Australia tending to pressing family matters and, with the new …
Read More »French rugby team faces stricter rules
The French rugby team’s anti-COVID-19 protocol will be strengthened, with players and staff not being allowed to leave their hotel ahead of Six Nations games, federation president Bernard Laporte has announced. France’s game against Scotland last weekend was postponed after 12 French players and five staff members, including coach Fabien …
Read More »Tokyo Games chief vows to win over public
Tokyo Olympics chief Seiko Hashimoto has promised to revive the Japanese people’s passion for the Summer Olympics and “turn their concerns into excitement.” Hashimoto, who took over as president of the Games organising committee two weeks ago, directly addressed low support among the Japanese public for holding the Games during …
Read More »Shares drop ahead of US jobs data release
It has been a frantic day for traders as another push higher in bond-market borrowing costs and the US dollar sank stocks and oil prices jumped, after OPEC and its allies opted against increasing supply for the time being. Nervy European shares started 0.7 per cent lower, Asia had dropped, …
Read More »Goodwin strikes once more, A-L Reds down Jets
A second goal in two games for Adelaide’s favourite returning son Craig Goodwin has handed the Reds a 2-1 win over Newcastle at Coopers Stadium. Back with Adelaide on loan after a stint in Saudi Arabia, Goodwin found the net in his first game, a 3-2 win over Western Sydney …
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