আন্তজার্তিক ডেস্ক : সমুদ্র থেকে ভেসে আসছে ছোট আকারের সাদা ও ধূসর রঙের বল। এ কারণে অস্ট্রেলিয়ার সিডনির ৯টি সৈকত বন্ধ করে দেওয়া হয়েছে। মঙ্গলবার সৈকতগুলো বন্ধ করে দেওয়া হয়। নর্দান বিচ কাউন্সিলের পক্ষ থেকে বলা হয়েছে, তারা সৈকতে ভেসে আসা বস্তুগুলো নিরাপদে সরিয়ে নেওয়ার কাজ করছে। বল আকৃতির ওই বর্জ্যগুলোর বেশির ভাগই আকারে মার্বেলের...
অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় একটি সমুদ্রবিমান বিধ্বস্ত হয়ে দুই বিদেশি পর্যটকসহ ৩ জন নিহত হয়েছেন। মঙ্গলবার (৭ জানুয়ারি) স্থানীয় সময় বিকেল ৪ টার দিকে জনপ্রিয় পর্যটন কেন্দ্র রটনেস্ট দ্বীপের উপকূলে বিমানটি বিধ্বস্ত হয়। বুধবার অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ব্রডকাস্টিং কর্পোরেশন এক প্রতিবেদনে এ তথ্য জানিয়েছে। প্রতিবেদনে বলা হয়, মঙ্গলবার বিকেলে থমসন উপসাগরে উড্ডয়নের পরপরই বিমানটি পানিতে তলিয়ে যায়, এতে সাতজন আরোহী...
Australia is working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows one of its nationals captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine. The video, posted to Russian Telegram accounts, shows a man with a muddied face being questioned in a forested area by another man speaking Russian, who appears to hit him twice...
When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have welcomed the new year. Kiribati is an island country in the central Pacific Ocean, and its largest island, Kiritimati, will be the first place...
As 2024 draws to a close, many of us will be hoping for a healthy bonus to help ring in the New Year. Elite athletes are no different. Many gold medalists from this year’s Olympics in Paris will be enjoying vast bonuses and gifts in reward for their athletic achievements. However, a CNN Sport analysis has found...
Seven tourists sought hospital treatment for suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at a bar in an upscale Fiji resort that’s now being investigated by police. Four Australians, along with other three people believed to be foreign nationals, were taken to the hospital after being served drinks made at a bar at the Warwick Fiji on...
The remaining five Australians from the infamous heroin-trafficking “Bali Nine” gang have returned home after Canberra struck a deal with Indonesia to end their two decades of imprisonment overseas. “I am pleased to confirm that Australian citizens, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush and Martin Stephens have returned to Australia this afternoon,” Australian Prime...
Lawyers for women who claim they’ve been sexually harassed while working for global mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto say they’ve been inundated with emails since filing two class action cases in an Australian court. The separate lawsuits, which were filed in the Federal Court in Sydney and revealed Wednesday by law firm JGA Saddler,...
Australia plans new rules to “create a financial incentive” for big tech firms to pay Australian media companies for news content on their platforms, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones announced on Thursday. The move, described as a “news bargaining initiative,” piles pressure on global tech giants like Facebook-owner Meta Platforms and Google...
Puberty Blocker Ban Extended in the UK The UK Health Secretary has extended the ban on puberty blockers, describing it as “a scandal” that these drugs were provided to vulnerable children without sufficient evidence of safety or efficacy. Bupa Offers ‘Admin Payments’ to Doctors Amid Healthscope Fallout In an unprecedented move, Bupa is offering payments...
