Published: Wed, 25 May 2022 04:20:06 GMT
US, Japan, Australia, India to monitor illegal fishing by China
LONDON, England: Citing a U.S. official, the Financial Times reported this week that during the Quad summit in Tokyo, the U.S., Japan, Australia, and India launched a maritime initiative to curb illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific region.According to the report, the initiative will connect surveillance centers in Singapore and India and utilize satellite technology to create a tracking system for illegal fishin...[read more]
Published: Thu, 26 May 2022 20:38:34 GMT
Military history is repeating for Russia under Putin's regime of thieves
In explaining the reasons for Russia's unexpected military weakness in Ukraine, few have expressed it better than The Economist. The magazine noted "the incurable inadequacy of despotic power" and "the cheating, bribery and peculation" that is "characteristic of the entire administration".Peculation means embezzlement. It's a word rarely used nowadays; these words were in fact published by The Economist ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 26 May 2022 12:40:08 GMT
India and Pakistan's heatwave is a sign of worse to come - podcast
India and Pakistan have been sweltering under an unprecedented heatwave, the severity of which scientists attribute to climate change. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we explore h...[read more]
Published: Thu, 26 May 2022 06:38:30 GMT
COVID-19 in babies - here's what to expect
Parents are understandably worried about what would happen if their infant caught COVID-19. Babies may be considered vulnerable due to immature immune systems, and are also not eligible for most of the treatments and vaccinations available for older children and adults.The good news is, most babies experience mild illness. Here's what to expect if your baby tests positive.Can I protect my baby if I ha...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 May 2022 18:39:50 GMT
Tech firms are making computer chips with human cells - is it ethical?
The year is 2030 and we are at the world's largest tech conference, CES in Las Vegas. A crowd is gathered to watch a big tech company unveil its new smartphone. The CEO comes to the stage and announces the Nyooro, containing the most powerful processor ever seen in a phone. The Nyooro can perform an astonishing quintillion operations per second, which is a thousand times faster than smartphone models in 2020. It is als...[read more]
Published: Tue, 24 May 2022 06:38:31 GMT
Good timing and hard work: behind the election's 'Greenslide'
During Saturday's election, 31.5% of the voters deserted the major parties, with a swag of female teal independents tipping Liberal MPs out of their heartland urban seats.By contrast, the underestimated Greens had a ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 15 May 2022 03:12:57 GMT
Tennis superstar Djokovic reaches 1,000 career match wins
ANKARA - Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic on Saturday secured his 1,000th match win in his career.Djokovic, 34, beat Norway's Casper Ruud with sets of 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia held in Rome to have a new career achievement.The Internazionali BNL d'Italia confirmed on Twitter that Djokovic scored his 1,000th match win after defeating Ruud.D...[read more]
Published: Fri, 27 May 2022 06:52:12 GMT
No, Australia has not done well in managing COVID-19
Recently, there has been considerable commentary by politicians and others that Australia has done well in managing the COVID-19 pandemic.For example, MP ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 26 May 2022 07:52:12 GMT
Forced fan engagement at the footy falls flat
AFL ground announcers screaming at fans between quarters, stage-managing their enthusiasm by telling them when to cheer? It's just not footy. Ronny Lerner reports.THERE IS something occurring at AFL games that is deeply concerning.It's not the crackdown on ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 25 May 2022 00:52:12 GMT
Labor Government needs to step up and fix our NBN
After the Coalition ruined our national broadband network, it's now up to the new Labor Government to deliver a better and more affordable service, writes Paul Budde.WE HAVE COVERED the government an...[read more]
Published: Fri, 27 May 2022 06:30:02 GMT
China's teenager Zheng stuns former world No. 1 Halep at Roland Garros
PARIS, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen earned the biggest victory of her career at the French Open on Thursday, rallying to beat two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the third round of the clay major. "I believe that there is always a chance to beat any opponent, it doesn't matter who is in front of me, that she has much more experience than me, and she is a very good p...[read more]