Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils Plastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to deal with food waste, which campaigners call one of the most overlooked problems of the climate crisis, researchers have said. This is despite the fact that, as the chef, author and activist Max La Manna puts it, food waste management is “one of the few climate problems where everyone wins”. Continue reading...
The US blogger is in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital, according to his family.
As of 3pm Saturday, Australia had a total of 215 H5 bird flu cases nationally. Follow updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast SA premier meets Apple chief following social media ban The premier of South Australia, Peter Malinauskas has visited Apple’s headquarters and met with outgoing chief executive Tim Cook in the United States. That should be ringing alarm bells for governments because it suggests it could soon be spreading among inland bird colonies ahead of spr
Sources say Albanese government willing to tighten rules on betting inducements but less likely to budge on TV and online advertisements Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government is prepared to tighten rules on gambling inducements, but is less likely to budge on advertising rules, as negotiations continue on wagering legislation, which so far has lacked the support needed to pass parliament. Federa
Caitlin Clark appeared headed for a one-game suspension after picking up what was initially ruled her eighth technical foul of the season Saturday — but the WNBA quickly stepped in. The league rescinded the technical foul assessed to the Indiana Fever star during the team’s win over the Chicago Sky, wiping away the penalty that would have automatically sidelined Clark for one game. Had the technical stood, Clark would have been forced to sit out Tuesday’s matchup against the New York Liberty, de
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Auqib Nabi becomes Jammu and Kashmir's first cricketer to get India Test call-up, inspiring millions.
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Two planes have narrowly avoided a collision on the tarmac of Australia’s busiest airport as it struggles with staff shortages. The Jetstar and Qatar Airways planes almost collided at Sydney airport at 7am on Sunday. A Jetstar spokesperson said its plane was following instructions from air traffic control when the pilots were forced to brake “firmly” when another aircraft came into “close proximity”. “We have commenced an investigation into the incident,” they said. Initial inquiries suggested t
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The fate of two passengers onboard a firefighting helicopter that crashed Friday morning in Utah remains unknown after more than 24 hours, as one of the country’s largest wildfires continues to grow, preventing authorities from safely reaching the accident site. The Sikorsky S-64 helicopter, contracted by the US Forest Service, was responding on Friday to the Widemouth 2 fire, a blaze sparked in late July by lightning, when it crashed in a remote area of central Utah. Widemouth 2 has swept throu
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Teenage girl treated in hospital after Friday’s school shooting has died, police say The death toll from a school shooting in Thailand rose to nine on Saturday, after police said a 12-year-old girl caught up in Friday’s incident had died. Police at the Plai Bang Police Station in Nonthaburi Province said the girl, who had been treated at hospital with critical wounds, had died, a day after a 14-year-old boy allegedly shot his grandparents and then killed more people at his school before turning
