Should koala cuddles be banned? This zoo thinks so
[ad_1] 6 minutes ago By Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News, Sydney Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary/Getty Images Taylor Swift and Pope John Paul II holding Lone Pine koalas For what seems like time immemorial,…
Australian senator involved in Gaza protest vote resigns
[ad_1] Senator Fatima Payman has resigned from Australia’s ruling Labor Party, days after voting against it to support a motion on Palestinian statehood. Labor has strict penalties for those who…
Body found in search for child missing in croc attack
[ad_1] Australian police have found human remains while searching for a 12-year-old they believe was the victim of a crocodile attack. The child was last seen on Tuesday, swimming with…
Jamaica hit by powerful storm
[ad_1] 43 minutes ago By Vanessa Buschschlüter, Jaroslav Lukiv, BBC News Getty Images Jamaica’s capital Kingston under the storm A powerful hurricane has hit Jamaica with heavy winds and rain, damaging buildings and…
Lula to steer clear of Argentine leader Milei as he visits Brazil
[ad_1] The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has cancelled a visit to the southern state of Santa Catarina because his Argentine counterpart is there this weekend. Javier…
McDonald’s Australia cuts breakfast hours due to bird flu
[ad_1] Australian fans of a late morning McDonald’s breakfast are having to wake up earlier. The fast food giant has temporarily shortened the hours of its breakfast service in the…
Pétanque masks political divides in Marseille
[ad_1] BBC France’s World Pétanque Championships is a welcome break from political divisions First came the sharp clack of metal on metal, then the scuffing of shoes on gravel, and…
Rare plants disguised as toys and ivory painted black
[ad_1] 18 minutes ago By Navin Singh Khadka, Environment correspondent, BBC World Service South African Police Service The succulents were found neatly packed in this box When South African officials at Cape…
‘I’m running’, Biden says, as pressure mounts on campaign
[ad_1] 20 minutes ago By Gareth Evans and Kayla Epstein, BBC News, Washington & New York EPA President Biden and Vice-President Harris presented a united front to Democrats on Wednesday (file image)…
Blazing wildfires force evacuations in California
[ad_1] Authorities in northern California have ordered thousands of people to evacuate because of the Thompson and Toll fires, which have burned more than 3,000 acres. The Thompson fire, which…
