Specialized drones are being tested in a program to boost koala numbers on Australia’s east coast, om saad van tandvleisbome te laat val as deel van 'n Wêreldnatuurfonds (WWF) scheme to regenerate bushland torched in the country’s historic bushfires.
Italy blocks export of Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, using EU powers for the first time
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Italy has invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute between the EU and drug giant AstraZeneca. The country's move marks t...
Teenager dies after being stung by a box jellyfish in Australia
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A 17-year-old boy has died a week after being stung by a box jellyfish on a Queensland beach, Australië. The teenager was swimming at Patterson Point, near Bamaga in Queensland, op Februarie 22 when he was stung by ...
Senate Democrats drop proposal to penalize companies for not providing $15 minimumloon
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Senate Democrats decided Sunday to abandon an alternative proposal to penalize companies for not providing a $ 15 minimum wage to their employees, the latest indication that boosting the federal minimum wage in thi...
Man wins $500,000 Powerball prize with fortune cookie numbers
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When Florida resident Ernesto Sorzano picked up his fried rice and shrimp from a Chinese takeout, he got a fortune cookie that would change his life. Sorzano, who is in the process of moving to Huntersville, Noord ...
Petrified tree up to 20 million years old found intact in Lesbos
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Experts have made an "extraordinary" discovery of a tree which is still intact after being petrified by a volcanic eruption 20 million years ago in Lesbos, Griekeland. Lesbos' Petrified Forest was formed 20 million year...
A New Jersey plumber drove to Texas with his family to fix burst pipes and other damage from devastating winter storm
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A New Jersey plumber who wanted to help Texans dealing with burst pipes and other damage after last week's winter storms drove to Houston with a truck full of tools and got to work. Andrew Mitchell and his wife, Kis...
He had to drop out of Morgan State for financial reasons. Now he’s given $20 million to the university
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Wil jy meer inspirerend wees, positiewe nuus? Teken in op The Good Stuff, 'n nuusbrief ten goede in die lewe. Dit sal u inkassie elke Saterdagoggend verhelder. Two years after Calvin Tyler first enrolled at Morgan State ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton traveled to Utah during devastating winter storms
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, left Texas and traveled to Utah last week while the state was being rocked by severe winter storms. Paxton's campaign spokesperson, Ian Prio...
Honderde hommeltuie het Van Gogh se 'The Starry Night' geneem’ tot in die lug — en stel 'n Guinness-wêreldrekord op
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Van Gogh s’n "The Starry Night" het 'n tuiste op baie oppervlaktes gevind. Die onmiddellik herkenbare kunswerk is op plakkate gepleister, koffiebekers en selfs 'n fietspad. Dit het gelyk of die skildery dit elke keer gemaak het ...
Biden sê hy kan volgende week na Texas reis na verwoestende storms
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President Joe Biden het Vrydag gesê dat hy van plan is om na Texas te reis, maar wil nie 'n presidensiële reis hê om 'n staat wat met 'n uiterste weerkrisis worstel, ekstra spanning te plaas nie.. "Die antwoord is ja," Biden ...
How empathy can boost creativity in kids
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When I was a kid, there was no such thing as a social and emotional curriculum. Feelings were something to work out on the playground, or after the last bell of the day rang. Vandag, my elementary-age son learns abou...
Kondoreiers in Kalifornië wat in die Oregon-dieretuin gelê is, verhoog die herstel vir die bedreigde spesie
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Eerste, Kaliforniese kondore het amper van stropery uitgesterf, loodvergiftiging en vernietiging van habitatte. Toe het die Kaliforniese veldbrande verlede somer gedreig om hul herstellende wilde bevolking te vernietig. Nou, hoop is ...