The rate rise that stops a nation
They say the Melbourne Cup is the “race that stops a nation”. There is a public holiday in Victoria to celebrate it – and when the field of 24 horses jump from the barrier at 3pm on the first Tuesday in November, most of Australia is in…
Webb telescope is already challenging what astronomers thought they knew
Comment on this storyCommentThe James Webb Space Telescope, performing splendidly as it examines the universe, has got astronomers scratching their heads. The very distant universe looks a little different than expected.The telescope,…
The Serena Williams of old delights on delirious second night at US Open | Tumaini Carayol
Throughout a breathless, intense first set in what could have been the last singles match of her career, Serena Williams stared down the world No 2, Anett Kontaveit, and responded to her challenge with an immaculate performance on…
Woman ‘fortunate’ to be alive after home destroyed in Anne Heche crash: neighbors
The woman whose Los Angeles home was destroyed when Anne Heche drove into it and caused a fiery crash “was extremely fortunate” to survive — but has “lost her entire lifetime of possessions,” according to…
Exclusive: Harry Kewell on ‘surprise’ Ange call, Mooy’s big move and stunning FIFA 23
Australian football legend Harry Kewell has opened up on his surprise move to work as Celtic’s first-team manager under compatriot Ange Postecoglou in a revealing interview with Foxsports.com.au, in which he also discussed Socceroos star…
Russian troops mixed river water in can of meat, drank it for a week to not starve: video
Russians called up as part of the partial mobilization go through military training in Rostov on October 21, 2022. Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A video posted to social media appears to show a Russian soldier…
‘No place that is safe in Gaza right now,’ UN says; Israel deports thousands of…
7 Mins AgoTurkey recalls its ambassador to Israel due to ceasefire 'refusal' Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference during the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 12, 2023.Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty ImagesTurkey is…
A teen bowler, a shipbuilder and a sign language interpreter are among the Maine shooting
The 18 people killed in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, included a 14-year-old bowler, a shipbuilder who loved playing the game of cornhole and a sign language interpreter.According to…
There will be a South Park pop-up store in Soho for three days
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Twenty-five years after its first episode was broadcast, there’s a 25th-anniversary pop-up store opening in Soho for a few…
The stock market shrugged at Biden’s tax on stock buybacks. Will it regret that?
U.S. President Joe Biden holds out his pen to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) look on after Biden signed "The Inflation Reduction Act of…