massive landslide in Papua New Guinea may kill over 100

massive landslide in Papua New Guinea may kill over 100

Melbourne, Australia An emergency response is currently underway in Papua New Guinea, where a landslide that engulfed a village in a remote, mountainous region on Friday is believed to have claimed the lives of over 100 individuals, according to the South Pacific island nation’s leader and news media. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the … Read more

Australian judge allows extradition of ex-fighter pilot accused of unlawfully teaching Chinese aviators

Australian judge allows extradition of ex-fighter pilot accused of unlawfully teaching Chinese aviators

On Friday, a Sydney magistrate determined that Daniel Duggan, a former U.S. Marine Corps pilot, may be extradited to the United States on charges of illegally training Chinese aviators. This decision leaves the attorney general as Duggan’s sole possibility of remaining in Australia. Magistrate Daniel Reiss ordered the 55-year-old native of Boston to remain in … Read more

Wild monkeys overrunning a Thai town are using trickery to capture and remove many of them

Wild monkeys overrunning a Thai town are using trickery to capture and remove many of them

Lopburi, Thailand A Thai town that has been subject to an increasing number of savage wild monkey raids launched an offensive against the simian robbers on Friday. The strategy involved the use of deception and ripe tropical fruit. Numerous high-profile instances of monkey-human conflict recently persuaded authorities in Lopburi, central Thailand, to reduce the number … Read more

After his second miracle, Italian teenager Carlo Acutis becomes the first millennial Catholic saint

After his second miracle, Italian teenager Carlo Acutis becomes the first millennial Catholic saint

The Vatican announced on Thursday that an Italian adolescent, who was informally referred to as “God’s Influencer” for his use of computer skills to disseminate the Catholic faith, is slated to become the first saint of the millennial generation. In 2006, Carlo Acutis passed away at the age of 15 due to leukemia. He was … Read more

The UN’s top court orders Israel to stop its offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza

The UN’s top court orders Israel to stop its offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza

In order to facilitate the investigation of allegations of genocide in Gaza, the International Court of Justice has directed Israel to cease its military offensive in the southern city of Rafah and to implement measures to guarantee that U.N. investigators have unobstructed access to Gaza. The court also urged the immediate and unconditional release of … Read more

He found bones in his wine cellar. They came from 40,000-year-old mammoths

He found bones in his wine cellar. They came from 40,000-year-old mammoths

Andreas Pernerstorfer made an extraordinary discovery while renovating his wine cellar in Gobelsburg, Austria. The enormous bones of an extinct mammoth, which date back 30,000 to 40,000 years, were the substance in question, not vintage wine. The Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences initiated the excavation of the Stone Age bones after … Read more