Scientists sound alarm bells over impending global catastropheSYDNEY - Scientists have sounded the alarm bells over impending global catastrophe as existing governments and institutions are too powerless to head it off. Australia overtakes US as worst per-capita carbon-dioxide polluterSYDNEY - Australia has overtaken the US as the country that produces more carbon dioxide per person than any other, the British risk assessment company Maplecroft Ltd said Friday. Storing light pulses can boost quantum computing furtherSYDNEY - A new way of storing and ‘echoing’ pulses of light allows bursts of laser to work as a flexible optical memory and potentially assist in extending the range of quantum information systems. Warming turns global poor’s staple into poisonSYDNEY - Cassava - the staple of 750 million impoverished people in Africa, Asia and Latin America - is turning more toxic with much smaller yields, thanks to global warming and carbon levels. Baby born in Australia at 9:09 a.m. on 09/09/09SYDNEY - Dhara and Sudish Patel would have no difficulty in remembering the date and time of birth of their daughter who was born in the Australian city of Canberra at 9.09 a.m. on the ninth day of the ninth month of 2009. Help sought for students hit by Australian college closureSYDNEY - Australia’s Education Minister Julia Gillard was asked Thursday to find alternate courses for international students, including those from India, who have been affected following the closure of a college here. Chevron Australia signs natural gas deals worth $60 billion with South Korea, JapanSYDNEY — Energy giant Chevron signed deals worth 70 billion Australian dollars ($60 billion) to supply liquefied natural gas to Japan and South Korea, Australia’s prime minister said Thursday. Fewer Australians looking for a jobSYDNEY - Australia’s unemployment rate remained steady in August at 5.8 percent of the workforce despite full-time positions falling by 30,800 and only 3,800 part-time positions created, official figures released Thursday showed. Australian police launch war crimes probe into 1975 killing of 5 journalists in East TimorSYDNEY — Australia has launched a war crimes investigation into the 1975 killing of five Australian-based journalists during an attack by Indonesian forces in East Timor. Indian consortium to invest in edible oil refinery in Australia (Lead, correcting name)SYDNEY - An Indian consortium led by the Bangalore-based diversified business house, the Bhoruka Group, is investing Australian $63 million ($54 million) in an edible oil refinery at Wagga Wagga, 470 km south-west of Sydney in New South Wales. Bangalore’s Bhoruka group to set up edible oil unit in AustraliaSYDNEY - An Indian consortium led by Bhoruka group, a diversified industrial house headquartered in Bangalore, is investing Austraian $63 million ($54 million) in a new edible oil refinery at Wagga Wagga, 470 km south-west of Sydney in New South Wales. Round-the-world teenager’s voyage over before it beganSYDNEY - A 16-year-old Australian bidding to become the youngest ever round-the-world solo sailor was limping back to Australia’s east coast Wednesday after damaging her 10.4-metre yacht in a collision with a 63,000-ton cargo ship. Australian PM to visit India in NovemberSYDNEY - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will visit New Delhi later this year, a minister said Tuesday, adding that there is a “desire on the part of both India and Australia to strengthen and broaden the relationship”. Indian scientist discovers X-ray bursts from neutron stars can help reveal their sizeSYDNEY - In a new research, an Indian scientist has determined that the pattern of x-rays generated by neutron stars may reveal their true size. No dents as Samoans switch to driving on the leftSYDNEY - Church bells rang out across Samoa as the island nation joined its South Pacific neighbours in driving on the left of the road instead of keeping to the right as former colonial master Germany did a century ago. Amnesty International: Fiji regime using arrests, censorship, intimidation to rule by fearSYDNEY — Fiji’s military regime is using beatings, arbitrary arrests, censorship and intimidation to rule the South Pacific country by fear, Amnesty International alleged Tuesday. Samoans ready for road rage as Pacific paradise shifts lanesSYDNEY - Samoa’s 20,000 motorists were bracing for road rage Monday as the South Pacific island nation switches to driving on the left after keeping to the right in the 100 years since it was a German colony. We have learnt from Indian doctor Haneef case: Top Australian officialSYDNEY - The Australian police have learnt from the case of India-born doctor Muhammad Haneef who was mistakenly detained on terror charges, incoming Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Tony Negus said Monday. Indian students demand welfare measures from Oz GovtSYDNEY - The Federation of Indian Students of Australia (FISA) on Sunday urged the Australian Government to take steps for the welfare of students who are stranded after the closure of private colleges. McDonald’s manager tells court “I’m, like, remorseful” for taking nude workmate’s pic!SYDNEY - It has emerged that a McDonald’s manager, who took a secret photograph of a colleague sleeping naked and then showing it to other staff members, has told a Brisbane court: “I am, like, remorseful”. Oil rises above $68 in Asia as investors watch for US jobs reportSINGAPORE — Oil prices peaked above $68 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors looked to a U.S. unemployment report later in the day for signs of economic recovery. ‘Giraffe of the Mesozoic’ unearthed in ChinaSYDNEY - Remains of a dinosaur, nicknamed the ‘Giraffe of the Mesozoic’ due to its long neck and forelimbs, have been discovered in China for the first time. Indian minister visits Australia to look for coalSYDNEY - Indian minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal is in Australia to search for “some foreign coal” so that his country’s energy needs are met. Jaiswal, who is India’s minister of state for coal, has visited coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland. Oil hovers near $68 in Asia as investors eye US jobs reportSINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered near $68 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors looked to a U.S. unemployment report later in the day for signs of economic recovery. NASA all set to launch infrared eye to hunt for dark asteroidsSYDNEY - NASA is preparing to launch an infrared telescope that will hunt down dark asteroids that have slipped beneath our radar. Hugh Jackman tops Drinking Buddy Of Choice pollSYDNEY - Australian actor Hugh Jackman has topped the favourite drinking buddy of choice poll. Biased parrots better at problem-solving than ambidextrous counterpartsLONDON - Parrots that are strongly right- or left-footed are better at problem-solving tasks than their ambidextrous counterparts, according to a new study. Soviet whaling secretly decimated humpback whale populationSYDNEY - Secret Soviet whaling between 1947 and 1973 wiped out some humpback whale population in the Pacific, according to a new study. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces diseased futureSYDNEY - A new report has painted a grim future for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, warning of declines in significant species and outbreaks of disease. Unsocial reptile species don’t mind sharing nestsSYDNEY - Reptiles are never the most social of creatures but when it comes to laying eggs they don’t mind sharing nests. |
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