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Rescuers in Indonesia have recovered 16 bodies under tonnes of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island. Six people were still missing, officials said on Monday. Mud, rocks and trees tumbled down a mountain after torrential rain at the weekend and rivers burst their […]
Standing at the end of his driveway, Rod Chapman could see he’d lost everything. The fire was still blazing around him as he sneaked back to his property against advice because he “couldn’t wait a second longer” to see if he could salvage anything from the wreck of the house that had been his family’s […]
Curtin University staff doubling as emergency service volunteers have been recognised at a State Government awards ceremony. The university’s faculty of science and engineering was among 80 businesses and organisations awarded at the 2024 Volunteer Employer Recognition awards in October. The annual ceremony highlights the work of businesses who provide flexible working arrangements for staff […]
Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials say. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung said in a press briefing that the animals in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens […]