‘It leaves you speechless’: Australian storm chaser capture America’s monster skies
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Krystle Wright doesn’t have the words to describe the feeling she gets when standing in an empty field watching a supercell on the horizon. “It leaves you speechless," sy sê. “I don’t like to articulate the feeling...
Covid vaccines cut global death toll by 20m in first year, studie bevind
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Covid vaccines cut the global death toll by 20 million in the first year after they were available, according to the first major analysis. Die studeerkamer, which modelled the spread of the disease in 185 countries and terri...
China ambassador tells Australian protestors ‘no such thing as absolute freedom’
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China’s ambassador to Australia has declared there is “no such thing as absolute freedom” as he defended his country’s human rights record during a speech in Sydney. Facing repeated interruptions from protesters, Xiao...
Silver lining: Australian researchers given $45m to study alternative solar panel materials
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The Albanese government has extended funding for Australia’s world-leading solar energy scientists as they race to increase panel efficiency and shift to more abundant materials, before constraints on silver and other...
Australian research finds effects of loneliness during Covid lockdowns ‘substantial and uneven’
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“Everyone became withdrawn, even after restrictions ended,” one man said of his experience following Australia’s pandemic lockdowns. “No one wants to hang out any more … [Dit] feels like life and society have permanent...
Dramatic fall in successful high court challenges to government policy
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Successful high court challenges to government policy and decisions by public bodies have fallen dramatically, prompting warnings that ministers’ attacks on lawyers could be having a chilling effect on judges. The pro...
Britain is being swamped by yet another Covid wave – how can we stop them coming?
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We are at the beginning of another wave of Covid – the third in six months. Roughly one in 50 people in England are currently infected, while that figure is as high as one in 30 in Scotland. 'n geskatte 1.4 million p...
Biden’s proposed federal tax cut on gas could cost dearly in the future
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America’s hard-pressed drivers may be about to receive a holiday. On Wednesday Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal tax on gas and diesel until September as the country struggles with soaraway costs at ...