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Researchers have developed laser-based technology that can detect chemicals like methanol, which killed two Australian teens overseas in 2024, without opening drink bottles. Thousands of people suffer from methanol poisoning each year, while hundreds die, including teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, who died from tainted drinks in a Laos backpackers hostel. Methanol is a…

File photo: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq urged Pakistan to defuse mounting unrest in PoK through dialogue and consultation, expressing anguish over civilian and police deaths and calling for restraint from both authorities and protesters.“Deeply saddened and pained by reports of loss of life of civilians and police personnel in…

Norwegian rider Soeren Waerenskjold has attacked late and powered to victory in the fastest-ever stage of the Tour de France overnight while Tadej Pogačar protected his overall lead on the 11th day of racing. Waerenskjold finished just ahead of Olav Kooij, Jasper Philipsen and a host of other riders in a sprint finish that seemed…

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man who was found in front of a partially alight property in Sydney’s west. Emergency services were called to a home on Wargon Crescent in Glenmore Park just before 1am on Thursday following reports of a fire. The body of a man was found outside the property,…

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett is set to be called before the NSW Supreme Court to give evidence over the controversial extradition of an accused Sydney underworld figure. Commissioner Barrett, her predecessor Reece Kershaw and some of Australia’s most senior law enforcement figures are among those to potentially be called as witnesses, the…

Lucy Muggeridge could have been a poster child for the original National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The 31-year-old, who lives with an intellectual disability and cannot speak beyond a few words, receives one-on-one care from support workers in a Queensland Housing Department home, paying a quarter of her disability pension in rent. She enjoys watching…

The victim of a violent robbery on Tasmania’s east coast has described the people who attacked him as “pure evil”. Grant Whelan, 76, was bound with cable ties and assaulted by at least two men, who robbed his home and stole nine of his firearms in the early hours of Saturday morning. They then dragged…

BENGALURU: The department of space (DoS) has stepped in to curb a recent wave of resignations from Isro’s flagship programmes, tightening rules on voluntary retirement and resignations by scientists working on Gaganyaan and other critical missions through a fresh internal memorandum dated July 14.While DoS hasn’t disclosed the scale of departures, multiple Isro sources told…

Once cats are a year old, it’s typically time to transition them from kitten food to adult food. Because there are dozens of options on the market, deciding what to feed your pet can be difficult. Should you feed your cat wet food, dry food or both? And how can you guarantee that the food…

The Liberals are calling upon their ageing membership base to provide ideas on how to modernise and take the party forward after back-to-back election disasters.  In a discussion paper sent to party faithful, respondents were urged to engage in a “reality check,” acknowledging that by the next election, almost one in five voters will have…