Parts of New South Wales were blanketed with the heaviest snow in 20 years.
Month: August 2025
Watch: Explosion rocks Russian oil facility
The strike was one of several Ukraine said it carried out against Russian military infrastructure.
The mystery of Winston Churchill’s dead platypus was unsolved – until now
The platypus was a top secret gift from Australia, found dead in his enclosure as war raged in the seas around him.
How South Korea’s K-beauty industry is being hit by Trump tariffs
Buyers and sellers of South Korean beauty products are stocking up as the 15% US tariff rolls out.
Tens of thousands turn out for Sydney pro-Palestinian march
The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed by the march, after it was authorised to go ahead by the Supreme Court hours earlier.
Ukraine drone attack sparks fire at Sochi oil depot, Russian authorities say
Meanwhile, Ukraine says Russian missiles hit Mykolaiv.
Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages – is the steep cost to protect them worth it?
Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it – or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?
‘I felt an unspoken pressure to smile’ – Kenyan women in the workplace
Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?
Rescuers race to save Chile miners after collapse kills at least one
The body of one of five trapped miners was found after a quake caused tunnels to collapse.
Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event
Hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world poured into Rome for the special Jubilee holy year event.