After decades of absence, polio has resurfaced in the United States. In late July, an unvaccinated young man living in Rockland County, New York, became the first case of paralytic polio in the US in nearly a decade. Soon after, state officials announced that they had found poliovirus in the sewage of this county, which …
TweakTown Rating: 96% The bottom line While the ASUS ROG Strix Scope RX might have been designed for those getting into FPS gaming first and foremost, ASUS’ excellent linear switches impress for almost any task. Elegant and with a great quality-price ratio. Pros + ASUS ROG RX RED optical mechanical switches are fast and responsive …
A small independent news website in Australia is taking on the Murdoch empire, buying a full-page ad in the New York Times inviting Lachlan Murdoch to sue them for alleged defamation. At issue is an apparent opinion piece and associated social media posts, published by Crikey.com.au in June, headlined: “Trump is a bewildered traitor. And …
Wear OS users will soon be able to back up their smartwatch, according to code spotted in the Android operating system. Legendary Google Watchers XDA Developers spotted a new feature hiding in a string of code. They found a reference to “companion_backup_opt_in_title” and the new menu option “Back up your device with Google One” in …
analysis Professor Michael Toole explains what the resurgence means for Australia and people traveling overseas. Recent cases of poliovirus in the UK, USA and are derived from the oral polio vaccine, which can lead to recipients excreting the virus in their stools for several weeks. Until recently, polio had only been detected in a handful …
Islamabad: Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said on Monday, raising political tensions in the country as the ousted prime minister staged mass demonstrations to return to office. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.Credit: AP The terrorism charges come after a speech Khan gave in Islamabad on …
Located one kilometer underground, the Southern Hemisphere’s first underground dark matter physics laboratory is open. The unique laboratory will allow researchers from several Australian universities to try to understand the nature of dark matter and unlock the secrets of our universe. The project’s principal investigator, Professor Elisabetta Barberio from the University of Melbourne, presents the …
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In general, it would be a massive mistake to show up to someone’s wedding in white, unless you’re the bride, of course. But it looks like Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s wedding went all cream, raw and white. Pictures from the lavish wedding reception at Affleck’s plantation-style estate in the US state of Georgia reveal …
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The country’s second-highest-ranked barrister is due to provide legal advice to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today over his predecessor Scott Morrison’s portfolio scandal. The attorney general has been asked to find out exactly what happened, how it happened and if there are any legal ramifications. Albanese has not ruled out further consultations and reforms to …
At 96, Laurence Wallace is not as strong as the first day he walked into Sydney’s cavernous telegraph office as World War II raged, but his hands are just as fast. He is one of the few remaining master telegraph operators in Australia skilled in the dying art of Morse code, still able to code …