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Astronomers find fastest-growing black hole of past 9 bn years
Sydney : An international team of astronomers has discovered the fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years.The black hole consumes the equivalent of one Earth every second and shines 7,000 times brighter than all the light…
NASA to launch 3 research rockets from private Australian space port
Sydney : US space agency NASA is set to launch three rockets into space from a private space port in Australia for scientific research.The rockets will be launched between June 26 and July 12 from the Arnhem Space Centre, which is owned and…
3rd monkeypox case detected in Aus state
Sydney : Health authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have detected the third case of monkeypox in a man who has recently returned from Europe. The man in his 50s developed mild symptoms several days after arriving in…
Australia coach Andrew McDonald picks New Zealand legend Daniel Vettori as his assistant
Sydney : Newly-appointed Australia cricket coach Andrew McDonald has picked New Zealand legend Daniel Vettori among his two new lieutenants. McDonald announced the names of former Black Caps skipper Vettori and highly-regarded Australian…
Study finds why people with lung disease are more susceptible to Covid
Sydney : Researchers have identified two enzymes that play a role in increasing people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk of developing severe Covid-19. An inflammatory lung condition, COPD causes airway blockage and…
Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds dies in car crash
Sydney : Andrew Symonds, the two-time World Cup winner and one of the most recognisable faces in international cricket, was killed in what police said was a single-car crash on Saturday night outside Townsville, on the north-eastern coast…
Australian researchers find cause behind sudden infant death
Sydney : In a breakthrough, Australian researchers have identified a biomarker that can detect babies more at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) while they are alive. SIDS is the unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant…
High Covid-19 caseload in Australia sparks concern for healthcare system
Sydney : The state of Western Australia (WA) continues to see a spike in Covid-19 infections, which arouses concern for its healthcare system. WA Health recorded 16,670 new Covid-19 cases till 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, a slight drop from…
Floods, heavy rain inundate Australia state, 1 dead
Sydney : A woman was found dead on Wednesday after a car carrying three people was swept away by floodwaters, as torrential rain continued to lash the Australian state of Queensland. The search and rescue operation was launched at 8 a.m. on…
Australian researchers discover clues to severe Covid-19 in kids
Sydney : Researchers in Australia have discovered the blood clotting and immune protein pathways that are activated in severe cases of Covid-19 in children, paving the way for earlier diagnosis and more targeted treatments. The team at the…