Students leave school: one forced to kiss another boy’s shoe, another called “vermin”
MELBOURNE, Australia: A school student was forced to kiss the shoe of another boy in fear of getting beaten up, while another was cussed every...
October 2019
North Korea test-fires ballistic missile from sea
by TNT Desk
PYONGYANG, North Korea: North Korea has confirmed it test-fired a new type of a ballistic missile, a significant escalation from the short-range tests it has...
Huawei ban deepens Australia-China rift
by TNT Desk
CANBERRA, Australia: Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been banned by Australian government for its alleged involvement in its future 5G networks. “Australia is actually ahead...
Australian PM asked to release transcript of call with US president about Mueller probe
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CANBERRA, Australia: Labor party has intensified demands for the Australian prime minister to release the transcript of the conversation with US president regarding Mueller probe...
‘Minutes of life lost’ counter on cigarettes to help quit smoking
by TNT Desk
QUEENSLAND, Australia: University researchers have found ‘minutes of life lost’ counter on cigarettes more effective and impactful than packet warnings. Queensland’s James Cook University research...
Anti-government protests leave three dead, hundreds wounded in Iraq
by TNT Desk
BADHDAD, Iraq: At least three people were killed and over 200 wounded in Iraq as police clashed with anti-government demonstrators on Tuesday. Thousands of people,...
Lebanese PM gifted $16 million to South African bikini model
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BEIRUT, Lebanon: The prime minister of Lebanon gave more than $16 million to a South African bikini model as a gift, according to court documents....
Donald Trump asked Australia to help investigate Mueller probe
by TNT Desk
WASHINGTON DC, USA: President Donald Trump called on the Australian prime minister and other foreign leaders to help discredit the origins of the Mueller inquiry....
315 billion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
by TNT Desk
AMERY, Antarctica: An iceberg, the size of urban Sydney, has broken off an ice shelf in Antarctica. The Amery Ice Shelf, the third largest ice...
Daylight Saving Time due to start in Australia
by TNT Desk
MELBOURNE, Australia: The government has announced the initiation of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the eastern part of the country from Sunday. The new time...