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MENA Newswire, SYDNEY: Authorities in Australia closed dozens of beaches along the east coast on Tuesday after a cluster of shark attacks in New South Wales over about two days, prompting broad safety warnings for swimmers and surfers during the

MENA Newswire, MELBOURNE: Australia has pledged approximately US$13 million in emergency assistance to support communities affected by ongoing bushfires in the southeastern state of Victoria, as authorities continue efforts to contain multiple blazes and provide relief to displaced residents. The

MENA Newswire, BRISBANE: Thousands of people across parts of Queensland were without electricity after a tropical cyclone crossed the coast and moved inland, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that damaged power infrastructure and disrupted transport and essential services. Electricity

MENA Newswire, MELBOURNE: Bushfires burned across Australia’s southeastern state of Victoria on Thursday as an intense heatwave pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in several regions, prompting emergency warnings, evacuations, and widespread restrictions on public activity. Fire authorities said multiple

PERTH, December 6, 2025: A comprehensive fishing closure spanning nearly 900 kilometres of Western Australia’s coast is expected to lift seafood prices nationwide, as authorities move to restore depleted fish populations and reshape the state’s commercial catch sector. The Western

OSLO, 10 October 2025: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to defend democracy and civil liberties in Venezuela, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday. Machado, 58, was selected for

Leipzig, Germany, October 4, 2025: A comprehensive new study has found that sexual behavior is a key factor in explaining why female mammals tend to live longer than males. The research, conducted by scientists from institutions in Germany, Denmark, France,

LONDON, October 1, 2025: The number of extremely hot days in the world’s most populous capital cities has increased by 25 percent compared to the 1990s, according to new research released by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

The United Nations has issued a renewed warning over the escalating global water crisis, calling for a fundamental overhaul in how the world addresses access to safe drinking water and sanitation. A report released Sunday by Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the UN

A rare geological shift deep within Earth has been identified by scientists after an analysis of satellite data revealed unexplained changes in the planet’s gravitational field. The anomaly, which occurred between 2006 and 2008, was detected near the boundary between