July 2018

Arrival of refugees has sparked debate about country’s role in accepting asylum seekers Hamza al-Odaini had two paths before him after he graduated from secondary school in Yemen: be forced to pick up a gun and fight in the civil war now in its fourth year, or flee the country.In Read more

Last year’s green jersey winner suffering from feverRichie Porte edges up to 12th spot in general classificationAustralia’s Michael Matthews has been forced to quit the Tour de France due to illness. The Sunweb rider, last year’s green point jersey winner, pulled out of the race on the morning of the Read more

Discovery of simple stone tools suggests human ancestors were in Asia as early as 2.1m years agoThe remains of crudely fashioned stone tools unearthed in China suggest human ancestors were in Asia 2.1m years ago, more than 200,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists said on Wednesday.If correctly dated, the Read more

Australian pilots hurt and two people killed when the 1954 era Convair CV-340 crashed soon after takeoff in PretoriaTwo Qantas pilots are in hospital with “serious injuries” and two people have been killed after a vintage plane crashed while taking off from an airport in South Africa.The 64-year-old aircraft faltered Read more