GLADSTONE, Australia — People in Australia, over the age of 50, can get their Covid-19 vaccination from a General Practitioner from May 17. Since opening up the vaccination process to this age group in the past couple of weeks, it has only been available at special vaccination hubs. Australia’s vaccination program topped three million on May 14 and Prime Minister Scott Morrison believes it is now going from strength to strength, noting even on May 15 a record 30,000 people got the jab. “If you are over 50, you can go to your General Practitioner who is providing these vaccines,” Morrison…
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BRISBANE, Australia — Australian researchers call for urgent action to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease in women — the leading cause of death for women worldwide. The first global report on the issue urges action to tackle inequities in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of heart disease. Seventeen experts from 11 countries, including Australia, authored the study, which found heart, stroke, and blood vessel disease in women was understudied, under-recognized, under-diagnosed, and under-treated. Around 2.1 million Australian women have cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke, and it accounts for about one-in-four female deaths. Cardiovascular disease accounts for 35…
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal, the South Asian Himalayan nation famed for being home to the tallest mountain peaks globally, is in a state of turmoil. There has been a massive surge in Covid-19 cases as the government struggles to keep itself in power. The incumbent Nepalese government led by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli failed to secure a vote of confidence on May 10 as per Article 100 of the country’s Constitution in the House of Representatives, when 93 members voted in favor of him, and 124 members voted against him. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the parliament, with 275 members and the National…
KOLKATA, India — 14.8 million baby turtles of the vulnerable Olive Ridley turtle species have hatched at the Gahirmatha beach in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The beach, which separates the Bhitarkanika Mangroves from the Bay of Bengal, is the largest mass nesting site for the Olive Ridley globally, followed by the coasts of Mexico and Costa Rica. “This year, around 349,000 female turtles came to Gahirmatha and dug 298,000 nests,” Bikash Ranjan Dash, divisional forest officer, Mangrove Forest Division (Wildlife), told Zenger News. “The entire process starts from November and continues up to May. Olive Ridleys start congregating in the nearby…
BEELBARA KHURD, India — 52-year-old Kanhaiya Lal Sahariya does not want to get a Covid-19 vaccination. “People die after taking the Covid-19 vaccine as it’s poisonous,” Kanhaiya Lal told Zenger News as he sat on a bench in his Beelbara Khurd village in the Shivpuri district of India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh. “I am not going to take it.” “I don’t have any disease. Why would I take it? Anganwadi (rural health care) workers came here for vaccinations, but nobody turned up.” He said that if someone forces him to take a vaccine, he will hit that person. No one…
Scientists have used a single vertebra to identify a new type of giant bird that became extinct with the last of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. The size of the vertebra — around 2.7 inches (7 centimeters) — shows it was tall with a long, flexible neck, said Manuel Pérez-Pueyo of the University of Zaragoza, lead author of a research paper about the bird. He compared it to a cassowary, a large flightless bird native to Papua New Guinea and Australia and described as the world’s most dangerous bird. The bird likely coexisted with the last of the European…
Electric vertical takeoff and landing taxis (eVTOL) will whisk people across Germany as soon 2025, according to Bavaria startup Lilium, which has signed its first deals with regional airports. The company has planned hubs in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as one in Orlando, Florida, with passenger flights projected to take off there in 2024. From the hubs, Lilium plans to provide flights for up to six passengers in each aircraft to cities across the region. The Lilium Jet will have a range of up to around 155 miles and cruise at speeds of up to 175 mph,…
Misplacing (or losing) car keys is a common first-world frustration. Cobra, an Israeli maker of automotive safety devices and door-locking systems, has a solution for drivers: Mobile-Key, a virtual car key operated remotely from a mobile app (Android or iOS). An electronic control unit installed beneath the dashboard interacts with the mobile app via Bluetooth and allows car owners to unlock their vehicle’s doors, open the trunk, flash the lights and start the car, all without a physical key. The phone must be approximately 50 feet from the vehicle. For peace of mind, Cobra uses 256-bit encryption to foil potential…
When a disgruntled teenager headed into his back garden six years ago with a pickax to let off steam by attacking the ground after a family quarrel, he never imagined he would end up with his own underground man cave. Andres Canto is now 20 years old, but thanks to a fit of pique when he was 14, his underground retreat in La Romana, in Alicante, southeastern Spain, now incorporates a sitting room and a bedroom. Canto, an actor, said he does not really understand what was going through his mind in 2015 when he headed to the garden with…
A robbery suspect was arrested on several charges after a long chase in the city of Rockingham, near Perth, in Western Australia on May 12. The chase began when police saw a Volkswagen Amarok stolen during a commercial burglary at around 8:10 a.m. Police tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver ignored the officers’ signals and accelerated. Police then lost sight of the car. Police requested a helicopter crew, which found the vehicle and reported the suspect’s movements. Video show the stolen car being driven at high speed on the wrong side of the highway and over footpaths. At…