People from all Asia They celebrated the countdown before midnight on New Years Eve with fireworks and bright signs, offering a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as wars around the planet raised security concerns and caused celebrations in some places to be less intense or even cancelled. At the stroke of midnight in […]
Tag: australia
Kiritimati island, in the South Pacific, the first to celebrate the arrival of 2024
The more than 7,300 inhabitants of the remote island of Kiritimati, in the island nation of Kiribati, located in the Peaceful South, were the first people in the world to receive 2024. The residents of this island, who entered on January 1 at 10:00 GMT on December 31, are followed about 15 minutes later by […]
Areas of Australia endure heat wave that increases risk of forest fires
Large areas of Australia were affected by a heat wave on Sunday, while authorities warned of the high risk of forest fires in many areas of the vast state of Western Australia. The national weather center issued heatwave alerts for the western state, the neighboring Northern Territory and the eastern state of Queensland, warning that […]
Woodside and Santos negotiate to create US$52 billion gas giant
Australia’s Woodside Energy and Santos said Thursday they are in preliminary talks to create a global energy giant. Petroleum and the gas of 8,000 million Australian dollars (US$52,000 million), at a time of consolidation of international energy companies. The combination of two of Australia’s largest oil and gas producers would be the country’s biggest corporate […]
Australia, affected by the El Niño phenomenon, recorded the driest October since 2002
Australia, which is suffering the impact of El Niño – a phenomenon that will raise temperatures and cause less rain until next February in the oceanic country – recorded the driest October since 2002, according to official sources reported this Wednesday. According to the monthly report of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), the national […]
Negotiation of the free trade agreement between Australia and the EU stalls
Australia announced this Monday that negotiations for a FTA with the European Union stagnated due to the controversy surrounding the designations of origin of some products and the entry of Farm products Australians to the European market. The Australian Trade Minister, Don Farrell, had traveled this weekend to the Japanese city of Osaka, where the […]
They discover the secret of the scarcity of pink diamonds
Researchers found the “secret” of the scarcity of pink diamondswhich are only found almost exclusively in Australiawhich explains its astronomical price, according to a study published on Tuesday. More than 90% of all existing pink diamonds are mined from the recently closed Argyle mine in northwest Australia. But no one really knows why they were […]
Australia vs England: find out information, line-ups and where to watch the semi-final of the Women’s Cup
This Wednesday, Australia and England duel for a place in the final of the Women’s World Cup. The semifinal will be played from 7 am (Brasília time), at Accor Stadium, in Sydney, Australia. The match will be broadcast on Cazé TV, on the You Tube and Twitch video platforms, and on Fifa+, a streaming service. […]
England beats Colombia to face Australia in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup
A Women’s World Cup it is in its last days. This Saturday, England beat Colombia, on the comeback, by 2-1, and was closer to winning the title. Santos opened the scoring for the Colombians, but Hemps and Russo were there to turn for England and put the European team in the semifinals. The British dominated […]
The El Niño phenomenon threatens the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
The Great Barrier Reef of Australia could deteriorate if the increase in ocean temperatures due to the El Niño phenomenon causes a new massive coral bleaching later this year, the country’s main marine sciences body warned on Wednesday. Some areas of the reef showed promising signs of recovery until a bleaching event in 2022 turned […]