Sicilian airport reopens after Europe’s largest volcano erupted
Thousands of flights were cancelled and travellers grounded after Sicily’s Mt Etna erupted at an altitude of about 2700 metres, causing chaos for holidaymakers.
- by Lucy Cormack
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Iranian women forced to wash corpses for refusing to wear veil
The punishments highlight a widening crackdown on women and girls, as Iranian MPs vote to review, behind closed doors, new laws that would enshrine penalties.
- by Lucy Cormack
Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ stood for 260 years. Now it’s a pile of rubble
Two weeks after the sale of the historic Crooked House pub to a private company was announced, it was gutted by fire. Locals now want it rebuilt brick by brick.
- by Lucy Cormack
Counting casualties on the battlefield amid Russia’s war on Ukraine
More than 500 days after Russian forces launched their illegal invasion of Ukraine, the number of soldiers killed or injured on both sides has been said to run into the hundreds of thousands. But counting casualties is an imperfect science.
- by Lucy Cormack
‘Not if, but when’: Australian flying car start-up sets sights on Dubai
“Flying cars are no longer figments of imagination in the realm of science fiction movies and will enter into mainstream service in the very near future,” says Australian start-up Pegasus.
- by Lucy Cormack
A small slice of Wollongong in Dubai, where the export of Australian education is big business
This year almost 700 students in the United Arab Emirates will graduate from the University of Wollongong without ever stepping foot in NSW.
- by Lucy Cormack
Global ‘rooftopping’ trend highlighted by gruesome death in Hong Kong
A 30-year-old French photographer plunged 68 floors to his death last week in a suspected extreme climbing escapade gone horribly wrong.
- by Lucy Cormack
What the Niger coup could mean for Russia’s war in Ukraine
The military power grab is stoking fears Russia and the Wagner mercenary group could use the coup to their advantage.
- by Lucy Cormack and Chris Zappone
How dangerous is it having Europe’s largest nuclear reactor in the middle of a war zone?
The Zaporizhzhia power plant has become a chess piece in the Kremlin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, a prized chip it is unwilling to relinquish.
- by Lucy Cormack
Sassy with a sidelong glance: Meet Lilli, Barbie’s German inspiration
The world’s most famous doll has been born again with her big screen debut. But the story of Barbie’s actual birth in a small Bavarian town is little known.
- by Lucy Cormack
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Development outrage
‘I’m gonna hurt them’: Jean Nassif hits back in extraordinary tirade from ‘rehab’
The wanted developer has broken his silence, labelling the police “lying dogs” and making false claims against David Chandler and Ray Hadley.
- by Lucy Cormack, Carrie Fellner and Sue Williams