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Aviation: Singapore Airlines and Air NZ team up
Planespotters will have more to look at come January. Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand have finalised the details of…
UN push climate change onto international agendas
Some speed dating diplomacy at the United Nations this week. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will host a special session on climate…
Australia: Darwin nears record-breaking September heat
Darwin sweltered through its second hottest September day on record yesterday, with another stinker on the cards again today. A…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
What a week it’s been – and it’s far from over yet, as kiwis flock (or have flocked, depending on…
Astronomy: The future of space travel is privatised (+VIDEO)
Boeing and SpaceX have been awarded contracts to become NASA’s space taxis, shuttling astronauts to and from the International Space…
Mexico: Hurricane weakens to tropical storm – thousands of stunned residents in its wake
The once-powerful Hurricane Odile weakened to a tropical storm as it worked its way across the Baja California peninsula early…
Philippines: Thousands evacuated after ‘critical’ volcano alert
Thousands of people are being evacuated from the area around an active volcano in the Philippines after the country’s seismology…
Australia: Tsunami preparedness tested
It was 10:23am at the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre in Melbourne, and Lindsay Gilbert was speaking to colleagues in…
MEXICO: Hurricane slams into tourist town
Hurricane Odile has crash-ed into northwestern Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, taking down trees with powerful winds as thousands of tourists…
Australia: Fire danger spikes in SA
Hot and gusty northerly winds and low humidity are providing the necessary ingredients for elevated fire dangers across South Australia’s…
