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Burst pipe floods wildlife meadow for fourth time
Repeated flooding of a key conservation site in Oxfordshire leaves a charity frustrated. Source link
Rachel Griffiths to return to Aussie stages for first time in 25 years
Clarice Beckett’s paintings languished in a farm shed for decades before she was recognised by the Australian art establishment. Rachel Griffiths will play her in a new show. Source link
Nebula image wins Royal Observatory competition
Ali Alobaidly is named Astronomy Photographer of the Year for his image of the Shark Nebula. Source link
Japan, the country inflation once forgot, announces 'shocking' rate rise
The Bank of Japan today increased rates to 1.25 per cent, in a widely anticipated move to counter inflation fuelled by high energy costs. Source link
See tiny organisms on show in microscopic video competition
The winning video features tiny hair-like structures, called cilia, in the airways of a child with a rare genetic disease. Source link
School holidays flight disruption fear as QantasLink staff say strike likely
School holidays start in Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory next week, and planned Qantaslink industrial action could hit regional flights and freight. Source link
New wild cat species discovered – with only one known living member
A spotted wildcat long mistaken for relatives has been identified as a new species in Bolivia. Source link
The virtual worlds where robots are trained
Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated. Source link
Far-right German politician heckles Carney with 'U.S.A.' chant before EU address
As Prime Minister Mark Carney approached the podium at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, he was met by a lone heckler with an unexpected chant for a Canadian leader speaking to the EU in France. Source link
The invasive spotted lanternfly has been detected in Canada for the first time – in Windsor
An invasive insect known to kill grapevines and impact other crops and trees has been detected for the first time in Canada by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). And that first detection happened in Windsor. Source link