Taipei, At least three people were reported killed and toppled several buildings on Saturday when a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Tainan city in southern Taiwan. According to the city’s emergency response centre, a total of 127 were rescued from a toppled 17-story residential building in Tainan’s Yongkang district, with 29 of those being hospitalised, Taiwan News […]
Los Angeles, Singer Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have sparked romance rumours again as they were spotted cosying up to each other while attending the birthday dinner of Bloom’s manager Aleen Keshishian. Bloom picked Perry up and the two headed to the birthday bash venue – the Sunset Tower here. “She was nervous about […]
Los Angeles, Actress Eva Longoria, who got engaged to Jose Antonio Baston in December last year, is looking forward to a fun and “definitely a competitive” Valentine’s Day weekend. “We always have a Valentine’s Day weekend – a couple’s war weekend. So we invite a lot of couple friends of ours and we have this […]
Kuala Lumpur, Leading smartphone and consumer electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics on Thursday launched the new versions of its popular Galaxy A-series smartphones in an all “glass and metal” design and with improved selfie features. The new versions of the dual-SIM A-7 and A-5 phones have been launched with slight improvements in certain features than the […]
Moran (Assam), Taking a potshot at the Congress leadership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said while the opposition wanted parliament to function, one family holding a grudge for its electoral defeat was not allowing the Rajya Sabha to function. “Those who were reduced from 400 seats to 40 seats (in the Lok Sabha) are […]
Ahmedabad, Thirty-nine people were killed and 24 injured when a Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) bus fell off a river bridge in South Gujarat’s Navsari district on Friday evening, police officials said. Expressing her condolences over those killed in the accident, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel announced compensation of Rs.4 lakh each to their […]
Our international education sector is thriving with preliminary data today showing export income from education services was $19.65 billion in 2015 – an increase of 11.5 per cent since 2014 – according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data. People travelling for educational purposes continues to be a large contributor to our thriving tourism […]
Australia Post marks the 50th anniversary of decimal currency in Australia with a new stamp. The circulation of new currency, beginning on 14 February 1966, signified the successful completion of one of the most challenging reforms Australia had ever seen. Demanding intense manufacturing and preparation, the replacement of pounds, shillings and pence required huge mobilisation […]
Minister for Skills John Barilaro today announced the new look NSW TAFE Commission Board to guide the organization through a significant period of reform. “TAFE NSW is a valued institution and has pockets of excellence but it has failed to keep pace with contemporary management practices and is not meeting needs of students and industry,” […]
Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka has encouraged locals to get involved and become a champion of multiculturalism by joining a Multicultural NSW Regional Advisory Council (RAC). As part of the NSW Government’s Community Engagement Strategy, 12 RACs will be established in regional and metropolitan areas to facilitate consultation between local communities and Government. Minister for […]