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Australian police have found human remains while searching for a 12-year-old they believe was the victim of a crocodile attack.The child was last seen on Tuesday, swimming with family near the remote Aboriginal town of Nganmarriyanga – about a 7-hour drive southwest of Darwin in the Northern Territory (NT).“This is devastating news for the family, the community and everyone involved in the search,” said Senior Sgt Erica Gibson, adding that police would provide support to everyone impacted.Earlier Sgt Gibson had told ABC News that a black crocodile had been seen in the immediate area.As many as 40 members of the…

Europe’s tallest active volcano roared as it spewed lava from one of its largest craters.Lava fountains and flows were captured on video of the intensifying volcanic activity.Etna is located in Sicily and is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Source link

Getty ImagesHello there election enthusiasts!I love the idea of a full night of election drama – sitting up in front of the television, the BBC News live page updating on my laptop, slowly converting a mountain of snacks into a wasteland of empty wrappers and mainlining unseemly quantities of tea. But we’re fighting biology here, fellow election-night crew.So I’ve been chatting to sleep experts to come up with the definitive guide to getting through the night and not becoming a sleep-deprived monster the next day. I’m going for the hardcore plan – we’ve got to be up all day Thursday…

47 minutes agoBy Ian Youngs, Culture reporterBlumhouse Prods/Kobal/ShutterstockThe original film showed a couple who were plagued by unexplained phenomena in their homeThe two men behind the world premiere stage adaptation of hit horror film Paranormal Activity currently know all about being woken by loud cries in the middle of the night.Director Felix Barrett and writer Levi Holloway’s nocturnal activity isn’t paranormal, though. It’s parental.”We both have six-month-old babies,” Holloway says to explain why the pair are even more bleary-eyed than they might usually be in the frantic final preparations for a major new show.”The only paranormal activity I know is at 03:30…

Australian fans of a late morning McDonald’s breakfast are having to wake up earlier.The fast food giant has temporarily shortened the hours of its breakfast service in the country by 90 minutes due to an egg shortage caused by a bird flu outbreak.It is currently serving its full breakfast menu only until 10:30am, instead of the usual midday. “Like many retailers, we are carefully managing supply of eggs due to the current industry challenges,” McDonald’s Australia said in a statement sent to the BBC.”We’re continuing to work closely with our network of Aussie farmers, producers, and suppliers, as the industry…

35 minutes agoBy Judith Moritz and Jonathan Coffey, BBC NewsBBCWhen former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering babies last year, news channels rolled on the story, and her mugshot was splashed across front pages and websites around the world. The scale of Letby’s crimes, the extreme vulnerability of her victims, and unanswered questions about the nurse all combined to stoke interest in the case.But this was a saga that was still unfolding. Hospital consultants who’d suspected Letby spoke of the struggles they’d had to be heard. Public outcry quickly led to the announcement of a public inquiry. Meanwhile, police said they…

23 minutes agoBy Gareth Evans and Kayla Epstein, BBC News, Washington & New YorkEPAPresident Biden and Vice-President Harris presented a united front to Democrats on Wednesday (file image)US President Joe Biden worked to calm senior Democrats and staff on his campaign on Wednesday, as reports suggested he was weighing his future after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last week.Mr Biden held a closed-door lunch with Vice-President Kamala Harris at the White House as speculation mounted over whether she would replace him as the party’s candidate in November’s election.The pair then joined a call with the broader Democratic campaign where Mr Biden…

Getty ImagesUkraine is facing Russian attacks along the frontOn the frontlines, Ukrainian soldiers use a graphic term to describe the Russian tactics they face daily.They call them “meat assaults”: waves of Russian soldiers coming at their defensive positions, sometimes nearly a dozen times in a day.Lt Col Anton Bayev of the Khartia Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard says wave after wave can arrive in just a few hours at frontlines positions north of Kharkiv.“The Russians use these units in most cases purely to see where our firing equipment is located, and to constantly exhaust our units,” he said.“Our guys stand…

9 minutes agoBy MaryLou Costa, Business reporterHannu RaumaHannu Rauma says that using AI to help him manage has “added years to my life”With the stress of managing 83 employees taking its toll, Hannu Rauma was feeling discouraged and frustrated.“I was getting too bogged down in all these things that were going wrong amongst the teams, and feeling this disappointment,” says Mr Rauma, who is based in Vancouver, Canada.He is a senior manager at a company called Student Marketing Agency, which employs university students to provide marketing support for small businesses.“When I was bringing new clients on board, half of my mind would…

Authorities in northern California have ordered thousands of people to evacuate because of the Thompson and Toll fires, which have burned more than 3,000 acres. The Thompson fire, which began Tuesday morning, is under investigation and has damaged several structures, although no fatalities have been reported. Low humidity, gusty winds, and a dangerous heatwave with high temperatures are exacerbating fire risks. Source link