The United States is going to announce import duties on steel and aluminum for the European Union, reports The Wall Street Journal on the basis of imported sources. The plans might be announced on Thursday.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok has in the UN Security Council sought the confrontation with the Russians he blames 'to spread disinformation' and 'to distort reality' about the shooting of the MH17 in the airspace of Ukraine.
Shoppers have found a new way to avoid the high price of avocados: they hit the roots of supermarkets with self-service options. Experts spoke about 'a new form of shoplifting'.
An Australian nature reserve has built the longest anti-cat fence in the world to protect endangered species. The electric fence is 44 kilometers long and must ensure that foxes, wild cats and rabbits are kept out of the reserve. According to the BBC, the project ensures that populations of some animal species will double.
A court in Australia has found Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide guilty of upholding child abuse by a priest. According to Australian media, he is the highest Catholic clergy ever to have been convicted of such a crime.
A Japanese climber died on Monday at his eighth attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The 36-year-old Nobukazu Kuriki is the second man to leave this climbing season on the dreaded mountain.
Anyone smoking through Flanders with children up to sixteen years in the car can be fined up to EUR 1000. The smoking ban applies to tobacco products and electronic cigarettes. The Flemish government has approved a proposal on this subject from the ministers Joke Schauvliege (environment) and Jo Vandeurzen (Welfare, Public Health and Family).
Sherpa veteran Kami Rita (48) has reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 22nd time in his career as a mountain guide. He is now only record holder. The Nepalese Ministry of Tourism announced this on Wednesday. The routinier stood in the morning with a group of Chinese people on top of the highest mountain on earth, on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
At the village of Osmington in the Margaret River wine region in rural Australia, the lifeless bodies of seven people were found. All bodies, according to the local police, had gunshot wounds.
104-year-old Australian David Goodall, who traveled to Switzerland for euthanasia, died in Basel on Thursday.
Kangaroos with sugar addiction regularly attract tourists in eastern Australia. That is what local media reports on Wednesday. They have become accustomed to all the goodies they are getting and can get very aggressive when they see something tasty.
The French president has caused hilarity with a slip of the tongue during his visit to Australia. In English he thanked the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his 'nice woman'. Lucy for the great reception.
David Goodall, the oldest scientist in Australia, no longer wants to live and flies to Switzerland this week to put an end to his life. Goodall says he has no other choice because his quality of life has deteriorated. 'It is a pity that I have become so old.'
The EU 'takes note' of President Donald Trump's decision to exempt EU member states from US import duties on steel and aluminum until 1 June. The EU ought to 'be excluded from these measures fully and permanently', the European Commission says and warns that it is 'not under threat'.
The Australian government wants to create a new monument to commemorate April 29, the day that the British explorer James Cook set foot on the continent for the first time in 1770. The attraction comes in Botany Bay, the place where the crew of the British ship Endeavor first met with the original population of Australia, the Aborigines. That was a turning point in the history of the country.
A deaf and partially blind dog named Max was put in the spotlight on Saturday by the Queensland police (Australia). The dog kept a toddler company for a night that had run away. The 17-year-old dog is put in the spotlight by local agents because of his heroic act.
A 12-year-old boy from Australia, after an altercation with his mother, used her credit card to fly to Bali.
A missing 15-year-old boy whom Australia has been looking for intensively for two years has suddenly reappeared.
Facebook is taking measures to prevent almost all of its users coming soon under the new European privacy legislation. The internet company wants the regulations to apply only to European members. Facebook confirms that decision to Reuters news agency.
A surfing tournament in Australia was canceled after two men in the area were bitten by sharks. According to the Australian broadcaster ABC, the organization speaks of a 'unique situation': the sharks land on stranded whales, which contributes to their aggressiveness.
A carnivorous ulcer is spreading so rapidly in the Australian state of Victoria that an epidemic is being discussed. In an article in the Medical Journal of Australia, experts say that the number of Buruli ulcer cases is increasing, but it is unclear why that happens only in Victoria. No cases have been reported in other states of Australia.
Ready with the crowds and high rent in the big city? Then it is time to live as 'god in England'. One is looking for a lord of the castle who works as a Visitor Services Manager on the English island St. Michael's Mount.
The last flamingo of Australia is no longer. The Adelaide City Zoo put Chile to sleep on Friday (local time) because the health of the over 60-year-old animal deteriorated dramatically, according to Australian media.
The organization of the Commonwealth Games has included it for Camilla, the wife of Prince Charles. The Duchess of Cornwall seemed uninterested during the spectacular opening ceremony of the sporting event in the Australian city of Gold Coast.
The Chinese space station Tiangong-1 has returned to the atmosphere in the night from Sunday to Monday at 2:15 am (Dutch time). According to Chinese space authorities, the drifting space station was for the most part destroyed when it sank through the atmosphere over the Southern Pacific Ocean.
The chance that you get a fragment from space on your head is only one in a trillion, but it is still not clear where the Chinese space station Tiangong-1 will collapse. It is estimated that the station, which has the size of a bus, will reach the earth somewhere tonight or Sunday morning early.
Australia expels two Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain. According to the British government, the regime in Moscow is behind the attack.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner from the Australian airline Qantas landed in Perth on Sunday morning after a direct flight of over 17 hours from Perth, Australia. It is a first for aviation, the company Qantas reported at the festive departure on Saturday evening.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner from the Australian airline Qantas flies this weekend directly from Perth in Australia to London in 17 hours and 20 minutes. It is a first for aviation, the company Qantas reported at the festive departure on Saturday evening. The device is expected to arrive in London around 6:00 am on Sunday. Qantas calls the connection with England the Kangaroo route for seventy years.
The most active volcano in Europe, Mount Etna, glides very slowly towards the sea. According to scientists, the mountain on the Italian island of Sicily moves 14 millimeters per year to the Mediterranean.
