What’s the Belt and Road Initiative?

Take a look at China Daily's "Belt and Road Bedtime Stories" series episode 1. Courtesy: China Daily

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China’s ominous treasure hunt

HE’s one of modern China’s greatest heroes.

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Horror images Australians can’t ignore

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

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Macedonia hits back over ‘racist’ signs

“THEY started it”.

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America’s bizarre gun church

CROWN-wearing worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged or renewed wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a Pennsylvania church on Wednesday, prompting a nearby school to cancel classes.

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Aussies caught in Koh Samui jet ski shootout

WARNING: This story contains graphic images that may upset some readers.

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Trump Asks Congress for ‘Strong’ Gun Bill

At a meeting with lawmakers on Wednesday, president Trump urged Congress to take action on gun policy and school safety. Photo: Getty

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Aussies caught up in bloody Thailand shooting

TOURISTS lounging on a Thailand beach fled in panic after a fatal shootout between two rival jet ski operators broke out.

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What to do if your car is recalled

AUSTRALIA’S biggest ever compulsory vehicle recall was issued on Wednesday, with the Federal Government ordering 2.3 million vehicles off the road to replace defective Takata airbags which have caused more than 230 serious injuries and at least 23 fatalities worldwide.

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Saying ‘Me Too’ is risky in Japan

JAPANESE women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk.

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Hope Hicks’ resignation was inevitable according to US political commentators

Hope Hicks' resignation was inevitable according to US political commentators. Credit: CNN

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Scientists in WA are detecting signals from the early universe

An international effort is underway to detect signals from cosmic dawn — the period during which the first stars formed. Credit: Australian Academy of Science

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Airport fury

This grounded passenger looks ready to throw down on the tarmac. Credit: Kelly Smekens via Storyful

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Shock as Trump’s confidant quits

WHITE House Communications Director Hope Hicks is resigning from her job, it has emerged.

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Florida shooter’s chilling words to Uber driver

CONFESSED Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz calmly told an Uber driver he was headed to “music class” just minutes before carrying out his murderous rampage.

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Australian seeds sealed inside Norway doomsday vault

Thousands of Australian seeds have been sealed inside a doomsday vault in Norway, as part of a worldwide project to preserve the world's food supplies. More than 30 crates containing 34,000 different types of grain and pasture seeds were sent to the country's north, to be stored inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The seed vault is the world's largest seed storage facility, storing almost 900,000 different types of seeds.

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Britain’s royal quartet make official appearance

US actress Meghan Markle has made an official appearance alongside fiance Prince Harry and his elder brother William and wife Kate, the first time Britain's royal 'Fab Four' have carried out an engagement together. The quartet appeared on stage on Wednesday to take part in the Royal Foundation forum, a new annual event to showcase the projects run or launched by the royals' main charitable and philanthropic vehicle which William and Harry set up in 2011.

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UK hit with highest weather warning

The highest weather warning has been issued across the UK as the 'beast from the east' continues to blast parts of the country with freezing conditions. Authorities are warning people against travelling, with snow and icy conditions making the roads treacherous.

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What really happened on Air Force One?

IT WAS July 2017 when President Trump boarded Air Force One home from the G20 summit in Germany.

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New research finds women with ‘apple’ figure more prone to heart attacks

New research has found women with an 'apple' figure are more prone to heart attacks. A UK study discovered people with large waists and smaller hips - especially if they're female - have a significantly increased risk of attack. The findings from the Journal of the American Heart Association paper suggest the waist-to-hip ratio may be a better predictor of heart attacks than general obesity. It also reveals the different ways men and women store fat and how that affects their health.

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Big problem with the airbag recall

EVERY Australian should be checking if their car is on the airbag recall list that could take years to work through, according to the RACQ.

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‘America’s pastor’ receives rare honour

HE FELT stung by the politics that helped define his life — and resolved to keep a distance. But in death, the Reverend Billy Graham is getting a rare tribute from the nation’s top political leaders under Capitol Rotunda.

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Nobel trio accuse Suu Kyi of genocide

THREE Nobel Peace laureates have accused Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the nation’s military of genocide for their role in violence that has forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.

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Trump skewers his ‘disgraceful’ AG

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has attacked his Attorney-General Jeff Sessions, saying Mr Sessions isn’t doing enough to investigate whether the FBI abused government surveillance powers in the Russia probe.

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Students make emotional return to school

ABOUT 50 uniformed officers marched into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School early on Wednesday, just one aspect of the heavy security as classes resumed for the first time since 17 students and teachers were killed by a troubled teenager with an AR-15, thrusting them into the centre of the nation’s gun debate.

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Elton’s mum in shock snub from grave

SIR Elton John’s late mum handed her son a final snub by giving a chunk of her fortune to the ex-PA who sparked their feud.

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Conspiracy frenzy over star’s death

THE sudden demise of legendary Bollywood actor Sridevi Kapoor has sparked a frenzy of bizarre conspiracy theories as her millions of fans struggle to come to terms with her death.

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Hicks admits lying for Trump … but not about Russia

WHITE House communications director Hope Hicks acknowledged to a US House intelligence panel that she has occasionally told “white lies” for US President Donald Trump but has not lied about anything relevant to the Russia investigation, according to those present for Ms Hicks’ closed-door testimony.

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Meghan’s double-date with royals

PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have joined Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge in their first ever joint engagement as a foursome.

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Single-sex schools ‘key to interest in science’

GIRLS in single-sex schools are far more likely to study maths and science subjects in senior year levels, a study finds.

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Russia’s ‘lasers to shoot satellites’

IT MAY sound like something out of a hi-tech future war movie, but plane-mounted lasers capable of hitting enemy satellites are real.

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How Student Survivors Are Fueling a Gun-Control Movement

In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead, student survivors have started a movement for greater gun control. Two students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School explain how social media, crowdfunding and political activism have helped spread their message. Photo: Jeff Bush/The Wall Street Journal.

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Aussies honoured on Sony shortlist

FROM the confronting to the quirky, the stunning images in the shortlist for the prestigious 2018 Sony World Photography Awards provide a fascinating insight into the lives of others.

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Threat of alien galactic cyber attack

DO Earthlings need to be prepared for the potential of an alien cyber attack?

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Ugly tensions flare in Melbourne

A BUILDING in inner-city Melbourne has bullet holes in the walls from the last time racial tensions between two warring parties boiled over.

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British-Irish border may harden post-Brexit

The British government is trying, publicly, to maintain an open-border arrangement with Ireland following Brexit, but some hardening of the border may be inevitable.

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Tech.biz, Wednesday 28th February 2018

Biz Tech host Chloe James joins Chris Griffith from Barcelona to discuss the latest consumer technology.

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Heavy snowfall in the UK causes transport chaos

Heavy snow in the UK has brought near-record falls, which forced the closure of public transport and major roads.

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Energy — out of nowhere

ELECTRICITY from nothing.

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It’s a snake-eat-snake world out there

A TOOWOOMBA snake catcher has captured the moment a brown snake tried to eat another live brown snake.

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Energy — out of nowhere

ELECTRICITY from nothing.

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$50 gamble to make millions

OF ALL the get-rich-quick schemes, nothing seemed as easy as the windfall enjoyed by domain squatters in the early days of the internet.

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Airbag recall – Is your car affected?

Nearly four million cars owned by Australians are to be compulsorily recalled due to faulty and at worst deadly airbags.

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Record heat for last day of summer

SUMMER is leaving us with a bang along Australia’s east coast today.

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Weapons pact ‘a betrayal of humanity’

NORTH Korea has shipped the Syrian government supplies that could be used to produce chemical weapons, it has been claimed.

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Emperor Xi clamping down on dissent

CHINA’s new President-for-life doesn’t like criticism.

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Emperor Xi clamping down on dissent

CHINA’s new President-for-life doesn’t like criticism.

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All the cars being recalled

DRIVERS are being strongly urged to check if they need to have faulty Takata airbags replaced from their motor vehicle in Australia’s largest ever consumer recall.

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4 million Aussie cars recalled

THE Federal Government has confirmed a compulsory recall of close to 4 million vehicles nationwide to have potentially deadly airbags replaced — including 850,000 German-made cars that had previously avoided the safety campaign.

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Edgerton, Lawrence sizzle in Red Sparrow

February 28, 2018. Red Sparrow director Francis Lawrence told AAP reporter Peter Mitchell, in West Hollywood, that Australian actor Joel Edgerton was his first choice for the film. "I think he's at the top of his game for sure," he said. "I think he's probably the best male actor of his age working today. "I think he's just phenomenal." Red Sparrow opens in Australia on Thursday (March 1). (AAP VIDEO/Peter Mitchell)

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Woman argues with United staff over luggage size

Natalia Rutkowski was boarding a flight from Chicago to New Jersey when a United staff member disputed her handbag was small enough to take on the plane as hand luggage. Credit: SWNS/Mega

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South Africa to take white-owned land

SOUTH Africa’s parliament has voted in favour of a motion that will begin the process of amending the country’s Constitution to allow for the confiscation of white-owned land without compensation.

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It’s going to be a ‘crackerjack’ series: Nathan Lyon

February 28, 2018. Australian bowler Nathan Lyon spoke to reporters in Durban ahead of the first Test against South Africa, starting on Thursday, and said he is looking forward to the challenge of bowling to "some of the best batters in the world". Lyon also said he is expecting quite flat wickets throughout the series in South Africa. (AAP VIDEO/Supplied/Cricket Australia)

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Grenfell Tower delivers final tragedy

ONE of the Grenfell Tower fire survivors who has been in hospital since the tragedy has lost her fight for life, seven months after the event.

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Mel B says the Spice Girls are invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding

Mel B says the Spice Girls are invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. Credit: GirlChat

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A Super-Powerful PC You Can Use From Your Phone

Why buy a PC when you can stream one over the internet to any connected device, like Netflix? WSJ's David Pierce tests out a powerhouse virtual PC from a French startup called Blade. Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis/The Wall Street Journal

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Russia’s truce call fails to halt Syrian crisis

A Russian call for a five-hour truce has failed to halt one of the most devastating campaigns of the Syrian war. Residents say government warplanes resumed striking the eastern Ghouta region after a brief lull.

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Heavy snowfall causes major travel disruption in UK

Heavy snowfall has caused major travel disruption across the UK, causing dozens of stranded motorists to be pulled from snow drifts and many British roads to partially or completely close. Yellow and amber weather warnings have been issued for northern and north- eastern areas, with warnings snow could cut off some isolated communities and disrupt power supplies. Many flights to and from Manchester and other northern airports have been cancelled.

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Jongs visited West with fake passports

NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his late father Kim Jong-il used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports to apply for visas to visit Western countries in the 1990s, five senior Western European security sources have revealed.

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Mother and two sons believed to be among dead in Leicester explosion

A mother and her two sons are believed to be among the five victims of an explosion in the UK city of Leicester. The cause of blast at a Polish supermarket, close to the city centre, still isn't clear. Picture: Facebook, Mary Ragoobar

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Simon Thomas on telling his son that his mother has died

Sky Sports anchor Simon Thomas has said telling his eight-year-old son that his mum had died was "horrendous". CREDIT: BBC

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2.3 million Aussie cars recalled

SOME 2.3 million cars on Australian roads are expected to be compulsory recalled, as the Turnbull government looks to protect drivers from exploding airbags.

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German court rules in favour of banning diesel cars

A top German court has ruled in favour of allowing major cities to ban heavily-polluting diesel cars. The move is likely to hit the value of 12 million vehicles in Europe's largest car market and force car makers to pay for costly modifications. There has been a global backlash against diesel-engine cars since Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to cheating American exhaust tests.

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Florida school shooting hearing cancelled

A hearing in the criminal case against the suspect accused in the Florida high school shooting has been cancelled. Prosecutors are seeking to obtain hair samples, fingerprints, DNA and photographs of Nikolas Cruz. The hearing was removed from the court docket and no explanation was immediately available.

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Powerful Papua New Guinea quake kills at least 30

Authorities in Papua New Guinea say a recent powerful earthquake has buried entire villages. More than 30 people are believed dead after the magnitude 7.5 quake struck the Pacific nation's central region.

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Trump’s secret weapon for 2020 re-election

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager for 2020 re-election campaign.

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Clueless star runs for US Congress

CLUELESS star Stacey Dash, is running for Congress in the US.

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We Need to Talk About Italy

Predictions of populist, eurosceptic victories ahead of major European elections last year didn’t fully materialize—but Italy is different. WSJ’s Niki Blasina explains why the March 4 election in the eurozone’s third-largest economy could have serious repercussions for the European Union.

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Spain unveils next generation of gadgets

Some of the world's biggest smart phone companies have gathered in Spain to unveil the next generation of gadgets. Highlights include phones that can drive vehicles, some which help the elderly deal with new technology, and others fortified to withstand falls of up to two metres.

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