A University of Pennsylvania fraternity is under investigation by both the school and its national organisation for distributing a holiday card that included a photo of the brotherhood posing with a blow-up sex doll, student newspaper The Daily Pennsylvanian reports. ...

The UN has released an urgent call to reduce methane reductions worldwide, which it says will slow the impact of climate change. Australia's beef industry, a major contributor to national methane emissions, released its own sustainability report this week. Mo...

Global economic growth, compared to 2015, is tipped to accelerate in 2016, continuing the pattern seen every year since the global financial crisis. However, as has also been the case in recent years, perhaps those expectations are already looking optimistic, at least...

The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, paving the way for Australia's vaccine rollout. The vaccine program is expected to begin in late February, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Health Minis...

South Korea now has a 1,395-square-metre arena for people to fly drones in. Drone manufacturer DJI has announced that its new arena for drone flights is open to the public. More Â»