‘She’s done her time’: Roxy Jacenko praises Schapelle Corby for taking part in SAS Australia – and defends the convicted drug smuggler for moving on with her life By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:18 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 01:22 BST, 20 October 2020 She voluntarily withdrew from SAS Australia on … Read more
No other Caribbean country has endured such a tumultuous modern history as Grenada. The Cuban and Russian-backed revolution of the early Eighties ended with the American invasion (referred to in these parts, quaintly, as the ‘intervention’) then, just as the country was finding its feet, along came Hurricane Ivan in 2004 to flatten the place … Read more
Baby’s got blue eyes… and so has everyone else! Indonesian tribe have piercing features due to a genetic fluke Members of a tribe on Buton Island, Indonesia, have Waardenburg Syndrome, affecting pigmentation The syndrome can affect hear loss but also causes an extremely rare electric blue colour in their eyes Korchnoi Pasaribu, from Jakarta, Indonesia, photographed … Read more
Two Boeing plane crashes that killed 346 people in five months were the ‘horrific culmination’ of design flaws, poor government oversight and a lack of action by the planemaker, US investigators have said. Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration were both criticized in a scathing report by the House Transportation Committee after the crashes in … Read more
The New Guinea singing dog, known for making harmonic sounds with its high-pitched barks and howls, was believed to only exist in captivity – until now. Scientists spotted a pack of these dogs running wild in the hills of Indonesia after the animals were believed to be extinct 50 years ago. The findings were uncovered … Read more
Mutated coronavirus strain ’10 times more infectious’ but less deadly is discovered in Indonesia as Covid-19 cases surge in the country Indonesia reported 2,858 infections on Sunday, higher than July’s daily average The D614G mutation has been found in genome sequencing data from samples Strain was identified in February and has been circulating Europe and … Read more
Families gathered to raise their dead loved ones from their tombs, clean and redress the corpses in this year’s Ma’nene ritual to honour the spirits of their mummified ancestors in Indonesia. Every August the Torja community in Panggala, Nort Toraja, South Sulawesi, re-dress their relatives’ bodies, clean them, speak with them and even light them … Read more
The Sumatran rhinoceros once thrived in rain forests and swamps across India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. Their numbers have fallen dangerously low in recent decades, though, the result of poaching, habitat loss, and fragmentation – leading the creature being classified as ‘critically endangered.’ Less 80 than survive, according to Save the Rhino, and all … Read more
Convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has officially become a reality star, 15 years after she was jailed for trying to smuggle marijuana into Indonesia. On Sunday, the 43-year-old confirmed she will star on Channel Seven’s upcoming military-style reality show SAS: Australia. SAS: Australia is a remake of the British TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins and will … Read more
Locals flock to see ‘lucky’ mutant calf born with two heads as farmer hand rears her – feeding her bottles of milk through both mouths Female calf was delivered on farm in Pondok Wuluh Village, East Java, on Sunday Animal has polycephaly – with four functioning eyes and two separate mouths Despite her unusual appearance, the … Read more