After Brexit Great Britain and Australia sign trade pact

Status: 15.06.2021 12:07 p.m. Great Britain and Australia have agreed on a free trade agreement. The deal will ensure further growth, announced the government in London. But there are also skeptical voices. For the first time since Brexit, Great Britain has signed a completely renegotiated trade agreement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson reached a free trade agreement with his Australian colleague Scott Morrison. The heads of government have cleared the last stumbling blocks out of the way in the past few days, said both sides.

Boost for 3.5 million employees?

Accordingly, manufacturers of cars and whiskey would benefit from duty-free, the government announced in London. Young Britons under 35 should be given more freedom to live and work in Australia. Industries with around 3.5 million employees in the UK received a boost. The contract will ensure further growth. “Today marks a new dawn in the UK’s relationship with Australia, one that is fueled by our shared history and values,” said Johnson. Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan described the deal as a “gain for jobs, businesses, free trade”.

Exemption from duty for whiskey, among other things Image: dpa

“Good news for both countries”

In 2020, UK-Australian trade was worth £ 13.9 billion – around € 16.15 billion. The UK is Australia’s fifth largest trading partner. Before the British became part of the EU and with it the internal market in 1973, Australia was even the most important trading partner. Economist Gabriele Suder from RMIT University in Melbourne welcomed the British-Australian deal. This is good news for both countries. After all, it is the first agreement in the post-Brexit era. She expects the deal to bring the Australian economy 1.3 billion Australian dollars (around 830 million euros) annually. Other experts believe the pact will be more important to Britain. Australia has a strong trade focus on Asia.

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British farmers fear imports

However, the pact with Australia is controversial in Great Britain. Farmers fear a flood of imports of lamb and beef as soon as customs duties cease to exist. This could affect British sheep and cattle farmers. The government in London stressed that the deal included ceilings on duty-free imports over the next 15 years, as well as quotas and other safeguards. Farmers’ associations called on parliament to closely monitor the contract. According to Australian data, the country’s farmers will benefit from the agreement.

Treaties with dozens of states

Great Britain is currently repositioning itself after Brexit. Since the UK left the EU, it has signed trade deals with dozens of countries. However, these were always copies of the pre-Brexit EU treaties with these states.

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Wellington has the least pollution Pollution is one of the most common causes of climate change, with exhaust fumes from households and vehicles leading to environmental and health problems globally. However, in Wellington (New Zealand), that problem seems to be well under control. Wellington, New Zealand. Source: Uswitch The city scored 13.66 on the pollution index, which means that out of 100 units of air, only 13.66 is polluted. New Zealand’s air is very fresh for many reasons, the main one being that the population is not too large, the main economic sectors are agriculture, fishing and tourism, so there are no big factories like many places in the world. gender. Wellington is considered the culinary capital of New Zealand and possesses beautiful natural settings. Visitors cannot miss the “Lord of the Rings” tour, to visit famous scenes in the blockbuster of the same name or experience the props and costumes in the movie. Canberra is the most sustainable city Energy in Canberra (Australia) is mainly from solar and wind sources; and the pollution index in this city is 13.89, just behind Wellington. Canberra has an extensive public transport infrastructure and is environmentally friendly, making it possible for people to go anywhere without having to drive their own car. Tourists have easy access to tourist attractions, whether the museums, the shopping in the center or the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve in the suburbs. The city also operates a carpooling service, encouraging people to travel in groups and cutting back on solo driving. Canberra, Australia. Source: Daniel Morton / Unsplash Switzerland’s Zurich is also highly rated on the sustainability index. It is a paradise for cyclists, with dedicated lanes and many car-free lanes surrounding the city center. Walking is a great way to explore the city, people here do not attach too much importance to the use of personal cars. The pollution index in Zurich is also low, ranking third with 17.31 points. Madrid, Brisbane, Dubai, Copenhagen are in the top 5 Immediately after Canberra is the Spanish capital, which owns a green space of up to 64 square kilometers, with 300,000 trees. The parks in Madrid are always a destination that attracts residents and visitors. The most famous is the Monte de el Pardo park, a green nature reserve about 50 times the size of Central Park in New York (USA). Both Brisbane (Australia) and Dubai (UAE) have priority policies for sustainable development. While Brisbane implements its “Clean, Green, Sustainable 2017-2031” strategy focusing on clean air, biodiversity and low carbon emissions; while Dubai named itself “sustainable city” to promote the green development model. Tourists cycling in Copenhagen. Source: Feybiun / Unsplash With a large area of ​​water and green space, Copenhagen (Denmark) is one of the cleanest, safest and most attractive tourist destinations in Europe. Coming here, visitors often cycle through the streets, admire the old architecture, including the iconic statue of the city’s mermaid. Food is also a strong point of Copenhagen, as there are 15 Michelin-starred restaurants in the city. Nairobi is the leader in green energy The world is strongly promoting sustainable energy and cutting carbon emissions. Nairobi (Kenya) is at the forefront of this movement, with more than 90% of its energy coming from sustainable sources such as hydro or geothermal. However, poor air quality, pollution rates make Nairobi low in this ranking. Nairobi, Kenya. Source: Uswitch Lisbon in Portugal is the second best city for sustainable electricity, making the most of its sunny location with its huge network of solar systems. The city is a popular tourist destination in Europe, with a variety of choices from beautiful natural vistas to quaint towns and castles. In third place is Lima, the capital of Peru. After years of facing air pollution, the city has turned to solar power to try to reduce emissions. The city also installed large billboards that function as air purifiers.

In recent days, the topic of Ho Van Cuong and Phi Nhung’s money has taken over social networks Leaving aside the scandals during the past time, netizens have recently “finished” the details that show that the child’s voice is not only loved and cared for by his adoptive mother Phi Nhung but also participates in tours acting overseas. Although not yet 18 years old, Ho Van Cuong has made young people “admiring” when visiting around the world. The male singer and Phi Nhung performed in Australia, the US to some European countries. Ho Van Cuong’s Australian tour with his adoptive mother Phi Nhung The child vocalist also updated on the personal page of the tour in Taiwan in 2017 American tour To countries in the European region Not only achieving success on the artistic path thanks to the support from Phi Nhung, Ho Van Cuong also recently completed a study program at a famous international school in Ho Chi Minh City. The child singer is studying in a famous international school in Ho Chi Minh City Since entering this learning environment, the male singer from Tien Giang is considered to have changed in personality, becoming more dynamic and mature. It is known that in the near future, Ho Van Cuong as well as millions of other students across the country will enter the national high school graduation exam 2021.

Dr. David Muller with the high-density biopatch. Photo: Hung Vu. The technology allows researchers to use a bio-patch containing a dry layer of vaccine and then apply pressure from the injection device to deliver the vaccine into cells below the surface of the skin. Besides not using needles, this technology being tested on mice also has the outstanding advantage that it does not need to be stored in the cold chain. According to Dr David Muller, Australia’s leading virologist who was involved in the development of the new injection method, the Covid-19 vaccine delivered via a high-density biopatch induces a better immune response and faster. This technology has also shown to be more effective against dangerous variants of the current SARS-CoV-2 virus. What is unique about this single-dose vaccine technology, says Dr. Muller, is that it can help accelerate global vaccine coverage efforts, especially in low-income countries and regions of the world. remote areas. Tests to date have shown that when coated on a dry patch, the vaccine remains stable for at least 30 days in an environment of 25 degrees Celsius and 1 week if it is at 40 degrees Celsius. Using this technology, vaccines will not need to be preserved in complicated and expensive cold chains like today. The developers believe that the applicability of the new technology is very promising. In addition, scientists are also looking for funding to be able to conduct clinical trials on humans in the near future.

Australia is trying to prepare for a plan to produce an mRNA technology vaccine in this country. (Source: Reuters) In a recent meeting with the Senate, Mr. David Luchetti of the Australian Ministry of Industry and Science said that the Australian authorities have asked manufacturers to detail the potential for vaccine development in Australia. Australia. Currently, the Australian Ministry of Technology and Science has received applications from 15 companies, of which 5 are under consideration. The available information shows that if the production of mRNA technology vaccines on the basis of existing factories, it may take Australia 1-2 years to produce the first batches of vaccines. However, if a completely new factory is built, it may take 3-4 years for a new mRNA technology vaccine to be born in Australia. So at the moment it is difficult to predict when Australia will be able to produce an mRNA vaccine. Compared with traditional technology, mRNA promises to be more effective, faster, safer, with fewer side effects; can compare the difference like a motorbike and a jet. To make it easy to understand, the process of synthesizing each protein in the human body is like solving a complex math problem, mRNA becomes a manual of mathematical formulas. If humans can create a vaccine in the form of artificial mRNA, when injected into the body, the mRNA will disguise itself as a “thief” that sneaks in but does not wake up the “host”, it silently builds a defense system. are antibody proteins, so that when the virus attacks, it will be destroyed by that system. Regarding the possibility of Moderna company building a vaccine factory in Australia, Mr. David Luchetti said that Australia is currently in discussions with Moderna about this plan, but until now it is still uncertain about what. (according to VOV)

Australia is trying to prepare for a plan to produce an mRNA technology vaccine in this country. Source: Reuters However, if a completely new factory is built, it may take 3 to 4 years for a new mRNA technology vaccine to be available in Australia. So at the moment it is difficult to predict when Australia will be able to produce an mRNA vaccine. Regarding the possibility of Moderna company building a vaccine production plant in Australia, Mr. David Luchetti said that Australia is currently in discussions with Moderna about this plan, but until now it is still uncertain about what. / .

Unlike the Arctic, where many countries around the world have built their own bases to serve a number of fields both in terms of science, economy and military, for Antarctica, this is still an unofficial land. government although the countries closest to it are Argentina, South Africa and Australia. Every year, during the winter, Antarctica does not receive any sunlight for 6 months; In summer, the sun is always on the horizon. Most of the sunlight falling on Antarctica is reflected back by the white ice, 1.9km thick on average, plus the highest terrain in the world (2,800m above sea level) giving this place its climate. coldest on earth. In the middle of summer, when the sun is perpendicular to the Tropic of Cancer, the average temperature in Antarctica is -25°C. In winter, when the sun moves down the Northern Hemisphere, Antarctica is as cold as -65°C and in some places -89.2°C. A cruise ship takes visitors to Antarctica Initially, only seven countries made claims, including Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, and Great Britain, by setting up facilities in the name of scientific research. Some other countries such as India, Italy, Russia, USA, Pakistan, Ukraine… although not claiming sovereignty, they also build long-term and sustainable constructions. In 1959, after much controversy, in order to prevent military conflicts, the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and nine other countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, which essentially “set aside territorial claims” and use Antarctica for peaceful purposes only. Jane Francis, head of the Antarctic Survey, UK, said: “In 1980, five more countries made claims to sovereignty and now, 54 countries are present in Antarctica with 75 research stations. That poses many problems that need to be solved, such as climate change, fishing, tourism, resource exploitation…”. The results of 50 years of observations show that temperatures in some areas of Antarctica are rising much faster than the global average. This leads to melting glaciers and consequent sea level rise. Marine biologist Damon Stanwell-Smith, who first visited Antarctica more than 25 years ago, said: “Things have changed rapidly and we can see clearly. Just six years ago, there was Areas that are not accessible by boat during the winter are now experiencing large currents, allowing tour operators to bring tourists to visit Antarctica. Still according to Damon Stanwell-Smith, from November last year to April last, despite the raging COVID-19 pandemic, 51,000 tourists set foot on Antarctica, an increase of 17% over the previous year and will continue to grow. continues to increase even though the tour price is from 1,000USD to 100,000USD per person depending on geographical distance. “In addition to the 33 ships registered with the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, there are 20 other ships under construction, not to mention the kayaking or air-plane tours that make Antarctica an oasis,” Mr. Damon said. play uncontrollably…”. The majority of tourists to Antarctica are Chinese, second only to the US in the ranking because Beijing is investing heavily in the continent, as part of its plan to become a “polar power”. What is Antarctica when the Antarctic Treaty is no longer in place? The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was adopted in 1991. It entered into force in 1998 and is the main instrument related to the conservation and management of biodiversity in Antarctica, in which There is a ban on exploitation of natural resources. However, after 50 years, the countries that signed the Antarctic Treaty can decide to amend the fishing ban provided that at least three-quarters of the current consultations – the 29 countries of the Antarctic Treaty – agree. Notice when the 50-year period will end in 2048. Whales slaughtered at a logistics base in Antarctica However, before the Environmental Protection Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty, seal hunting in Antarctica was practiced as early as the 18th century by the British, Norwegians, Argentines and Chilean. Meanwhile, large-scale whaling in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters increased sharply in the early 20th century, mainly by Norwegian and British companies. Whaling logistics stations erected in Antarctica are implied to be part of that country’s territory because, under international law, state activity is a key element of ownership territory. It is therefore not surprising that it is expressed in many forms by all the claimants to Antarctica, from scientific research facilities to dormitories for experts, rescue stations or offices that maintain navigation, airports, logistics, harbors, lighthouses, not to mention that some governments license whaling, seals, The establishment of national parks, the issuance of postage stamps, the mapping and naming of each area, etc., are concrete examples of the race to own Antarctica. According to National Geographic, UK, an increasing number of activities are damaging Antarctica, such as legal and illegal fishing, including the molluscs it contains. is the main food for whales. Arthur Devries, a fish biologist at the University of Illinois, USA, said that since 2003 he has not found an adult toothfish in Antarctica while in 1970, he caught 500 fish for a season to study a protein in the body of fish that helps make anticoagulants. Environmentalist Huck Dulown of the University of Gundee, UK, says he has collected hundreds of meters of damaged nets left behind by fishing boats, not to mention engine oil and household waste. travel. Huck Dulown said: “There are places called ‘scientific research stations’ but maybe inside are not military bases and it is not excluded that it hid missiles with nuclear warheads as it once happened. It goes against Article 1 of the Antarctic Treaty: “Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only. Any measures of a military nature, such as the establishment of military bases, the conduct of military exercises, the testing of any weapon, are prohibited. Antarctica is humanity’s last unspoiled reserve. Under the ice of this continent is an extremely large mineral resource including oil, copper, gold, titanium, uranium, rare earth …, and the surrounding seas are inhabited by many types of creatures. In addition, the glaciers in Antarctica contain 90% of the fresh water in the world, so South Africa, for example, was planning to pull an iceberg to serve the freshwater shortage in the city of Cap Town. A scientific research station in Antarctica And although Antarctica itself is a demilitarized zone, armed conflicts have arisen in a number of its vicinity, including Chile and Argentina over an island near Cape Horn, as well as claims to the South China Sea. The two countries’ overlapping territorial claims, or the war between Argentina and Great Britain over the Falkland Islands, is the gateway to Antarctica. Although the war ended long ago with the victory belonging to Britain, according to observers, it is very likely that it will flare up again. Jim Tymothy, a professor in the Department of Geopolitics, Yale University, USA, said: “The fate of the territories in Antarctica depends on the coordination of the great powers. If coordination is not achieved, the continent will share seven in the next 20 to 30 years, and that could lead to an Antarctic war, is based on these factors: The emergence of technology that allows the rapid and economical supply of fresh water from glaciers in the South China Sea. Antarctica to dry regions, rising oil prices and increasing demand for crude oil Besides, food also needs to be exploited more due to the growing global population, which requires fishing in Antarctic waters…”. At the moment, there is no such convergence of interests, but more than ever, it is likely to take shape because over 60 years, up to now, 54 countries have joined the Antarctic Treaty. including 29 European countries, 9 Asian countries, 8 South American countries, 4 in North and Central America, 3 in Oceania and 1 in Africa. Not only that, the number of consultative parties of the Treaty with bases in Antarctica is also constantly increasing: Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Korea Countries, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, UK, India, Italy, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA and Switzerland. The remaining 25 countries join the Antarctic Treaty as non-consulting parties but still have the right to attend relevant meetings without being included in the decision-making process. However, although “not included in the decision-making process”, these 25 countries still assert their position in Antarctica through scientific research stations, airports, ports, logistics facilities, etc. So the Antarctic race probably hasn’t stopped yet because no one is sure that in the future, no country will send people to this cold continent…

This is the house of a daughter in Australia for her parents in Vietnam. The request of the owner wants to build a solid and beautiful house for parents. House functions must be reasonably distributed, airy and have a garden; Modern interior and easy to use. The house is completely new built with neat and delicate lines, with enough curves to help the overall feel more soft and lively. Fully equipped and modern space for the elderly. Around the house is a large yard so that when there are guests of the third party, they can enjoy planting bonsai and the whole family can live close to nature. The house has a construction area of ​​260 m² with a ground floor and a floor. Dong Trieu Villa was completely rebuilt within 8 months The new house is designed with a modern style. Architect Nguyen Do Anh Quy (Sun Concept) uses large glass windows instead of walls to ensure the maximum amount of natural light, making the space more airy. The main color is white that combines warm and cool furniture, along with green corners to neutralize all colors inside. Architect Anh Quy said, from the rough part, the paint part, the interior, the furniture in the house were built and completed on schedule and similar to the design. The design was very satisfied by the owner from the beginning, so everything went smoother. The architect designed many large glass windows instead of walls to receive the maximum amount of natural light. Around the house is a large yard for the pleasure of growing bonsai The entrance to the backyard The ground floor includes the front yard, living room, kitchen and bedroom. The living room is designed in a modern and simple style. The interior decoration with gray tones, mixed with white background color creates a warm and luxurious space. The kitchen and dining area occupy just enough space but are arranged very neatly and neatly. The bedroom is suitable for the elderly who do not need to go up and down the stairs. In this space, the architect still uses the main color of white, gray to create a very elegant and modern beauty. The owner is very satisfied from the design to the construction of the whole house. The spaces are reasonably divided, with skylights and lots of green space, furniture and colors are very harmonious with each other. From the kitchen space, the dining area can overlook the garden through large glass doors. The kitchen and dining area are arranged very neatly and neatly, full of kitchen cabinets and convenient kitchen island. The stairs leading to the floors have more prominent colors. The second floor includes a small living room, bedroom, worship room, balcony. Still in harmony with the design language of the ground floor, the spaces on the second floor are spacious and filled with natural light with many glass windows. White and gray are still used, all color elements bring good-looking, modern beauty to the entire space. On this floor, there is a space arranged into a small living room so that the family can gather, talk together and admire the surrounding green landscape. The balcony is spacious, with seating arrangement to enjoy the view and relax. On the second floor, the architect arranged a small living room space for the family to gather and chat. The architect calculates the size so that the skylight is just enough to get the wind to get light, aesthetics without being hit by rain The main color tone creates a very elegant and modern beauty The worship room is dignified, the altar is in the typical classical style of Vietnam. The bedroom is simple, neat and fully functional.

The 75 meter high eucalyptus tree includes 165 steps to challenge Australian adventurers Many visitors describe the experience of climbing the 75-meter ‘Dave Evans Bicentennial’ ancient eucalyptus tree as intimidating. Of course, the trip is not for those who are afraid of heights. Around the tall tree, people plug 165 ‘stairs’ which are iron stakes attached to the winding tree trunk. The Dave Evans Bicentennial eucalyptus tree, located inside Warren National Park, near Pemberton, West, is Australia’s highest fire observation site. The first time people inserted iron steps into a tree trunk was in 1988, marking 200 years since the arrival of British ships in Sydney in 1788. Now, this giant tree has become an attraction for adventurous tourists who want to conquer the towering tree and enjoy the panoramic view of the green national park. Adam Scott, a TikTok user shared a video of his recent conquest of a giant tree. According to Adam Scott, the only way to go up is to step on a series of iron bars hammered into the side of a tree more than 30 years ago. Adam Scott, who owns a TikTok account with more than 28,000 followers, said: “This is definitely Australia’s scariest attraction. This thing is so sketchy, how have they been around for so many years. “. In his first conquest, Adam Scott climbed to a height of about 25 meters above the ground. There are no seat belts or any instructions. On the way to climb the tree, there will be only you and the space seems to have no end under each iron stake. “If you fall, there won’t be anything to support you,” says Adam Scott. On the TripAdvisor page, many tourists who have joined the journey share that ‘if you are a thrill-seeker, you will love this adventurous tree climbing trip’, ‘Tree climbing is a great experience but sure. Not for the faint of heart’, ‘The distance between the stakes is very large so be careful’, ‘Although the distance is very large and 75 meters high, no one has actually died while climbing a tree’… To participate in this unique experience, you need to buy a Warren National Park pass, 12 USD, or about 276 thousand VND per vehicle, at the Pemberton Visitor Center. Then, traveling by car for about 15 minutes, you will see the old Dave Evans Bicentennial tree.

Accordingly, on May 28, the Australian Federal Foreign Investment Commission (FIRB) approved the contract to buy 100% of the shares of the Roper Valley iron ore mine project of the Australian subsidiary of Hoa Phat Group. . Roper Valley iron ore mine has estimated reserves of 320 million tons. After the transaction is completed, Hoa Phat is the owner of the Roper Valley iron ore project with an estimated reserve of 320 million tons and a mining capacity of 4 million tons/year. Hoa Phat said that the group will continue to research to invest in buying some new iron mines in Australia, in order to ensure a long-term supply of at least 50% of the Group’s iron ore demand (equivalent to 10 million tons of iron ore). /year). Besides, the raw material that constitutes up to 30% of the steel price is coking coal, which is currently imported by Hoa Phat from Australia – the world’s largest coking coal supplier market. The Group is studying to buy a few Australian coking coal mines in the future to gradually become self-sufficient in this important production material. Talking to Dat Viet, metallurgical expert – Prof. Dr. Pham Pho assessed, this step of Hoa Phat is very wise, helping businesses to proactively source raw materials in a stable and long-term way. According to him, normally Australia rarely sells the whole mine, but now, due to political and trade tensions with China, Beijing has limited the purchase of iron ore from Canberra, on condition that Australia sells the whole ore mine to Vietnam. should be easier without raising prices. Roper Valley iron ore mine has estimated reserves of 320 million tons. Photo: Hoa Phat “With this step, Hoa Phat can take the initiative in the source of raw materials, only have to worry about exploitation and transportation. Enterprises must send people to supervise and operate, along with a team of workers in your country to exploit. Most of Vietnam’s steel mills rely on scrap iron for production. However, the current scrap iron and steel is limited, the price has increased, the quality is poor, not to mention the difficulty in transportation. It can be said that enterprises producing steel by electric furnace technology, using scrap iron will face many difficulties in the future. Therefore, this step of Hoa Phat is very important,” said Professor Pho. The expert also highly appreciated Hoa Phat’s plan to buy coking coal mine. However, he also noted, buying coal mines to produce coke is very difficult, the production process of coke costs a lot of money. Therefore, it is often easier for a business to cooperate with a partner in Australia than to be completely self-sufficient. “Of course, businesses choose depending on specific conditions to produce coke. To produce coke, it is necessary to use fat coal, not coal. The carbon content in it is high and contains a certain amount of oil. When heated, , the amount of oil evaporates, leaving pores. These pores will make the air flow, not clogged and it will provide fuel continuously. If the business can buy ore mines, and at the same time associate with partners in Australia to produce coke, it is very good. This depends on the operating ability of the business, if you want to produce cups, you must have good experts, and ore is simple – just dig, treat and bring back. If the direction of the business is to buy coke mines, then transporting coke to Vietnam, coking production in Vietnam is better and also simpler, because the production process of coking coal has many other products. For example, when coking, the gas that rises contains a lot of fuel, in which CO is very high, gives high value of electricity, provides for the process of electricity production, boiler heating…”, Prof. TSKH Pham Analysis Street. He also noted that producing steel from ore has a more complicated process than producing steel from scrap (iron scrap) and is also cheaper. The quality of steel depends on the manufacturing process. Even scrap steel wants to produce good steel, it must be carefully selected and classified. Currently, scrap steel in the world is still small, with many impurities. When buying, manufacturing enterprises must carefully select and classify, which costs a lot of money. Regarding the problem of environmental pollution treatment, Professor Pho said that blast furnaces are more complicated than electric furnaces that use scrap iron and steel. When the blast furnace emits gas, it is necessary to invest in equipment to recover coal dust for reuse. Similarly, the exhaust gas contains a lot of CO, which if left to fly into the environment is very toxic, so it must be recovered to put back to burn in electric furnaces or furnaces. This does not mean that electric furnaces do not have to deal with environmental pollution. The electric furnace itself must also be equipped with equipment to capture waste gas, coal dust and filter. Because technology and equipment to deal with environmental pollution are very expensive, according to Prof. Pho, it is important whether steel factories are willing to invest or not.

Hidden in the dark, the terror of the dark, is a herd of thousands of mice. Wander around the wheat cellar at the Fragar family farm, a seven-hour drive from Sydney. The drought is over, and the Fragar family’s first good harvest in years is being ravaged by rats. But the Fragars weren’t the only victims. Countless farms along Australia’s eastern grain belt are facing a rat epidemic described as the worst in public memory, according to New York Times . Rats in the grain warehouse at the Fragar family farm. Photo: New York Times. The rat epidemic came after years of bountiful crops màng On average, every 10 years, Australia faces a rat epidemic. This year, the rats appeared after a year of favorable rain and wind in 2020. The crops were bountiful, the farmers’ food stores were full, becoming an ideal food source for the rats to multiply. This year’s rat epidemic is also partly caused by the change in people’s farming methods. In the past, farmers used to burn the stubble after each crop, before sowing began. But over the past 15 years, Australian farmers have started sowing seeds directly on the trunks of old food crops, to protect the environment. It was this change that created an additional food supply as well as an ideal nesting place for the rats. Both natural and man-made factors, combined with the rapid reproductive cycle – a single mother can give birth to 6-10 pups in 3 weeks, have caused the rat population to explode into the tens of thousands. million children. Meanwhile, the Australian government has been criticized for its slow response. Recently, after a long period of rat epidemic raging, the New South Wales state government lifted the ban on the use of bromadiolone poison, which is considered a “napal bomb” for rats. Rats on a grain tarpaulin at a farm in Tottenham. Photo: AP. Tottenham is a small town in the midwest region of the state of New South Wales. Residents here said they have never seen a rat epidemic as long as it is now in the past. Winter is now slowly coming to the southern hemisphere, including Australia. Cold weather slows down the growth of mice. Robert Brodin, the owner of a shop in Tottenham, said the number of rats he catches each morning is now 15-20, down by nearly half compared to the previous time. However, Mr. Brodin expressed skepticism about the possibility that the rat epidemic would end just through winter. “They used to say, once they (rats) start eating each other, the rat epidemic will pass. But they have been eating each other since December 2020 and nothing has changed,” Mr. Brodin said. Steve Henry, an expert on rat diseases in Australia, admits it is difficult to predict when the current rat epidemic will pass. Mr. Henry said the rat epidemic can only end when it has peaked. “The epidemic will end when there are too many rats in the ecosystem, all of them interacting with each other, causing the disease to spread quickly. At the same time, the rats run out of food, they will be both sick and hungry, that is when they will attack each other and eat the young,” expert Henry predicted. If the rat population survives the winter in large numbers, the size of the rat population will explode again in the spring, then the situation could be worse. Until the rat epidemic is over, it will continue to be a psychological burden for people living in the areas directly affected. Life turned upside down “I feel like I’m watching the rats gnaw away at the family’s future,” said Kathy Fragar. During the first half of 2021, the rat epidemic has spread across southern Queesland, New South Wales and northern Victoria, the three wealthiest eastern states in Australia. “The rat epidemic is the flip side of a rare lucky year out of the worst drought in a century.” New York Times comment. Not only attacking crops, rats even attack people in the house. They get into the air conditioning system, destroy household appliances, eat poultry. Communication systems in some areas of Australia were disrupted when rats bitten telecommunications cables. Rats biting power lines also short-circuited and set a house on fire in New South Wales. Mr. Terry Klante emptied the rat out of the trap. Photo: New York Times. The rat epidemic makes people do things every day that no one is interested in. At the stores, employees set traps every night, and in the morning drown the rats they catch. In residential areas, “cremation yards” sprang up, where people bring the bodies of rats they find or kill for incineration. Hospitals also struggle with hygiene requirements against the invasion of rats. Jeff Fragar, the family’s ranch owner, said the loss of wheat storage was noticeable due to rat infestation. Mr. Fragar hopes to be able to sell 500 tonnes of the 700 tonnes of wheat already harvested on the farm. Even with such an optimistic figure, the family still lost $30,000. Many farmers find themselves in a situation where their goods are returned because rats are found in their lots. Mr. Fragar said the family’s biggest concern right now is the risk of not being able to continue growing the next crop. The Fragar family farm is in its infancy. The swarm of rats will eat whatever seed man sows in the ground. But if we continue to wait, the ideal time for sowing will pass, the farm is at risk of crop failure, or even no crop to harvest. The NSW Farmers lobby group warned New South Wales could lose billions of dollars as the rat epidemic affects the upcoming wheat, barley and canola crops. “We haven’t been able to plant anything for three years now because of the drought. We’ve only had half a year of good weather, and then the rats have ruined everything. If the weather doesn’t continue to be favorable, I can saying that our luck has run out. The bank will no longer help us,” said Mr. Fragar. Can only wait Jo Randall lives more than 100 kilometers south of the Fragars’ farm. The woman said she cried when she discovered that the rats had entered the house and destroyed the furniture. The Randalls consider themselves lucky because they were able to protect the farm from rats, by actively trapping and burning the farmland. But the Randalls live in an old house, with many cracks, easily infested by rats. Even when it was cold in the morning, Mrs. Randall often had to open the window to release the stench from the rats. A domestic dog chases mice under a grain-covered canvas on the farm of George Greig’s family. Photo: New York Times. In the house, there were traces of rats everywhere. Mrs. Randall’s phone case was crushed at the edge. The sound system of the family is damaged by biting the wire. Rats leave teeth marks on many other household objects. For Mrs. Randall, the ultimate limit was the rats getting into the bed. This finally happened, when the woman found rat droppings on the bed sheet. “Ultimately we have to accept the fact that we’re not going to win this war, we’re not going to get rid of the rats. The best we can do is wait for the rat epidemic to pass,” Ms. Randall said. .

According to locals, if last year, at this time, the price of Australian mango was always at 40,000-50,000 VND/kg, this year, the price of Australian mangoes dropped sharply to only 10,000 VND/kg. Rescued Australian mangoes are on the market. (Screenshots) On the online market, many people are calling for the rescue of Australian mangoes. According to the survey, most sellers sell in sets of 3kg, 5kg or 10kg. Ms. N. Tram (HCMC) for sale on the Australian mango net market for 39,000 VND/3kg. She says: “ This year, due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the price of Australian mangoes dropped sharply. Unable to export, Australian mango must be consumed in the domestic market “. In Hanoi, Australian mango costs just over 10,000 VND/kg. (Screenshots) Not only in Ho Chi Minh City, Australian mangoes are also sold to the rescue on many online markets in Hanoi. A Facebook account for sale on the online marketplace: “ Export of Australian mango. Mango rescue corner. Translation can’t be exported, so I’m selling for the garden This small trader said that Australian mango exports are large (700-800g/fruit), round, beautifully designed, thick and juicy. The selling price is 99,000 VND/6kg. Calculated, each kg of red Australian mango. just over 16,000 VND. Ms. TL (Hoang Mai, Hanoi) shared: “ About a dozen days ago, I started selling Australian mangoes to rescue gardeners in Nha Trang. Because the epidemic could not be exported to China, farmers did not know where to put it. I sell in a set of 5kg (99,000 VND) “. Australian mangoes are large, round and weigh up to 1kg/fruit. (Photo: Facebook) According to Ms. TL, Australian mangoes are very regular and large. Because of the low price, many women also buy together to save money on shipping. One day, Ms. TL sold nearly 1 quintal of Australian mangoes. Just ordered 10kg of Australian mango, Lan Hoa (Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi) constantly compliments. She says: “ I ordered Australian mango yesterday on Facebook and this afternoon it was delivered to my house. Australian mangoes are large, uniform fruits, beautiful colors. When eaten sweet, ripe, mango flesh is firm “. The Australian mangoes are beautifully colored. (Photo: Facebook) Similarly, Ms. Trang (Ha Dong, Hanoi) also ordered 10kg of Australian mangoes for the whole family to eat gradually. She said: “ Every year, Australian mango has a high price of about 50,000 VND/kg. However, this year, Australian mangoes are only about 10,000 VND/kg. From now until the end of the season, I will order a few more times to support the farmers “.

Fiona Adams, an Australian farmer, holds a rat that was killed by her dog. Photo: Sydney Morning Herald. As cats give up chasing mice and dogs risk death from ingesting rat bait, farmers across Australia have no choice but to improvise to deal with the raging rat disaster. For Eris Fleming, an artist and rancher on her family farm near Bakers Swamp in New South Wales, Australia, the creative approach was to create mini water traps – 15 – everywhere around my house. Mr. Fleming, 78, has seen the current large population of rats once before, in 1984. Although he initially tried placing rat baits like his neighbors, his German Shepherd “started eating the bait faster than the mice.” His dog started bleeding and needed urgent and expensive care to stay alive at the local veterinary clinic. “Vets are going to make a lot of money in this short time,” he said. Rats that have eaten bait will eventually decompose on the ceiling, in the walls and under the floorboards. “The stench is unbelievable,” he said. And so, buckets of water, narrow curtain rods coated with PVC and a layer of canola oil, and some peanut butter decoys, all designed to trap and kill rodents relentlessly. . Just like that, every morning, Mr. Fleming started by collecting dead mice, at least 300 a day. They will then be buried away from the house. It took him three hours a day to clear the bucket of dead rats, dig, bury the rats and reset the trap. However, he also saves time from having to clean every surface, such as clearing rat droppings off the table, and getting rodents out of bed or even out of the refrigerator. Several of Fleming’s neighbors followed his method, and they all reported massive exterminations of rats. Fleming currently counts only a handful of dead rats each morning, but the significant and welcome drop is probably more related to the fact that the rat population is turning to forage elsewhere, such as near Sydney than. Other techniques used by people in his county include a woman mixing powder with plaster to trick rats, although that still risks the rat decomposing in hard-to-reach nooks and crannies. Elsewhere, many people prefer to use traps made of expandable latex rings – like those used to castrate pets. Rats were killed by traps made of expandable rubber latex rings. Photo: Sydney Morning Herald. Improvisation will probably still be required as the supply of rat bait and rat traps continues to be strained. Rat-killer retailer Bunnings says demand started picking up in December and accelerated even further after April. “We have seen an increase in customer demand for rat control products across New South Wales,” said Belinda Rakers, Bunnings product manager. “Due to high demand, supplies are currently at a low level. However, we are continuing to work closely with our suppliers to get more stock in stores as soon as possible,” she said. In Neurea, near Wellington, Fiona Adams is using rat bait to at least keep the rats under control, but they still rummage through her barn at night. Her dog killed one even as she was talking to guests from the Herald visiting the farm on May 20. “I certainly don’t like them, but unfortunately, you have to get used to them,” she said. “They have cute little faces, but they are stinky little animals. Driving along the road at night, they are like toy cars.” Although the cold weather has begun to slow their growth, that hasn’t stopped them from eating all of the lupine beans Fiona planted on May 19, leaving only empty husks. For Fiona as well as Fleming, the scale of the epidemic was hard to imagine for many in Sydney and elsewhere. Rats can breed after just six weeks and then lay multiple litters within three weeks, triggering a population explosion. Farmers in the area who sold their livestock turned to hay production to take advantage of the bountiful rains, but only saw entire haystacks eaten by rats within a few months. After all, it will be up to science rather than temporary or other methods to control such a massive rat population explosion. “The only way you can prevent this is by doing research,” Mr. Fleming mused.

Total lunar eclipse in Mechelen, Belgium, January 21, 2019. Photo: Getty Images. On the evening of May 26, the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years will coincide with a super moon in a special combination of the universe known as a “super blood moon”. The best place to observe this eclipse will be in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, all of Australia, east of Asia and west of the Americas. Vietnamese astronomy lovers can also observe this phenomenon. A total lunar eclipse will last about 15 minutes as the Earth passes directly between the moon and the sun. The entire phenomenon will last five hours, as Earth’s shadow gradually envelops the moon, then begins to diminish. The moon will be orange-red when all sunrises and sunsets in the Earth’s atmosphere are projected onto the surface of the eclipsed moon. Why is it called a super moon? A supermoon occurs when the moon is full at the point where the moon’s orbit brings it closest to Earth. And the “blood moon” appears as it moves through the Earth’s shadow, blocking the light from the sun. A combination of such events will occur on May 26, with a total lunar eclipse followed by a partial lunar eclipse, the moon appearing in red, then fading to gray. The moon’s orbit around the Earth is not a perfect circle. This means that the moon’s distance from Earth changes as it orbits the planet. The closest point in orbit, called perigee, is about 45,000 kilometers closer to Earth than the farthest point of the orbit. A full moon that occurs near perigee is called a supermoon. The Moon when it is closest to Earth is about 12% larger than when it is furthest. Source: Wikimedia. So why call it super? The Moon’s relatively close proximity makes it appear slightly larger and brighter than usual, although the difference between a supermoon and a normal moon is often barely noticeable unless you’re looking at the two side-by-side photos. together. The moon’s orbit is not a perfect circle. Source: Wikimedia. How does a lunar eclipse work? A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow covers all or part of the Moon. This can only happen during a full moon, so first, let’s understand what makes a full moon. Like the Earth, half of the moon is illuminated by the sun at any given time. A full moon occurs when the moon and sun are on opposite sides of the Earth. This allows you to see the entire illuminated side, which looks like a circular disk in the night sky. If the moon had a perfectly flat orbit, each full moon would be a lunar eclipse. But the Moon’s orbit is tilted about 5 degrees relative to Earth’s. So most of the time the full moon lies slightly above or below the shadow formed by the Earth. But twice in each lunar orbit, the moon lies on the same horizontal plane as both the Earth and the sun. If this corresponds to a full moon, then the sun, Earth, and moon will form a straight line, and the moon will pass through the Earth’s shadow. This leads to a total lunar eclipse. To see a lunar eclipse, you need to stay awake at night, when the moon passes through the shadow. The phases of the moon correspond to how bright humans can see from Earth. Source: Wikimedia. Why is the moon red? When the moon is completely covered by Earth’s shadow, it will darken, but not turn completely black. Instead, it is red, which is why a total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a red or blood moon. Sunlight contains all colors of visible light. The gaseous particles that make up the Earth’s atmosphere are more likely to scatter light of blue wavelengths while red wavelengths pass through. This is called Rayleigh scattering, and it’s why the sky is blue, and sunrises and sunsets are often red. Earth’s atmosphere gives the moon its blood-red glow during total lunar eclipses. Photo: Wikimedia. In the case of a lunar eclipse, red light can pass through Earth’s atmosphere and be refracted – or bent – towards the moon, while blue light is filtered out. This causes the moon to appear light red during a lunar eclipse. How does Vietnam watch the total lunar eclipse? According to the Vietnam Astronomical Association (VACA), Wednesday evening, May 26, in Vietnam, most of the central and southern regions will be able to observe the full phase of this phenomenon, while in the north only partially traceable phase. Total lunar eclipse time in Vietnam: – Midnight lunar eclipse begins: 15:47 – Partial lunar eclipse begins: 16 hours 44 minutes – Total lunar eclipse starts: 18:11 – Maximum lunar eclipse: 18 hours 18 minutes – Total lunar eclipse ends: 18 hours 25 minutes – Partial lunar eclipse ends: 19:52 – Midnight lunar eclipse ends: 20 hours 49 minutes. In the northern region: The moon rises above the horizon at the end of the total phase. The observer can only track the partial phase of the phenomenon. For example, in Hanoi, the moon rises at 6:29 pm on May 26. Thus, the observer can almost fully follow the later phase of a partial lunar eclipse from that point to its end. Sometime before 19 o’clock, this partial phase still has very high coverage and is very noticeable. In the central and southern regions: Most of the central provinces will be able to track the last part of the total phase, while most southern provinces will be able to track the entire phase if the viewing angle is wide enough to see the eastern horizon. In Ho Chi Minh City, the moon rises at 18:07, that is, before the total phase begins, and therefore observers in this area and surrounding areas can fully monitor the total phase. Although the total phase can be seen in many areas, at that time the moon is so low that it will be difficult to see in places where visibility to the east is obstructed. The most favorable observation positions to monitor this period are places with a wide view to the East: areas without front houses, roofs or windows of high-rise buildings, the coast… On November 19, astronomical lovers around the world will continue to see an almost total lunar eclipse, the moon dims but does not turn red like this time. The next total lunar eclipse will occur in May 2022. The last total lunar eclipse was in January 2019.

Recently, Australia has witnessed the first Tasmanian devil (a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae) born in the wild after more than 3,000 years since the species disappeared from the continent. Specifically, according to the announcement of the Aussie Ark wildlife conservation organization on May 24, 7 young Tasmanian devils were born at the Barrington wildlife sanctuary, New South Wales, Australia. It is known that the Tasmanian devil disappeared from mainland Australia thousands of years ago. The Dingo is the cause of the extinction of the Tasmanian devil Since then, the Tasmanian devil has only lived within the island of Tasmania, south of Australia – where the wild dog Dingo has never set foot. However, the Tasmanian devils that exist on the island are threatened by the disease “demon face tumor” – a mysterious infectious cancer unique to this species. The disease causes the body, especially the face of the Tasmanian devil, to develop large lumps, which will be fatal to the animals within 3-6 months. Worse still, this is an infectious disease. In the process of fighting for territory or food, Tasmanian devils often bite each other in the face. Accordingly, cancer cells in infected animals will easily be transferred to healthy children Before this strange disease first swept the island of Tasmania in the 1990s, there were about 150,000 Tasmanian devils on the island. However, statistics by 2020, only less than 25,000 animals are still alive in the wild The fact that this species has almost disappeared on the continent and the island’s numbers are on the decline has led Australian conservationists to work hard to protect, breed and return the Tasmanian devil to its natural environment. In September 2020, the wildlife conservation organization Animal Ark brought 11 Tasmanian devils back to the wild in mainland Australia (specifically, the Barrington wildlife sanctuary). Together with 15 individuals previously present in a research project, the number of Tasmanian devils in mainland Australia is increased to 26. After 8 months since returning to the wild, the Tasmanian devils have successfully reproduced When born, the offspring are only the size of a pea and live in the mother’s pouch The successful breeding of demons in mainland Australia has raised hopes for the success of the plan to release and breed Tasmanian devils in the wild. Normally, the mother Tasmanian devil will give birth to 20-40 offspring at a time. The offspring will have to compete for milk from the mother At birth, the baby Tasmanian devil weighs only about 0.18-0.24 grams and is about 0.2cm long Once born, the baby Tasmanian devil will crawl into the mother’s pouch. After 3 months there, its body is complete and can go out to explore nature. When they reach the age of 3.5 – 4 months, the young begin to wean from their mother’s milk Baby Tasmanian devils are more agile than adults and can climb trees. If they can survive the first year, their lifespan in the wild is around 7-8 years As adults, Tasmanian devil males are usually larger than females with a body length of about 65 cm, a tail length of about 25 cm and an average weight of about 8 kg. Females are about 57 cm in length, about 24 cm in tail and have an average weight of about 6 kg The size of the Tasmanian devil is not too big, but after the Tasmanian tiger went extinct in 1936, they became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world. The appearance of this creature is quite strange when it seems to be “hybrid” between many animals. The head of the Tasmanian devil looks like a mouse, the body is neat, stocky with black fur and a white stripe across the chest quite like a small bear, their teeth are sharp like a wolf… The Tasmanian devil is exactly the epitome of the saying “small but mighty”. Although the body size is only about the size of a puppy, it is considered a “killer” in the animal world because it possesses many “weapons” that are beneficial for hunting. Thanks to their extremely sensitive sense of smell and hearing, the Tasmanian devil easily finds prey or detects other dangers. Tasmanian devil is an agile animal and the ability to fight flexibly on many terrains (ground, underwater, in trees) plus an aggressive personality, like to “chase and kill” so it is rare for any creature to escape the danger. their pursuit Their teeth are also extremely sharp and their jaws are so powerful that every bite is a fatal blow The Tasmanian devil is basically a carnivore, so its food is any animal they hunt. They even eat carrion. Thanks to their sharp teeth and strong jaws, they can even eat bones In addition, the cry of the Tasmanian devil is very scary, it makes the listener feel like they are lost in a horror movie When hunting or fighting for food with fellow humans, the Tasmanian devil will emit even more haunting cries Possessing incredible speed, sharp teeth, haunting cries … so this creature is likened to the devil of Tasmania. It is known that the Tasmanian devil is one of the 7 important species for Australia’s ecosystem The ‘revival’ of the Tasmanian devil in mainland Australia will help control populations of feral cats and foxes – these are animals that threaten the existence of many other species In addition, the Tasmanian devil is also a scavenger, helping to avoid diseases spreading into the environment

Australia is always hot, because many tourists see at Christmas people wear bikinis to swim in the sea. But the truth is not so. Sydney Beach on a Christmas Day. Because it’s in the southern hemisphere, winter in Australia is summer in many other countries. Photo: AAP “Many tourists still think that Romania has vampires. Perhaps they are obsessed with the famous novel about Dracula. In fact, in 700 years, we have not seen a single vampire,” a Romanian citizen shared. “Kenyans are all track and field athletes, live in tents, don’t speak English and keep wild animals as pets,” is a misconception that foreigners have about this African country, according to the Kwnet account. “Finland does not exist. God,” shared Lawwi’s account. “I am from Serbia but people keep thinking that it is part of Russia. They are mistaken for Siberia,” said one tourist. Many people have been confused between two lands: Serbia (a country in the Balkans and Siberia (a large land of Russia, approximately the size of Canada). When someone introduced them to being from Belgium, a lot of people assumed they could speak French. In fact, the main languages ​​in Belgium are Dutch, French and German. Many tourists often confuse different European countries as one. For example, they often mistake Switzerland/Sweden, Belgium/Belarus or Slovakia/Slovenia. “Many people think Greece is just beaches and islands, and summer. But we also have beautiful places to visit in winter, like the mountains. And we also have land,” explained one Greek resident. Referring to England, many people think that they are guests who like to drink afternoon tea and love football. In fact, not all British people have this passion. “When I say I’m from Brazil, everyone thinks I know how to dance samba and am passionate about football. And Rio de Janeiro is the capital. But all three are wrong.” Many visitors mistakenly think that Canadians all drink maple syrup, there are a lot of elk and “sorry” is everyone’s catchphrase. According to Bright Side/VNE

For months, rats have ravaged fields and damaged homes in eastern Australia, from the Victorian border in the south to Queensland in the north, causing millions of dollars in damage to crops and machinery. A pair of mice can give birth to 500 more pups per season, the females give birth to a new litter every three weeks, and they constantly need more food. Rat “nightmare” for farmers in New South Wales, Australia. Photo: Pelgar International. The New South Wales government is considering a more drastic solution. On May 20, officials announced they had acquired 5,000 liters of one of the world’s most powerful rat poisons to treat rats. However, some residents fear the use of poisons could damage food crops and kill local wildlife. End of drought, Australia meets rats again “We’ve had long, bad years of drought, and then 2020 is going to be beautiful. But there’s always something great happening, and this year it’s a rat pandemic,” said farmer Michael Payten of the small town of Canowindra, west of Sydney, sigh. The rainfall in 2020 is roughly equal to the total rainfall two years earlier, making the soil fertile and yielding a bountiful harvest, but also creating ideal conditions for the rats. “Trying to count the number of rats that are harming Eastern Australia is like counting the stars in the sky,” said CSIRO researcher Steve Henry, considered by the New South Wales government to be Australia’s best expert on the disease. in mice, said. Rat extermination expert Sue Hodge clears dead rats from traps in her client’s home every day in the New South Wales town of Canowindra. Photo: CNN. According to Sue Hodge, a rat extermination expert in Canowindra, when winter approaches, rats even take refuge in people’s homes. Ms. Hodge spends her days dealing with dead rats trapped in a client’s home. She removed rat droppings from the kitchen, the children’s room and even their beds. In her home, Mrs. Hodge used steel wool to prevent rats from crawling in from every nook and cranny. She sets a mousetrap every night. According to the New South Wales Agricultural industry group, the loss of cereal groups such as wheat, barley and rapeseed, as well as forage, is having a major impact on the finances of farm businesses. The survey found that a third of businesses had an estimated loss of $50,000-150,000 ($38,000-116,000). The group warned that the total damage could reach hundreds of millions of dollars if urgent action is not taken. Government measures – immediate but too dangerous The New South Wales government is resorting to “heavy weapons” to end the rat disaster, after weeks of consultations with Mr Henry, CSIRO and farmers. Last week, New South Wales agriculture chief Adam Marshall unveiled “a scary set of tools for rat control”, including free rat poison for farmers. This week, thousands of liters of bromadiolone – a “second generation anticoagulant” has been introduced to effectively kill rats. However, Charles Sturt University ecologist Dr Maggie Watson says the toxin is “too dangerous” to use in the environment, as it can leach into the soil and bioaccumulate in insects. then join the food chain. She said native birds in Australia are all at risk of death after eating a poisoned mouse, and it takes up to 15-20 years for them to come back to life. NSW farmer Michael Payten calls his tractor shed a “rat hotel”. Photo: CNN. Proponents of the administration argue that bromadiolone is highly toxic and will likely kill some native predators, but there aren’t enough hawks and owls for the rat population to drop naturally. While the rat population is unusually high, farmers warn that they are running out of time to harvest the winter crop.

Artwork: The Conversation The Australian newspaper today, quoting Senate Speaker Scott Ryan, said that on March 27, the computer network of the Australian Parliament was attacked by hackers for nearly 24 hours. As soon as the attack was discovered, appropriate controls were put in place to lock down the accounts of MPs and staff working in Parliament to ensure that information was not compromised. These measures prevented malicious actors, but left MPs and staff working for the Australian Parliament unable to access their accounts on the Parliament computer network for about a week. On the same day, March 27, the computer network of one of Australia’s largest media companies, Nine Entertainment, was also attacked by hackers, affecting the broadcast of many television programs. Nine Entertainment was forced to change broadcast locations and rebroadcast some old shows to overcome the impact of this attack. According to information from Australian authorities, in recent years, public agencies and businesses of this country have become the target of many cyber attacks. Typically, the National Assembly computer network attack before the country held the National Assembly elections in 2019. MP Andrew Hastie, Australia’s assistant defense minister, said: “Cyber ​​attacks are low-cost and difficult to detect. At the same time, these attacks can be carried out at any time and from any location”, so it’s time to think about “cyberspace as a battlefield”.

Facebook icon. (Photo: AFP/VNA) According to Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Sydney, Facebook technology group has paid 20 million AUD (about 16 million USD). Sales tax in Australia in 2020. Figures from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission show that in the 2020 financial year, Facebook has weathered the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; Accordingly, the total advertising revenue of this group in Australia is AUD 712.7 million (about USD 570 million), higher than the figure of AUD 674 million in 2019. However, Facebook paid A$559 million to an overseas subsidiary for “ad resale,” causing net income 2020 is only 155.3 million AUD, lower than 167.1 million AUD in 2019. Accordingly, the company’s pre-tax profit was AUD 37.9 million. With this profit, the company paid 20 million AUD, compared with 16.7 million in 2019. A Facebook spokesperson said that in the last financial year, the company has pay income tax in Australia at more than 30% under local tax laws. While the two “tech giants” Facebook and Google both recorded growth in 2020 in Australia, many local media companies had to cut costs and in some cases had to cut jobs due to advertising revenue. reported a drop of up to 30%. Facebook is currently actively negotiating with several Australian media outlets about paying for their news content to appear on Facebook’s Newsfeed feature. So far, Facebook has officially signed a contract with two major media agencies, Seven West Media and News Corp, and according to some sources, Facebook will sign an official agreement with Nine Entertainment Co within the next 2 weeks. . Facebook is also negotiating with Guardian Australia and national broadcaster ABC.

Sharks – “killers of the sea” – have caused many terrible attacks on people. An Irish man was recently nearly eaten by a shark while kayaking – but luckily the victim survived after being pulled out of the sea. 462 stitches after encountering a shark One survivor of one of the world’s deadliest shark attacks was Rodney Fox, then 23 years old. The tragedy occurred while Fox was participating in the 1963 South Australian Fishing Championships at Aldinga Beach. Fox was attacked by a great white shark. His entire abdomen was completely ripped and torn, all left ribs broken. Rodney Fox’s victim’s stitches are all over his body Rodney’s spleen and lungs were also damaged due to being ripped off by a shark. Rodney almost died from excessive blood loss. However, he survived after requiring 462 stitches. To this day, a shark tooth is still embedded in Fox’s wrist. Notably, Rodney – now 80 years old – has finally become a great white shark expert. He even designed and built the first underwater observation cage to dive with sharks. The woman was attacked by a shark right in front of her husband and children Portrait of victim Shirley Ann Durdin Among the deadliest shark attacks in history, Shirley Ann Durdin must be mentioned. Mother-of-four Shirley, 33, and her family vacationed in Australia’s Peake Bay in 1985 and were attacked by a great white while swimming in shallow water. The great white shark, believed to be up to 6m long, bit Shirley in half right in front of the victim’s husband and children. 4 people killed by sharks in 12 days The great white shark attacked the victims and was then caught by the fishermen. Between July 1 and July 12, 1916, four people were killed and one injured in a shark attack along the coast of New Jersey in the United States. The first attack occurred when 25-year-old tourist Charles Epting Vansant was taking a dip on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The victim’s left thigh was eaten away by the shark and eventually Vansant died from excessive blood loss at the hotel. Other victims were 27-year-old hotel worker Charles Bruder, an 11-year-old local boy named Lester Stillwell, and businessman Stanley Fisher, 24, who died trying to save Lester. Only Joseph Dunn, 14, survived the horrific attack. It is believed that the great white shark in the photo below was later caught by the fisherman who caused the deaths of 4 ill-fated victims. Human bones were found in its intestines. The tragic death of the “child” surfing champion Victim Elio Canestri Elio Canestri – a 13-year-old “child” surfing champion had a tragic accident in 2015. The boy was attacked by a bull shark about 2.4m long while surfing with seven other people off the island of Réunion near Madagascar. The bull shark bit Elio in the stomach and threw him into the water. The area around Réunion Island is one of the most shark-infested in the world, with a total of 27 fatal attacks and 56 shark encounters since 1913. Groom killed by shark on honeymoon Redmond and Gemma Houghton couple In August 2011, newlyweds Ian Redmond and Gemma Houghton went to Seychelles for their honeymoon and decided to snorkel. They were reassured that there were no sharks in the area, but as Ian was swimming in the shallows off Anse Lazio beach, he was attacked by a shark. He was quickly brought to shore, but eventually died from excessive blood loss. Previously, a 36-year-old French tourist was also killed by a shark just two weeks before the tragedy. Hundreds of people were eaten by sharks Battleship USS Indianapolis In July 1945, more than 1,000 American service members fell into the Pacific Ocean when the battleship USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese. In just four days, 579 service members lost their lives to sharks before a fighter jet found and rescued survivors from a terrifying shark attack. period.

Facebook logo at headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA. Photo: AFP/VNA According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Sydney, data from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission shows that in the 2020 financial year, Facebook has overcome the worst effects of the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and made a profit. Total advertising revenue in “Kangaroo country” was AUD 712.7 million (equivalent to USD 570 million), up from AUD 674 million in 2019. However, Facebook paid $559 million to an overseas subsidiary for ad inventory-related content, bringing the company’s net revenue to just $155.3 million. As a result, Facebook’s pre-tax profit was AUD 37.9 million, and with this profit, the company paid AUD 20 million (USD 16 million) in taxes, compared with AUD 16.7 million in 2019. A Facebook spokesperson said that in the last financial year, the company paid income tax in Australia at rates above 30% under local tax law. While tech giants Facebook and Google both recorded growth in 2020 in Australia, many local media outlets have had to cut costs and in some cases cut jobs due to business reasons. Advertising revenue dropped by 30%. Facebook is currently actively negotiating with several Australian media companies about paying for their news content to appear on the social network’s Newsfeed feature. So far, Facebook has officially signed contracts with two major media agencies, Seven West Media and News Corp, and according to some sources, will sign a formal agreement with Nine Entertainment Co within the next two weeks. Meanwhile, negotiations with Guardian Australia and national broadcaster ABC are still ongoing.

According to Ms. Thu, Australian mangoes are grown a lot by households in Khanh Hoa. If last year, this time the price of Australian mango was always at 40,000-50,000 VND/kg, this year, the price of this mango dropped sharply to only 10,000 VND/kg. “Last year, affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, the price of Australian mangoes was still 20,000 VND/kg, the smaller ones were 15,000 VND/kg. But this year, the usual large size for export to China can only sell at 10,000 VND / kg, “said Ms. Thu. Australian mango fruit is large, round, red when ripe This small trader shared that the reason why the price of Australian mangoes fell so sharply was due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Because it cannot be exported, it must be consumed in the domestic market. Due to competition with many other mangoes, there are many delicious fruits in the right season such as plums, pineapples, melons, and watermelons, so consumption is slow. Therefore, Australian mango growers are forced to reduce prices sharply to sell quickly. “My uncle’s family grows mangoes in Cam Lam, Khanh Hoa and is very worried because Australian mangoes have never dropped in price as dramatically as they do now. In previous years, this large, beautiful and fragrant mango was very popular with consumers in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong… But since the epidemic, it could not be exported. The consumption of mango juice is slow in the domestic market, so the price has dropped unprecedentedly. However, mango growers still have to sell and get any money or that,” Thu said. Currently, the Covid-19 epidemic is still complicated in many localities, so even though Australian mangoes this year have both been in good season and depreciated. When sold in Hanoi market, Australian mangoes are only 10,000-11,000 VND/kg but still empty. “Australian mango is usually harvested from the end of April to June every year. The large size is good for export, the average weight is about 7-8 ounces / fruit, before selling 50,000 VND / kg, now it is only 129,000 VND / set of 10 kg and 199,000 VND / set of 20 kg. The Australian mangoes we sell are all new, so customers who buy them can let them ripen gradually,” said Thu. This small trader also tips how to choose delicious Australian mangoes. “When choosing Australian mangoes, you should choose large and round mangoes like peaches, with red streaks on the skin. This red streak only appears when the Australian mango begins to age. When they are young, the skin is still green like other common mango varieties. The older the mango is, the more red it is.” Just ordered 10kg of Australian mango, Ms. Tran Thanh Nga in Thanh Xuan, Hanoi constantly praised: “I just ordered yesterday on facebook, today it was delivered to my house. 10 Australian mangoes, each one is like 10, very even and big. A fruit must be from 8 ounces to more than 1 kilogram. Mangoes have beautiful colors, small seeds and fragrant. When eating, it is very sweet, ripe and supple, and the mango flesh is firm. My two kids love to eat. Therefore, I just let the mango ripen normally. When squeezing the mango, it feels a bit soft and has an even yellow color, so I put it in the refrigerator to eat it for half a month. According to Ms. Nga, Australian mangoes can be eaten directly or made into mango smoothies which are also very mouth-watering, both delicious and nutritious. Sharing about the unprecedented low price of Australian mangoes during the main season, Ms. Nga commented: “Previously, this type of mango that was exported to foreign countries was twice or triple the price of other mangoes. The selling price at fruit shops is usually stable at 50,000 VND/kg. But this year, I bought this mango for only 10,000 VND/kg. From now until the end of the season, I will order a few more times to support Australian mango growers.”

Australian town miserable because of being occupied by white parrots Thousands of white parrots flock to the resort town of Nowra in New South Wales, Australia, creating an unbelievable scene resembling the one in the movies of talented horror director Alfred Hitchcock. White parrots occupy many areas, from light poles, gathering on lawns and rooftops of people, to messy trash cans they rummage through in search of food.

Not when the landscape is all white, people in the area also complain about the annoying noises that the birds make. This was a rare sight in town. Photos and videos of white birds congregating on the streets of Nowra went viral on social media. In the last few years, local people sometimes have to share the same area with white-feathered parrots. Although, many of them dislike or even hate parrots, most can’t do anything about them. A local Nowra resident said: “White-feathered parrots are thought to be pests, they destroy a lot of trees in the area. I have to repeatedly wipe their feathers from everywhere.” If you just look at the photos, many people will find it interesting, but the loud cries and droppings that the parrots leave everywhere will make many people clamor. However, as it is a protected species, locals have little choice when it comes to dealing with the birds. If you’re driving or walking through the Nowra region, it’s not uncommon to see flocks of parrots perched on power lines, car parks, and billboards. They don’t mind rolling around in the grass, picking up food in the trash or sliding down the roof to play. Sometimes they even make a big invasion that covers a long distance together. White-haired parrots have occupied Nowra for a long time. In fact, experts have been warning about this for years. These birds are very intelligent, they have ‘brain’, like a child about 2 years old so they quickly found out that it is better to move to an artificial cozy area than to arid wilderness in New South Wales. Since before the 1950s, white feathered parrots appeared in some urban areas and now they are ubiquitous. “We created a better habitat for the parrots and they arrived as expected,” said the expert at the University of South Australia. The spacious lawns of Nowra, surrounded by tall trees, and easily accessible water, are the perfect habitat for white parrots. Many fear white-feathered parrots will soon become a nuisance to major urban centers such as Melbourne and Adelaide. However, this would definitely be much better than the town being invaded by giant foxes.

Snapchat icon on tablet screen. (Photo: AFP/VNA) On May 21, Snapchat – a popular social network for young people using smartphones, announced that it has reached 500 million monthly users around the world. Speaking at the opening of Snap’s parent company’s partner leadership conference, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel said: “We’ve now reached over 500 million monthly users, which is Nearly one in two smartphone users in the US uses Snapchat.” According to him, in the US, France, UK, Australia and the Netherlands, Snapchat is becoming an indispensable part of daily life. The percentage of users is up to 90% in the 13-24 year old age group, and 75% in the 13-34 year old age group. Snapchat has seen hot growth over the past year, as many customers have to stay indoors due to the pandemic. Spiegel said the Snapchat community outside of North America and Europe is growing rapidly. About 40% of the users of this social network are now outside the two regions. The aforementioned 500 million users are higher than any previous estimate, indicating a sharp increase in usage Social Network in the context of a pandemic COVID-19 , and at the same time shows the racing effort of Snapchat against opponents like TikTok and Facebook’s Instagram.

Finger lime (scientific name: Microcitrus australasica) is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family, one of six species of lemons native to Australia. Lemon caviar has different characteristics from normal in their leaves and flowers are very small. The height of the acorn tree is about 2-7m, the leaves are small, 1-6cm long and 3-25mm wide. Flowers are white with petals 6-9mm long. Fruit cylindrical, sometimes slightly curved, 4 – 8 cm long. The peel is thin, has many different colors such as yellow, pink, green, burgundy, purple… Lemon shrimp has the same shape as salmon roe, succulent. Caviar lemon shrimp can separate like grapefruit, looking exactly like caviar. Many people also call this “caviar in the lemon family” because of this similarity. Not only has the effect of creating flavor, the lemon cloves also make the dish more eye-catching and scrumptious with the appearance of colorful pearls, used for decoration. Caviar lemonade has a sour taste that is not much different from regular types, many people think is a combination of yellow lemon and regular lemon. Can be used for cooking, making jams and pickles. If eaten with fresh seafood such as sushi and sashimi can bring out great taste. Caviar lemon peel can be dried and used as a spice. Due to the high demand for this type of lemon, many places put caviar in mass cultivation, farms growing all over France, California (USA). Perrine and Etienne Schaller were the first two French to grow lemon caviar commercially. They create many different varieties with diverse colors, sour taste, characteristic aroma. Breeding sources are selected from nature. Lemon caviar is usually grown by grafting or sowing seeds. The expensive value is also due to the difficulties in growing acorn lemons and the relatively low yield. This type of lemon used to have a time of near extinction because of humans. When the Europeans invaded Australia, they cut down a lot of acorn lemon trees to make room for agriculture and livestock, making this tree almost missing. This lemon variety has been successfully grown in Vietnam. Specifically, Ms. Duong Thi Kim Duyen in Ben Tre is considered the first person to grow acorn lemons in our country. Duyen said that although this type of lemon has tiny fruit, the price is more than 3 million VND/kg, which is nearly 100 times more expensive than normal fresh lemons. Please watch the video: The strangest shaped trees in the world. Source: Happy and healthy every day

The top four destinations, Spain, France, Italy and the United States, were eliminated, angering airlines and travel agencies as they continue to struggle to survive. Travelers returning from these four countries are still required to self-isolate upon their return to the UK. Turkey – a major destination is also off the list, tourists have to spend 10 days in quarantine and pay for themselves at the hotel. Despite lifting the ban on foreign travel, the British Government still advises people to avoid traveling to countries in the red or amber yellow bands on the Covid-19 warning map. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said it was the first step in Britain’s cautious return to international travel, with measures prioritizing protecting public health and ensuring no damage. achievements in recent years. Comercio Square (Lisbon, Portugal) amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Reuters Many travel centers, airlines and tour operators in Southern Europe have been eagerly waiting for the “big guests” from the UK, but they will have to wait a few more months. Meanwhile, after Portugal entered the UK government’s “green list”, bookings increased by 250% in just a few days, according to statistics from Thomas Cook and Club Med. TUI also said it has added more flights to Portugal. Airlines, airports and travel businesses think the UK Government is being overly cautious; and such limited opening will continue to hinder the tourism industry, which already has many effective solutions to ensure safety. Representatives from Heathrow Airport and British Airways both called on the government to add more countries to the “green list” and allow fully vaccinated people to travel without restrictions. An opinion piece from the British Airline Pilots Association said: “This excessive caution by the government is extremely disappointing to all who work in the travel sector.”

The tunnel was dug underneath a housing complex in the Yongah Hill refugee center The tunnel with a depth of 3m underground was found on the morning of May 10. The tunnel was built in a few months. This image of the unfinished tunnel shows it as if it was hand-dug and just high enough for a person to crouch in. This is not the first time detention centers have discovered secret tunnels for detainees to escape. Nearly 20 years ago, 23 asylum seekers escaped by tunneling out of Villawood detention center on the outskirts of Sydney. In 2002, about 40 refugees escaped from the Woomera detention center during a protest. According to the Australian border force, Yongah Hill camp is holding about 315 people, of which 175 are foreign nationals whose visas have been canceled by the government and 140 asylum seekers. There are no women or children here. Immigrants to Australia currently have an average detention period of 627 days. Yongah Hill alone is a long-term prison, 73 people have been here for more than 5 years, especially some people have more than 9 years.

Australian diver Rhiannan Iffland performed the world’s first stunt when she jumped from a moving hot air balloon into the Paterson River in New South Wales. Previously, Rhiannan Iffland impressed with acrobatics from a height of 120 meters in a salt mine last year. The female athlete continued to impress when conquering the new challenge of jumping into the water from a height of tens of meters, on a flying hot air balloon. Rhiannan Iffland said: “We just did a jump into the water from a flying hot air balloon. This is my first time diving again after falling out of a hot air balloon. It was a special feeling, all acting out too quickly”. Rhiannan Iffland jumped into the water from a height of about 18 meters in a hot air balloon Impressive feat Rhiannan Iffland performed nearly a year of training, after performing a jump from a hot air balloon into the water and diving unsuccessfully in November last year due to bad weather. Rhiannan Iffland, a cliff diving athlete revealed: “I love this sport. What attracts me the most is the fact that I have the opportunity to dive after jumping from different heights, exotic locations. , weird around the world. Diving after jumping out of a hot air balloon is at the top of my wish list for a long time. Last year, when it was not successful with this plan, Rhiannan Iffland was extremely disappointed. The girl did not participate in any events and did not feel motivated to do anything else. Rhiannan Iffland specifically focuses on the idea of ​​diving after jumping out of a hot air balloon. “Today, when we climbed very high, I was a little hesitant, worried, unsure about whether to continue or not. I reassured myself that okay we will fly straight over the target area. I jumped down. Yes, I finally jumped down super fast, “said Rhiannan Iffland. This woman jumped into the water from a height of about 18 meters. Rhiannan Iffland has dived in different waters many times, but this is the first time she has resumed diving after jumping from a hot air balloon. She always feels lucky to work with pilots who know exactly what they need to do, who are also focused on the job. As a cliff diving athlete, Rhiannan Iffland has traveled the world to satisfy his passion, performing dances in places such as the Philippines, Spain, Portugal and Italy. She once jumped off cliffs up to 27 meters high, reaching speeds of more than 85km/h.

Australia ordered 25 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine. AAP photo. Moderna pharmaceutical company said Australia will receive two batches of vaccines, including a booster batch of vaccine capable of dealing with new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel also said that the company intends to set up a vaccine production facility in Australia this year and this intention is being discussed by the company with the Australian government. Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine has not been approved in Australia, but the company said it will quickly submit an application to the Therapeutic Goods Administration for approval. Moderna’s vaccine is manufactured on the same mRNA technology platform as Pfizer’s vaccine and is considered highly effective in preventing deaths and hospitalizations due to Covid-19. Moderna’s vaccine has not yet been approved for use by the Australian Drug Administration, but it is being used widely in vaccination programs in the US. Thus, with the agreement with Moderna, Australia has ordered a total of nearly 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, enough to vaccinate nearly four times the population of this country.

Australia has been repeatedly damaged by rats in recent years. Photo: Guardian. Australia’s National Science Service and the Department of Animal Health have agreed to issue an emergency license to the country’s pesticide agency to produce double doses of rat poison in an upcoming series of products. The dose and percentage of the drug in the wheat fields remained the same, but the amount of zinc phosphide (Zn3P2) in each dose was doubled. Zinc phosphide is an inorganic chemical compound, consisting mainly of two elements, zinc (Zn) and phosphorus (P). This compound exists mainly as a gray solid, with some commercial samples being dark or even black. It is mainly used as a rat poison. In addition, there are applications in the production of semiconductors. Zinc phosphide is very toxic. In many labels, the substance is marked “Highly Hazardous,” meaning that in amounts between 1 and 50 mg can be lethal. For many years, zinc phosphide has been widely used, but strictly controlled. However, for farmers in the eastern and southern states of Australia, the current dose of zinc phosphide is not enough to prevent rat infestations. Researcher Steve Henry of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said that rats have a mechanism to quickly develop an aversion to lures, if the dose of zinc phosphorus in the drug is increased. “We call it the curry effect. If you go out, eat some food, and feel nauseous when you get home, you won’t go back to that restaurant,” he explains. This basis helps CSIRO boldly increase the dose of toxicity, although it increases the risk of death in humans, if accidentally exposed to the decoy. The high-dose drug will be on the market soon, and it will cost farmers about $1 more per kilogram. In eastern Australia, including parts of New South Wales and southern Queensland, where rats ravage crops and cause significant damage to hay and grain stocks, companies and farmers have been allowed to experiment. new drugs. Before that was agreed, scientists had hoped that heavy rain and colder temperatures would reduce the harmful effects of rats. However, that didn’t happen. In most of the affected towns, the rats, which can breed from 6 weeks old and give birth every 21 days, continue to destroy crops and even attack livestock. The New South Wales Farmers’ Association, said conventional rat poison products were in short supply, and prices skyrocketed. They needed a new direction, effective and immediate. The organization has partnered with the National Women’s Union, calling for a financial aid package for the rat epidemic. This group proposes, each farm is provided with $ 25,000 for the cost of rat poison. A survey of 1,100 farmers across New South Wales found that 94 per cent of their farms had been attacked by rats. On average per capita, each individual spent up to 150,000 USD on rat poison. A third of those surveyed revealed that the loss of grain and fodder stockpiles ranged from $50,000 to $150,000. 5& this number claims, they have lost more than 250,000 USD. Some farmers had to abandon the entire spring-summer crop. About 40% of farmers planted less seeds this past winter. More than 80% of respondents reported damage to machinery and infrastructure. And only a third suffered less than $150,000 in damage. Lisa Minogue, a farmer in the Barmedman area, said she washed her clothes 38 times in just three days. “The smell of rats is horrible. It’s impossible to know exactly how many are in the house,” she said. Rats have even attacked rural hospitals, biting patients. Many local health authorities have reported an increase in rat-related diseases. In New South Wales, about a third of farmers surveyed admitted their health was directly affected by the outbreak and 85% had trouble sleeping. Australian Women’s Union president, Danica Leys, said: “Everyone has been affected, from farms, to hotels in the area, to retail food businesses, to bakeries, supermarkets, malls, etc. child care centers and nursing homes. These financial and health ramifications all followed an unprecedented drought that triggered catastrophic wildfires. It’s time for the state government to act.” The Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, acknowledges the problems posed by the nasty rodents.” On 2GB radio, she said: “Depends on living, but the problem seems to be getting worse. more, due to the shortened reproductive time of mice. They are now too crowded, to the point of being difficult to control. The authorities are doing everything they can to avoid a natural disaster.” New South Wales Deputy Premier and National Leader, John Barilaro, said the state government and the Australian Government were speeding up lobbying to change the codes of conduct. “We need to support farmers so that they have enough bait to kill rats in the near future,” he told the National Assembly. New South Wales Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall left open the possibility of controlling diseases that can be spread by rat populations. Among them, the most dangerous and scary is the plague. “There is currently no clear suggestion to solve. Maybe, the government has to use strong measures, including ways that are considered illegal. All to help farmers fight the disease,” he said. emphasize. In the immediate future, Australian farmers still use traditional methods such as setting traps or using drones to drop bait with rat poison from above. However, the problem has only just begun, considering the rapid reproduction rate of mice. A pair of mice can give birth to new cubs after 20 days, giving birth to more than 500 young in a season. Adult female mice can lay litters 3 weeks apart.

People then talked about strategizing against rats, setting extremely sophisticated traps, or fortifying houses against small but annoying enemies. Six months have passed, the number of rats has once again increased sharply, despite thousands of tons of rat poison used, not to mention a terrible flood that swept across the east coast of the country. Rats are no longer an enemy to be eradicated, they seem to have become annoying black fluffy clouds that move everywhere where people have to learn to live together, according to the report. Guardian . Nightmare The nightmare that Australia is experiencing is known as the “rat epidemic”, caused by huge populations of house mice. The house mouse was brought to Australia by Europeans in 1788. Since then, rat epidemics have occurred several times in Australia when conditions are favorable, with increasing frequency. This year, the situation became so serious that the New South Wales state government had to announce an emergency relief package of 50 million USD for people to fight the rat epidemic, including money for rat poison research, drug support. mouse and rat traps up to $1,000 per small business and $500 per household. Dead rat in a farmer’s warehouse in Walgett. Photo: Guardian. But for many people, the support is nothing compared to the damage the rats cause. “We were away for four weeks and had relatives check the house every day. There was a period of about four days when no one came to look, and in those four days, they were all over the house,” said Louise McCabe, resident in the town of Tallimba, said. When relatives were asked to open the door by McCabe, thousands of rats were inside. “They chewed up the new carpet, they ate the wooden floor. The oven they broke. They ate the insulation inside the dishwasher,” McCabe said. McCabe later discovered rats nesting inside pillows on lounge chairs, crawling into kitchen cabinets, destroying electrical circuits. Damages totaled up to $30,000. The climax was when the woman put the clothes soaked in rat urine into the washing machine. When she returned, she discovered a dead rat had swollen inside the glass. Meanwhile, a farmer named Ben Storer living in Walgett, said that 800 hectares of his sorghum has been destroyed by the herd, causing damage up to 200,000 USD. Rats attack every part of Storer’s farm, from the grain barn and the mill to the swimming pool’s filter pipe. At the height of the rat epidemic, thousands of dead rats were found every time Mr. Storer used a grinder to grind the grain he harvested. Baiting is the only measure that can be deployed on a large scale to control rat populations. As a result, in the worst-affected towns, the smell of urine and dead rats was overwhelming. Local residents described the smell of rotting rats as “unbearable”. “With poison, we can kill 100,000 rats a night. But the next morning, another 200,000 will come back,” Mr. Storer said. “No one understands the rat epidemic until they’ve experienced it. No one understands the extreme stench, vandalized furniture. Rats eat all the insulation in the air conditioning system, eat the wires on the roof, corrode parts of the circuit board,” said John Southon, principal of Trundle Central High School. Winter hope While local residents seem to have given up on the fight against rats, New South Wales authorities have stepped in. Experts say they have successfully developed a rat poison that can turn the tide of the current war. A new rat poison using a super toxic chemical called bromadiolone is being approved for emergency use by the New South Wales government. However, scientists warn the drug can be dangerous for native animals that eat the dead rat. Steven Henery, broaching expert with the Australian Agency for Science and Industrial Research, said the coming winter would be an opportunity for humans to put an end to the current rat epidemic. “My hope is that winter will slow down the birth rate of mice, and that only a very small number of mice will survive,” said Henery. One of the real concerns, Mr. Henery warned, is that the rat population has a high winter survival rate, and if the weather conditions are favorable the following spring, they will start to thrive again. Farmers burn fields after harvesting to destroy the rat’s food source. Photo: Guardian. “In August, farmers need to go out to their fields, look for signs of infestation. If they find any, then they will have to kill them before the breeding season. property arrives,” Mr. Henry said. Any human rat eradication strategy will only be able to reduce the rat population to a certain extent. Experts say that to be able to overcome the rat epidemic, humans will have to wait for the help of natural phenomena that are really terrible for mice. “The very large number of individuals interacting with each other increases the risk of disease transmission. When this phenomenon occurs at the same time they run out of food, they will fall ill and start eating each other, eating the animals. young. That’s when their whole growth system collapses,” said Mr. Henery. But until that day comes, people will have to keep setting traps, laying baits, and praying the weather will turn bitter cold. “I can only pray for freezing cold. That’s all I can do right now,” McCabe said.

Lotus flower, also known as lotus flower, scientific name is Nelumbo nucifera, this is a gymnosperm plant, belonging to the Lotus family. Flowers appeared on earth very early, from the 70s flowers appeared in India, then spread and spread to Asia and Australia. Particularly golden lotus originated from North America. The image of a bright yellow lotus blooming under the camera angle of a Vietnamese photographer (Photo: Collectibles) In Vietnam, lotus flowers are mainly grown in the provinces: Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, Dong Thap,… the most famous is Dong Thap with the familiar verse: “The ten most beautiful tower in the lotus flower”, It implies that this is the land where the most lotus is grown and also produces the most beautiful lotus flowers in our country. Lotus flowers have many color groups, in which yellow lotus belongs to rare and unique flower varieties. Because this lotus flower has a bright yellow color, the color of the flower is not too bright or different from ordinary lotus flowers. The golden lotus flower has an average diameter of 12 to 15 cm. Then comes the small lotus calyx in the middle of the yellow-green flower. Lotus flower in Vietnamese life and culture If in the West, the lotus is just a flower for decoration and beauty purposes, in Asian culture, especially in Vietnam, lotus holds a certain place in thought, consciousness of every human being. The lotus flower is attached to and brings many values ​​of both spiritual and material benefits to Vietnamese people’s lives (Photo: collectibles) Since its appearance up to now, the golden lotus flower is not only a close flower, closely attached to the human lifestyle, but also a lofty symbol, representing temperament, virtue as well as culture. trial of the Vietnamese. Flowers represent the strong vitality of our nation through difficult years, adversity, natural disasters, wars … but we always strive to overcome, towards a bright future. Like the image of the lotus flower rising out of the swamp to show off its color, emitting a fragrance for life. Lotus rice has been contributing to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the world culinary culture (Photo: Collectibles) In addition, in our country, lotus is a special plant that is grown and fully used all parts of the plant: such as tubers, peppers, flowers, seeds, petals … to make food materials Lotus leaves lotus leaf, lotus stem is used to make decoration, lotus heart is used as a drink and medicine or even delicate lotus silk is used to make textile fibers. The Meaning of Lotus In Feng Shui Feng shui experts believe that the decoration of items with the image of golden lotus flowers is a good thing to promote. Because this is a symbol with many special meanings for good luck, bringing prosperity, increasing solemnity to the space of houses or places of worship. According to the feng-shui concept, the golden lotus has purification and enlightenment meaning to help regulate prosperity, attract good sources of energy, increase the luck of the homeowner, bring warmth and comfort. In addition, according to Buddhist conception, the golden lotus also has the effect of preventing us, reducing bad luck and bad evil because the golden lotus itself has many main qi so it can protect for you. family members are always at peace. In feng shui, golden lotus appears in many different versions such as golden lotus painting, golden lotus disc, golden lotus flower pot, immortal golden lotus branch … With these positive values, today, Vietnamese people have The tendency to choose to buy feng shui items bearing the symbol of a golden lotus flower to display in the home or as a gift, to wish good things for family and loved ones.

News Corp Australia’s Executive Chairman Michael Miller just confirmed that the deals are complete. (Source: voz.vn) News Corp has confirmed it has formalized agreements with two technology giants Google and Facebook to pay for the use of news content of the corporation. This early year, major media companies Australia, including News Corp, Nine Entertainment Co and Seven West Media, reached non-binding agreements on the use of news content with Google and Facebook, after the Australian Parliament passed new legislation to compel the Big tech companies have to enter into negotiations with media companies on the issue. The money News Corp receives from Google and Facebook is not made public. News Corp Australia’s Executive Chairman Michael Miller just confirmed that the deals are complete. The move to Google services started last week with the News Showcase app and will continue over the next three months, Miller said. The transition to news publishing on News’s app Facebook will be underway next June. Earlier on May 7, Mr. Miller announced plans to recruit 100 more editors for local and regional news sites, mainly focusing on audio and video news and sports news. local news. The recruitment plan above reflects the strong recovery of News Corps Australia compared to nearly a year ago, when the group had to close more than 100 publications due to financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. . Last week on May 4, Australian Community Communications Group confirmed that it had signed an intent to cooperate letter with Facebook. The group had previously signed an agreement with Google to provide the content of more than 40 of its newspapers for the News Showcase service before. On May 3, media group Seven West Media also announced a 5-year agreement with Google and a 3-year agreement with Facebook. In February, the second largest media group in Australia Nine Entertainment signed an agreement with Google. According to information leaked on local media, the US technology giant will pay more than 30 million AUD (24 million USD) / year over the next 5 years to use news content published in Nine newspapers. Entertainment. The Guardian newspaper published in Australia has also reached a similar agreement with Google./.

A COVID-19 test site in Australia. (Photo: AFP / VNA) Goverment New Zealand has suspended the program stimulate tourism just opened to Australia, after appearing a drive COVID-19 translation new in this neighboring country. Announcing on the official website on April 23, the New Zealand Government stated: “As agreed in the Trans-Tasman tourism stimulus protocol (between the two countries), the travel between New Zealand and Western Australia. had to pause, wait for the next announcement. ” The decision was made after the state of Western Australia said the Perth and Peel regions began a 3-day blockade (from 0:00 on April 24) after a tourist tested positive for the SARS virus. -CoV-2 causes COVID-19 disease. Local media reported that a man in his 50s traveled from Perth to Melbourne on April 21 and tested positive on the morning of April 23. Previously, this person underwent regulatory quarantine at a hotel in Perth and when the quarantine ended, for five days in the city, he went to several restaurants, a university, a swimming pool. public, a private clinic and a friend’s home before leaving. The friend he visited also tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. New Zealand and Australia has opened a program to stimulate tourism in isolation since April 18, nearly 400 days after the two sides closed the border due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program is the result of months of negotiations between two neighboring countries that have essentially curbed this translation, which is seen as a major effort to re-start the travel industry between the two countries that are already heavily impacted. plague. Under the program, passengers from Australia to New Zealand can fly over the Tasman Sea without having to undergo mandatory isolation on entry.

Information from VinFast said: “Currently, VinFast is focusing on vehicle development projects involving foreign research institutions. However, the COVID-19 epidemic has significantly hindered the conclusion. connectivity and mobility between countries Therefore, VinFast has decided to bring the entire overseas vehicle development team to its headquarters in Vietnam to optimize all resources and facilitate coordination. with the production team at our complex in Hai Phong, Vietnam. VinFast research centers in Australia. The Vietnamese automaker also added: “For this reason, we temporarily closed our Australian office (Port Melbourne) and moved all staff to Vietnam. In fact, Kevin Yardley has resigned. We will fix all matters in accordance with the law if anyone fails to move to Vietnam “. VinFast also said that the decision to close its research and development office in Port Melbourne “will not affect the Lang Lang car test facility. We will make an official notice if there are any changes” . Lang Lang car test facility. According to the CarAdvice This decision will affect about 50 employees at VinFast’s research center in Australia, including mainly former Holden, Ford and Toyota employees who lost their jobs after the “kangaroo country”. also produces domestic cars./.

Izi Angus is from Queensland, Australia. Besides being a stylist, she also works as a model and fashion influencer. Angus’s dress style is seductive, feminine and classic. “Sometimes inspiration comes from the pile of clothes on the couch in your room,” emphasizes the stylist. In the photo, Izi Angus wears a sexy bra with high-waisted pants. The trend of matching the bra is increasingly popular on the catwalk and the street. In the same pants pattern in the set above, Izi Angus renewed the look with a two-wire lace bra. Many underwear models are designed to be stylish, helping women to flatter their sexy look. Female stylist emphasizes the look with a necklace, chain bag. According to Vogue, sparkling golden links appear in handbags and jewelry from the fall of 2019. By spring 2021, they have not yet shown signs of cooling. Angus prefers mostly black, gray, nude or white outfits. “If you’ve seen my profile, you will know how much I love all black or white clothes. I like the neutral style, while also adding some simple gold jewelry,” she said. I also incorporate a handbag in the same color as my outfit. I complete the look with black or beige shoes. “ Izi Angus cleverly combines smooth color items, while at the same time creating accents with metallic accessories or motifs. The stylist shows off her slim body in a set of clothes including an open-back camisole shirt, and a split skirt. She used with jewelry accessories, python leather hand bags. The Australian beauty wore a black evening gown in order to match the gap. “I stay away from bright colors in order not to draw attention to a particular item on my body. Instead, I want to focus other people’s attention on the overall look,” Angus said. The cut-out outfits with many modern cuts come back strongly in the Spring – Summer 2021 fashion season. From Hermès, Fendi, Kenzo to Ottolinger, Brandon Maxwell or Victoria Bechkham all promote this trend. An indispensable accessory for Izi Angus when going out is gold jewelry. “I like necklace earrings, leash necklaces or gold rings,” she said. The stylist explains that gold accessories are an easy way to elevate any outfit. Izi Angus can wear multiple shirts, pants or skirts. She changed her accessories and shoes to create a new look and not out of fashion. Talking about her future plans, the female stylist shared: “I hope to still do what I love. I want to travel many places, work in fashion and create content for brands. in a nice place “. 10 hottest fashion fads today Respectful and maximum comfort outfits are promoted in Spring – Summer 2021.

Experts say that in each attack, typically hackers will attack networks or systems, steal personal or sensitive information and then demand ransom to return or unlock them. that information. Although experts say that companies should not pay a ransom to hackers because this action helps to foster legal violations, according to Mimecast statistics, 54% of the companies have paid the ransom. Of these, 76% of the companies got their data back, while 24% couldn’t get it back. Prior to this report, since last year, many entities including major Australian companies have reported being attacked by hackers. The recent victim is Nine Network Television, which makes some programs unable to broadcast as usual. Previously, the Australian National Assembly’s computer network was also attacked a number of times. In response to this situation, Australia’s Cybersecurity Center issued recommendations and procedures to instruct entities on how to secure cyber security. At the same time, experts believe that regular software updates as well as the use of multi-factor authentication are also useful measures for security in a cyberspace environment./.

Alexander White, 44, living in Sydney, Australia bought a pack of lettuce at a local Aldi store. After bringing everything home, Mr. White discovered that the salad bag was moving and he thought it was a big worm. However, after examining it, he found it to be a snake again. Shortly thereafter, the couple called Wires wildlife rescue organization. Alexander White was shocked to discover the snake in the salad. Photo: JAM PRESS “I told my wife that there was a snake inside the lettuce package, but she didn’t believe it until she saw it with her own eyes” – Mr. White said. Mr. White did not understand when the snake lay there but felt lucky that he carried that salad bag around the supermarket for hours without being bitten by the snake. “Fortunately, my children were not at home at that time because often I still ask them to help prepare things after going shopping. If so, I don’t want to think what could have happened” – he White said. After the Wires arrived, they put the snake in a box and carried it away. They say it is a pale-headed snake, a very highly venomous snake. “He said that if the snake bit someone, they will have to quickly go to the hospital” – Mr. White added. After the handler took the snake away, Mr. White still used the above lettuce for the family lunch. “I washed it very carefully” – Mr. White told the newspaper The Guardian.

A few days ago, the Chinese Embassy in Australia issued a notice stating that Chinese citizens holding Australian permanent residence visas should pay attention to relevant exit restrictions.

The full text is as follows:

Since March 25, 2020, the Australian government has begun to implement exit restrictions for Australian citizens and permanent residents. If you meet the following 6 special circumstances, you can leave Australia without applying for an exemption. 1) Persons who usually live in countries other than Australia 2) Airline crew, seafarers or related security workers 3) New Zealand citizens holding special category (subclass 444) visa 4) Persons engaged in daily export cargo operations 5) With Australia Persons related to necessary work in overseas facilities 6) Persons who travel for official government affairs, including members of the Australian Defence Force.

In addition to the above circumstances, Australian citizens and permanent residents who leave Australia must apply for exemption in advance. According to relevant Australian regulations, applicants must meet at least one of the following conditions: 1) Travel is to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic, including providing assistance. 2) Travel is necessary for your business/employer 3) Travel is to receive emergency medical treatment not available in Australia 4) You are leaving Australia for three months or more 5) Travel is for compassionate reasons or humane Reason 6) Travel is out of national interest.

This measure has a certain impact on Chinese citizens holding permanent residence visas leaving Australia. If relevant personnel believe that they are eligible for the exemption from leaving the country, they can apply to the Australian Ministry of the Interior.

The Chinese Embassy in Australia would like to remind relevant Chinese citizens in Australia to pay attention to the above-mentioned exit restrictions and make corresponding preparations and arrangements.

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The Peter Doherty Institute of Infectious and Immunology will join Monash University, the University of Melbourne and a number of other research centers as the recipients of funding to develop the above plan. Vaccination against Covid-19 in Australia is facing many challenges due to lack of supply. (Source: Reuters) Scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute said they are working on a “preventive” vaccine with mRNA technology that can be modified to fight variations. Mr. Merlino said that this plan is an important event, not only for Victoria but for the entire country of Australia. Besides, he affirmed that the support budget will be increased when the project is developed in the future. Australia is currently only capable of producing AstraZeneca’s vaccines, with the initial plan being that the CSL facility in the city of Melbourne will produce more than 50 million doses. Vaccination against Covid-19 in Australia is facing many challenges due to the lack of vaccine supply, as well as the safety of the vaccine in relation to the side effects of thrombosis. (Reuters)

Acting Premier of Victoria, James Merlino. (Source: abc.net.au) On the morning of April 21, Mr. James Merlino, acting Premier of Victoria ( Australia ) announced that it would provide AUD 50 million (approximately US $ 38.6 million) to launch a project to develop vaccine production technology for mRNA at state vaccine research facilities. Under the project, it will take at least 12 months for Australia to be able to produce any vaccine under it mRNA technology . The move will pave the way for vaccines using mRNA technology such as Pfizer and Moderna to be produced in Australia, according to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Sydney. The Peter Doherty Institute of Infectious and Immunology will join Monash University, the University of Melbourne and a number of other research centers as the recipients of the funding to develop the above plan. Scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute say they are working on a “preventive” vaccine with mRNA technology that can be modified to fight variations. Mr. Merlino said that this plan is an important event, not only for Victoria but for the whole of Australia. Besides, he affirmed that the support budget will be increased when the project is developed in the future. Australia is currently only capable vaccine production of AstraZeneca with the initial plan that the CSL facility in the city of Melbourne will produce more than 50 million doses. Vaccination work COVID-19 Australia is facing many challenges due to the lack of vaccine supplies, as well as the safety of this vaccine related to the side effects of thrombosis.

Ballarat, one of two warships dispatched by Australia to assist in the search for the missing Indonesian submarine. Photo: Australian Department of Defense It is expected that the Ballarat warships of the Australian Navy equipped with sonic radar and multi-role helicopters MH-60R will arrive in the search area on April 23. The second ship, Sirius, operating in the area off the coast of Brunei will arrive on April 27. In particular, according to the Australian Department of Defense, Sirius can provide fuel, drinking water and many essentials for ships participating in the search. Australia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced earlier that it would do whatever it could to assist Indonesia in finding the submarine in distress. Meanwhile, the country’s Defense Ministry confirmed that it would keep close contact with Indonesia in case it could provide additional assistance to the search. Submarine KRI Nanggala-402 of the Indonesian Navy, along with its crew of 53, went missing on April 21 while participating in a torpedo launch exercise. The Indonesian army, along with the help of the navy, of some countries are working all out to find the ship in distress in the context that the amount of oxygen used on the ship is only enough until the morning of April 24.

With the federal government canceling an agreement related to the Victoria State’s “Belt and Road” initiative, Australia-China relations are worse than ever (Photo: Multidimensional). According to the news site Multi-Dimensional (Dwnews) April 23, citing AFP on the same day, said US State Department spokesman Ned Price on April 22 announced his solidarity, claiming that Australia is facing China’s “forced diplomacy”. , said the Australian government had made its own decision, but because it suffered greatly from Beijing’s actions. “We will continue to stand side by side with the Australian people as they are the leaders facing the coercive actions of the People’s Republic of China,” Ned Price told reporters. Mr. Ned Price, spokesperson for the US State Department (Photo: Dong Phuong). Australia has shown that these “Belt and Road” agreements are inconsistent with Australian foreign policy. China warned that Australia’s withdrawal from the agreement would seriously damage the relations between the two countries. According to previous reports, the Australian government announced on April 21 that it would cancel Victoria’s four foreign agreements, including two related to China’s “Belt and Road” initiative. These two agreements were signed between the Victorian government and China’s National Development and Reform Commission. One of them is a memorandum of understanding signed in October 2018 and the other is a framework agreement signed in October 2019. The Chinese Embassy in Canberra criticized the move as an “unreasonable provocation”. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Uong Van Ban also responded saying that China expressed strong resentment and firmly opposed it, had “strict relations” with Australia and China reserved the right to respond. more in-depth on this. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Penn announced the cancellation of two agreements related to “Belt and road” Victoria signed with China (Image: Reuters). In this case, Australian female Foreign Minister Marise Payne replied: “This plan is very relevant to the national interests of Australia. This action (canceling the two agreements) to ensure consistency in foreign relations. We are all over Australia and it certainly is not aimed at any country. ” She expressed Australia’s efforts to contact China and “requires all governments around the world to respect our government’s decision-making authority”. On April 22, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also stated that the cancellation of the related agreement was because the federal government did not want the agreements signed by other authorities to go against Australia’s foreign policy. He said the government has always acted in the national interests of Australia to protect Australia, but must also ensure that in promoting national interests, the government can be in an Indo-Pacific region itself. be free and open and be in a world that seeks a balance in favor of freedom. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison: the cancellation of the related agreement is due to the federal government’s unwillingness to have the agreements signed by other authorities go against Australia’s foreign policy (Photo: AP). On the Chinese side’s response, the news site Multidimensional give details: At a regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs taking place on the afternoon of April 22 in Beijing, a reporter asked: “Recently, the Australian government announced the rejection of the cooperation agreement” The Belt and Road “was signed by the Victorian government with the National Development and Reform Commission of China. Please ask what China has to comment on this? “. Mr. Uong Van Ban, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China replied: “Australia’s Victoria has decided to cooperate with China within the framework of the“ Belt and Road ”initiative to improve the welfare of the people. people from both sides. This is inherently a mutually beneficial affair. The Australian Government has unreasonably vetoed the “Belt and Road” cooperation agreement signed between the Victorian Government and China; arbitrary interference undermines normal exchanges of cooperation, seriously harms China-Australia relations and mutual trust. Mr. Uong Van Ban said, “China expressed strong resentment and strongly opposed it and had strict relations with Australia, China reserved the right to make a deeper response to this.” China urged Australia to give up Cold War thinking and ideological stereotypes, treat Sino-Australian cooperation objectively and soberly, and immediately correct mistakes. make mistakes, change directions, do not go further on the wrong path, do not make the China-Australia relationship that is in serious difficulty worse. ” Mr. Uong Van Ban: China expressed strong resentment and strongly opposed it and has strictly interacted with Australia, China reserves the right to give deeper reactions (Photo: Orient). At the same time, the spokesman of the Chinese Embassy in Australia also stated that China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firmly opposed the Australian Foreign Minister’s announcement on April 21 announcing the cancellation of the memorandum and agreement. Framework for the “Belt and Road” initiative was signed between China and the Victorian government. “Australia’s move is yet another irrational provocation against China,” said the Chinese embassy spokesman. It once again shows that Australia is not sincere in improving China – Australia relations, which will definitely cause more damage to the bilateral relationship, the country will definitely carry stones for its feet “. In Australia’s mainstream media, Secretary of State Marise Payne’s actions began to receive a positive response. Sheet Canberra Times published an article saying that Australia’s actions “made China ache” and that Victoria’s was seen as “against the interests of the country” in the eyes of Canberra officials. Sheet Sydney Morning Herald also criticized the fact that before signing with China, Victoria did not report to the federal government. The Century points out that Australia has become the first country to “tear” agreements related to the “Belt and Road” initiative. Last year China imposed a 212% punitive tax on Australian wines (Image: Getty). According to the Seventh News Network Australia’s move to “cancel” the deal was made after weighing more than 1,000 deals. The four deals that Secretary Payne tore off resemble Australia’s ruling Liberal strategy against the opposition Labor Party. The article called the move a “blow” against Victoria’s Labor governor Daniel Andrews. Nineth News Network Marise Penn, based in South Australia, revealed that Marise Penn went to Sydney to speak after announcing the cancellation of the deal, saying that the Australian side is still in contact with China. This represents a significant contrast to her statement on April 13 that “it is necessary to deal with China’s underground war”. For now, some analysts in Australia are pessimistic about the prospects. For example, Eryk Bagshaw, economic correspondent of the The Century , said that when Australia leads the “fight against China” trend, at least six major industries, including iron ore, worth at least 20 billion USD, will be hit hard, traders Australian imports and exports will have to pay the price. In October 2020, Australia allowed naval ships to participate in joint exercises with the US and Japan in the South China Sea, making China dissatisfied. There are also some Australian scholars and businessmen who remain optimistic about the status quo. For example, Roland Rajah, the lead economist at Lowy Institute, an Australian consulting organization, published an article on April 22 in the newspaper. The Century and Sydney Morning Herald “Why does our economy accept the veto of the agreement related to the Belt and Road initiative”, saying that Beijing’s sanctions against Australia are still limited to a relatively small scope, for example such as barley, beef, copper ore and coal. China will not cut off purchases of major Australian commodities such as iron ore and natural gas. After large commodity trade between China and Australia continued and small items shipped to other exporters, Australia was able to recover under Chinese “sanctions”.

Families should take the necessary safety measures to avoid unfortunate accidents to their children. According to the Westmead Children’s Hospital (CHW) in Australia, an average of 10 children are brought to CHW every year after falling from a balcony. Most of these children fall from their balconies, of which approximately 75% are under the age of five. Westmead Children’s Hospital provides care and treatment for 80,000 sick and injured children each year. This is the largest pediatric center in the state of New South Wales, Australia, with the capital city of Sydney; Child treatment in New South Wales, Australia and Pacific Rim countries. To protect children from unfortunate accidents from balconies, CHW has introduced balcony and railing safety recommendations. As defined by the CHW, a balcony is an area of ​​a building that is positioned higher than the ground. If the balcony is at a height of 1m above the ground, it must be surrounded (barrier) by a railing. A balcony railing as a guard or barrier is usually made of iron or wooden slats. Glass panels are also commonly used. How can children be injured at the balcony? Young children may get their heads, arms or legs stuck in between the gaps in the railing. Young children may fall over the gap between the railing if the distance between them is too large. The slightly older kids may slip or stumble over the balcony doorway and fall to the balcony floor. Children can also fall off the balcony if they can climb over the balcony railing. For example, horizontal bars on a railing can allow a child to climb over the railing. Items such as potted plants or outdoor furniture placed next to the railing can also be used as ladders for children to climb. According to CHW statistics, an average of 10 children are brought to this hospital every year after falling from a balcony. Most of these children fall from their balconies. Of the children brought to the CHW, approximately 75% are under the age of five, 40% occur in the summer, and three out of every five cases that are taken to the hospital are boys. During the period 2008-2018, 88 children were taken to CHW for treatment due to a fall from the balcony. A large number of those injuries are rated serious. Fall injuries, even from low heights, can be serious; “40% of fatal falls, among children under 15 years old in Australia, are from a height of less than 3 feet (91.44cm). Corridor windows on each floor are also potentially unsafe if precautions are not taken. How to prevent accidents from the balcony? Australia’s National Building Act requires balcony balustrades to be at least 1m high if the balcony is more than 1m above the surface below. Any space in the handrail should not allow a circular object 12.5cm in diameter to pass through. Where balconies are located more than 4 meters above the lower surface, the barriers must not have horizontal sections or resemble horizontal (climbable) sections between 15cm and 76cm above floor. According to CHW, to ensure the safety of children, families need to ensure that their family’s balcony or railing is at least 1m high and the distance between vertical bars is not wider than 12.5cm. Balcony balustrades should not have cross bars or the like that can allow young children to climb. All furniture, potted plants and other climbable objects should be kept away from the edge of the balcony. Adults should also beware of furniture that is light enough that children can pull to the edge of the balcony; Check the balustrades regularly to make sure they are in good condition; Supervise children while they are on the balcony and can lock the balcony doors to keep them out. In Vietnam, nowadays, one of the most popular ways to keep children safe from unfortunate balconies is to install safety nets. Especially in high-rise apartments, areas such as corridors of each floor, balconies, windows are places with potential risks of unsafety. The balcony safety net is made up of three main parts: the cable, two aluminum bars and the screws. The stainless steel core cables and plastic shells will be woven into a specialized aluminum bar system that is tightly mounted on the ceiling and railing. The usual distance between two cables is 5cm. This distance is enough to prevent children and many objects from getting through. The cost of installing safety net ranges from 150,000 VND to 180,000 VND / 1m2, depending on the installation area and materials. Answering questions of people related to the installation of safety cable nets in apartments, the Ho Chi Minh City Fire Department said: “The installation and supplementation of protective cable nets at the department The building does not affect the fire safety conditions of the building, however, these protective cable nets must be easily dismantled in case the fire department is approached. to serve the rescue and rescue work in case of fire and explosion incidents “. The safety net has a fairly simple structure, the installation cost is not too high and provides great support in ensuring safety for families in apartments or high-rise buildings, especially families with young children. Families should take the necessary safety measures to avoid unfortunate accidents to their children.

Ms. Bac confided that after every day of stressful work, she went to the garden to admire, take care of and enjoy the wonderful beauty of the flowers cultivated by her own hands. Every time her friends come home, she must admire the beauty of the flower garden. Because she loves flowers so much, she always tries to build herself a flower-growing space, satisfying her passion for gardening. Her garden is 450 square meters wide with many different types of trees, in which bright roses are always a special highlight. Sharing the secret of taking care of the garden, Ms. Phuong Bac said she always works by hand and meticulously so that the flowers can have the most stable development. Every day, she cut flowers into the arrangement, has time to add tea and once a year pick flowers to make rose water to use and give to friends. “Hong is with me quite easily, most tired is often bed bugs. However, I have a very good way to get rid of aphids: dilute beer and spray on leaves. I usually use 5 teaspoons of beer mixed with 2 liters of water, shake it well and water directly on the plants, spraying 2 times a week, the garden will “change skin, change meat”, much better green “, Ms. Bac shared. The blooming roses are beautiful. Ms. Phuong Bac took a picture next to a cluster of lilies. In addition to white rose, Phuong Bac’s garden is also full of other colors such as purple, yellow, pink, red, … like a unique, brilliant picture. Since having the garden, her passion for flower arrangements has also risen more than ever. Every day she arranges a flower to feel fresh and full of life. Ms. Phuong Bac used to share, to her, each flower has its own beauty. She likes to arrange flowers in a free way expressing the harmony of man and nature, so each vase takes only about 10-15 minutes to complete. The fresh and colorful flower vases are placed in suitable places in the house, in the right light and in the right space. “Flower arrangement is a way to cultivate xinxing, by looking at the flower arrangement, one can feel a bit of the inner world of the flower arranger. Flower arrangement is like meditation. The beautiful flowers, the flower arrangement space and the relaxed spirit will give a vase to simulate the temperament of the person who arranged it “, shared Ms. Phuong Bac. The blooming bright flowers somehow transmit the flower arrangers abundant positive energy. Every time she arranges flowers, Phuong Bac feels the peace and happiness with her family and relatives. On her personal page, Ms. Phuong Bac regularly shares pictures of her family’s garden filled with flowers. Although she claimed to be not a professional flower arranger, everyone was in awe and complimented the poster on the flower pots planted and arranged by her own hands. In addition, she also shares her secret to care for flowers and is willing to give seeds to those in Australia to share her passion for gardens.

Previously, Google was sued by the Australian Competition and Consumers Commission (ACCC), accusing the company of illegally collecting user location data via Android phones in 2017 and 2018. into two specific Google settings that affected the location data collection, “location history” and “web and app activity”. Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, USA Photo: theonlinecitizen.com Google once stated that it only collects information from the location history feature on users’ devices from January 2017 to December 2018. However, when users enable browsing and application usage controls, Google also allows Google to collect, store and use this data by default. Google hasn’t told users that they need to turn both of these features off in order to stop the company from collecting data. The April 16 ruling of the Australian Federal Court sided with the ACCC, claiming that Google violated Australian consumer laws by collecting location history of some users even when they refused to share information. believe. However, Federal Court Judge Thomas Thawley only partially agreed to the ACCC’s anti-Google lawsuit, arguing that not all consumers were deceived by Google. In the past, there have been many studies around the world showing that location data is still collected through Android and iPhone devices, even after users believe they have not allowed this. Advertisers need these valuable data to find ways to drive location-related sales and services. However, the Australian Competition and Consumers Commission (ACCC), the body suing Google, affirms that the above ruling is the first legal action in the world on this issue. According to ACCC Chairman Rod Sims, this is a major win for consumers, especially those concerned about privacy online. The court’s decision sent a strong message to Google and other tech firms that big corporations must not deceive consumers. This decision, he stressed, is an important step towards ensuring digital platforms clearly inform consumers about the intended use of data and what they need to do to protect this information. Regarding the Australian Federal Court’s ruling, Google said that the company is considering many options, including the possibility of a complaint. According to Google, the company has provided tight controls on location data, such as the option to automatically delete location history, making it easier for users to control the data. According to the ABC News source, with this lawsuit, Google could face a penalty of up to $ 1.1 million per violation. However, this is not the first time that Google has been sued for unauthorized collection of user locations. Previous lawsuits have accused the tech giant of tracking users through location, browsing behavior, and even collecting personal information from children without parental consent. .. Google has spent millions of dollars in the US alone on privacy fines, but this is not worth considering the giant’s annual revenue.

At its heaviest, Josephine reaches 120 kg, can only wear clothing size XXL. “I’ve always been chubby, my family and I both love to eat and drink so there are always chips and chocolate in my cupboard. But one day, I looked in the mirror and realized how much I had gained. I will never forget the day I went to the school gala in the oversized dress and the people who laughed at me, “she said. Before losing weight, Josephine used to weigh up to 120 kg due to an addiction to sweets. Besides, being aware that being overweight also affects health and causes many diseases, Josephine is determined to change. At first, because there was no reasonable method and could not prevent the craving for sugar, the efforts of the 19-year-old girl failed. The 19-year-old girl currently has a slim body. “Between meals, I usually eat a lot of sweet snacks like cookies, chocolate and ice cream.” Later, Josephine learned to gradually eliminate sugar by chewing on a piece of mint or other low-calorie dry snacks every time she has a craving. In addition, the 19-year-old girl studies weight loss and exercise programs on social networks. “Others can lose weight, I will, too,” she told herself. After 3 years, Josephine successfully lost 63 kg, slim, toned body. She also became famous on social networks, having more than 130,000 followers on her personal page thanks to sharing her weight loss journey. The self-deprecating girl is now a well-known personal trainer and model for a number of sportswear brands. “In the past, even though I lived by the sea, I used to rarely shower or play and often wore loose, long sleeves to cover my body. Now, I can confidently wear crop tops or short skirts, the body is also healthier and more flexible, “she said.

In video by radio ABC News The site featured Governor-General David Hurley, Navy Commander Michael Noonan and Chief of Staff of the Australian Defense Force Angus Campbell. The images in the video give the impression that these senior dignitaries are spectators of the fiery performance.

Not only Australian netizens, many MPs pointed out harshly the fact that dancers perform in front of officials at such a solemn event.

Video: The collage clip was posted by ABC News

“The Chief of Defense, the Governor-General and members of the National Assembly were present. I don’t think this performance is appropriate “, Senator Phillip Thompson said ABC News.

However, Mr. Hurley’s office and the Australian Defense Department spokesman later confirmed the show had taken place before Governor-General David Hurley, Commander of the Navy Michael Noonan arrived.

Before this statement, ABC News acknowledge the video collage and apologize.

“The Governor and Commander of the Navy came after the show. The video should not have been edited that way. ABC News apologizes to the Governor and Commander of the Navy and viewers for this error”, notice of ABC News said.

Regarding the incident, Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed his disappointment when ABC News reflects information that is misleading to many Australians.

For its part, 101 Doll Squadron had to delete their social networking site after controversy. Group of dancers say work ABC News Video collage is “creepy”, making them feel threatened when they become the focus of media attention.

“The 101 Doll Squadron members have been hacked on all media platforms since the weekend and now we feel insecure. We are so frustrated about ABC’s deception. They cut the pieces together. guests and dignitaries were not present and filmed from angles that the audience could not see “, a representative of 101 Doll Squadron said.

Meanwhile, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton admitted that it was inappropriate to select dancers for events such as launching naval ships.

Australian troops and local forces in Afghanistan. Source: Australian Department of Defense

Since the US launched the war in Afghanistan to defeat the Taliban, along with the US and its allies, Australia has sent more than 39,000 troops to the country to join the war, of which 41 soldiers were killed.

Starting two years ago, when Australia had 1,500 troops, the country began the process of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan to the current 80 soldiers.

Although from September 2021 there will be no Australian military presence in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia continues to support the peace process in this country.

“Australia continues to support peace negotiations between the Australian government and the Taliban. We encourage both sides to join the peace process in which many Australians have died for it. While reducing the military’s contribution to this process, we continue to support Afghanistan’s stability and development through our bilateral partnership programs as well as through coordination with other countries ” said Mr. Morrison.

According to the clip ABC News The dance group’s show was attended by high-ranking officials, including Governor-General of Australia David Hurley and Australian Army Commander-in-Chief Angus Campbell, as well as many other MPs and officials.

On the contrary, the Australian Navy insisted that the performance took place before the officials arrived.

Meanwhile, 101 Doll Squadron, the dance group at the event, also accused ABC News modifications to the clip, leading viewers to assume that high-ranking officials are present while they perform.

“ABC I have to answer because it makes us feel threatened and taken advantage of, ”the dance group announced.

The group said that ABC misleadingly cut the clip while filming the dancer at angles that viewers of the performance would not see.

The video shows a twerk dance aboard an Australian navy ship. Photo: ABC News.

The Australian Navy also shared a video of the official ceremony, which did not include the dance.

After being widely shared on social networks, the clip’s ABC News attracted much criticism from the Australian online community. This scene is compared to the movie The Dictator 2012. The dictator Ali G, the main character of the film, is surrounded by an all-female bodyguard.

Congressman Phillip Thompson, also a veteran, criticized the twerk dance as “unsuitable” for such events. ”

“I think the standard of the Australian military must be higher than that,” he said ABC News.