Australia

Spanner in Melbourne's big wheel

Spanner in Melbourne's big wheel Sydney  - A record-breaking heat wave in February buckled Melbourne's brand-new 120-metre observation wheel so badly that it will be out action for over a year, owners of the big-budget tourist attraction said Friday.

The giant ferris wheel, costing 100 million Australia dollars (65 million US dollars), was shut down six weeks after opening after Australia's second-biggest city recorded a temperature of 45.5 degrees - the highest in 70 years.

The wheel, which has 21 cabins and provides 360-degree views, will be disassembled and repaired off site.

Sydney police investigating nail-gun slaying

Sydney police investigating nail-gun slayingSydney - Austral

Sydney police investigating nail-gun slaying

Sydney police investigating nail-gun slayingSydney - Austra

Bandits steal 100 kilograms of gold from Australian miner

Bandits steal 100 kilograms of gold from Australian miner Sydney - Armed bandits have stolen about 100 kilograms of gold worth over 3 million US dollars from Australia-based Resolute Mining limited's gold mine in Tanzania, company officials said Thursday.

Resolute's Golden Pride goldmine is 750 kilometres from Dar es Salaam.

"Resolute Mining Limited advises that there was an armed robbery last night at its Golden Pride goldmine in Tanzania," a statement from the company posted on its website said. "There were no fatalities and the intruders stole approximately

China offered another slice of Australia's mining sector

China offered another slice of Australia's mining sectorSydney - Chinese firm Minmetals on Thursday received approval from Canberra to buy mining assets from cash-strapped Australian copper and gold producer OZ Minerals Ltd. Treasurer Wayne Swan said that Minmetals (China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Company Ltd) would be required to operate the mines as a "separate business with commercial objectives and using companies incorporated, headquartered and managed in Australia under a predominantly Australian management team."

It takes kids an hour’s exercise to burn off a packet of chips

It takes kids an hour’s exercise to burn off a packet of chipsMelbourne, Apr 23 : It takes only few minutes for an eight-year-old to scoff down a small packet of chips. But guess how much exercise they''d have to do to work it off? Well, according to a new study, an hour.

The news is worse for children who make a meal of a burger, hot chips and a soft drink.

To use up that much energy, the Children''s Nutrition Research Centre has found an eight-year-old would need to spend nearly five hours running around or three hours on a bike.

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