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Adelaide experienced a small earthquake on Friday. The tremor, which struck at 12:24 p.m., comes after nine days when the city experienced a relatively larger quake.

A Victorian man whose jet ski collided with her girlfriend’s in Thailand has pleaded guilty to a charge of recklessly causing death. The incident caused the death of his girlfriend, Emily Collie.

Authorities are calling for the public to help prevent blackouts as temperatures continue to soar across the country. A potentially record-breaking heatwave is likely to set in eastern Australia.

A US federal appeals court ruled against Donald Trump’s travel ban on Thursday. As part of the temporary suspension, people from seven Muslim-majority countries were denied entry to the United States.

A fresh leak from Cautella, Brazil may have provided the first look at a real production model of the Moto G5 Plus. It also provides a complete list of specs for the device. A leakster based out of Brazil has claimed that this is the real deal, and no one’s complaining.

Ivanka Trump's participation in Chinese New Year at the Chinese Embassy has signalled hope that US and China's relationship would be strengthened.

A man co-accused in an unconscious man’s rape on Australia Day has been given an 18-month sentence. The sentence, stemming from the incident that occurred at a 2015 Australian Day party in Brisbane, was given at the Brisbane District Court on Thursday.

A woman died after falling off of a third-storey balcony of a shopping centre in Melbourne on Thursday morning. The incident occurred just before 12 p.m.

The United States officials will not be screening refugees seeking resettlement in the US. However, as noted by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, officials from the US Department of Homeland Security will return to Nauru to carry out “extreme vetting.”

New South Wales could also face shortages in its power supply as the state endures a severe heatwave. As a result, the electricity market operator has demanded additional supply of power.

Malcolm Turnbull took to denouncing Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in the Parliament on Wednesday. Among other accusations, the prime minister targeted Shorten’s association with billionaires.

If latest reports are to be believed, Apple has great plans for its flagship iPhone 8 on iPhone’s 10th anniversary. Apple had earlier stated that it is expecting a massive surge in demand for the next generation iPhone. Hence, it is tripling its production. Instead of calling its next iPhone, Apple iPhone 8, the company may name it iPhone X. This would be a massive diversion from Apple’s usual naming traditions.

The LG G6 could be the first phone to come with an edge-to-edge display and the smartphone may be unveiled at the MWC 2017. Fans are on the top of the world as LG has already sent out invites for a press event at the MWC 2017, Barcelona, Spain. The invite has captures fans’ attention because of a diagram that suggests the LG G6 display to be covering the entire front of the phone.

Amnesty International reported that the Syrian government has executed almost 13,000 prisoners from 2011 and 2015 through mass hangings.

The Tesla Model 3 won’t have the 100kWh battery pack like the Model S and Model X. Fans, hoping to get an epic range out of the Model 3, may be disappointed by the news. The information was tweeted by CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday. Musk also revealed that he had no plans to increase the 100kWh battery pack for the Model S and X.

If Microsoft offers Surface devices, including Microsoft Surface Pro 5, as a Service Program, it will allow authorised distributors offer the devices with a subscription model. This, in turn, will help customers buy the latest devices without large upgrade costs.

Students of the University of Sydney are calling for a scholarship that prefers male applicants to be taken off. The scholarship for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, worth $27,000, was announced by the university last week.

Huawei is auctioning one of a very limited number of Mate 9 Porsche smartphones to celebrate the release of Huawei Mate 9. The auction will be held at the World Square, Sydney, and the proceeds from the event will straightaway go to the charity Tour de Cure. The limited edition smartphone combines Huawei’s mobile-engineering expertise and Porsche Design’s signature brand aesthetic.

People in Sydney are being warned to be on the look-out for measles symptoms. The warning, issued by health authorities, comes after an infectious young adult visited popular places in Sydney.

With Apple MacBook Pro 2017 expected to hit creating a massive hype as the next-generation, highly advanced Apple device, fans are eager for more information. They won’t be disappointed, as fresh reports suggest. Fans will be getting more upgraded parts at the price of Apple MacBook Pro 2016.

A sinkhole opened up near Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s harbourside mansion in Sydney on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the wake of Tuesday’s severe storms that cause massive rainfall across the city.

ASADA chief executive Ben McDevitt will be stepping down from his role following the termination of his three-year contract. He will leave the agency on May 5.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called for Senator Cory Bernardi to step down from the Parliament. This comes following Bernardi’s announcement of quitting the Liberal Party.

An AFP whistleblower has revealed that some of his colleagues committed suicide because of their limited access to support services.

Donald Trump has posted on Twitter his comments against the New York Times for allegedly writing total fiction about him.

Niantic kept fans glued to “Pokemon GO” by introducing major events during Halloween, Christmas and New Year. Now, fans are eagerly waiting for a “Pokemon GO” Valentine’s Day event, though Niantic has surprisingly not shared details about the upcoming event. This has generally given rise to intense speculation as to what could Niantic possibly introduce during the Valentine’s Day update.

Lenovo has unveiled its new ThinkPad P Series workstations and one is built for Virtual Reality (VR). The three P series laptops were unveiled at the Solidworks World 2017 conference. The laptop that is VR ready is powerful enough to create produce its own VR content. The three workstations are P51, P51s and P71.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 percent in its first meeting of this year. The move, which had been anticipated, comes on the heels of rates being slashed twice last year.

“Pokemon GO,” “Fire Emblem Heroes” and “Super Mario Run” are pretty popular games on the market. Even though “Fire Emblem Heroes” may never reach “Pokemon GO” standards, there are certain aspects of the game that “Pokemon GO” can adopt to maximise revenues and also make the gameplay more interesting.