Long the darlings of municipal landscaping, London plane trees line boulevards from New York to Johannesburg. In Australian cities people have lived, worked and sneezed alongside them for generations. Revered by urban planners for their good looks, impressive carbon sequestering capabilities and hardiness, the hybrid plant (made from American sycamore and oriental plane) is an…
Does Brock Purdy reside in the elite tier of quarterbacks? Joe Montana weighs in Joe Montana breaks down the progression of Brock Purdy in the NFL and why we should consider him a top quarterback in the league. Sports Seriously The San Francisco 49ers have locked up their starting quarterback for the rest of the…
The Georgetown academic Badar Khan Suri was released from Ice detention hours after a Virginia federal judge’s order on Wednesday. Khan Suri was among several individuals legally studying in the US who have been targeted by the Trump administration for their pro-Palestinian activism. He has spent two months in detention. US district judge Patricia Giles…
During a 100 mile (160km) race around Mount Kosciuszko last year, I was caught in a lightning storm. I got talking to a fellow runner who was sheltering with me. She told me that there was an even longer race, out in Western Australia. “You must do it!” she said. “The food is incredible, and…
Donald Trump has said people are starving in Gaza and the US would have the situation in the territory “taken care of” as it suffered a further wave of intense Israeli airstrikes. On the final day of his Gulf tour, the US president told reporters in Abu Dhabi: “We’re looking at Gaza. And we’re going…
Does Brock Purdy reside in the elite tier of quarterbacks? Joe Montana weighs in Joe Montana breaks down the progression of Brock Purdy in the NFL and why we should consider him a top quarterback in the league. Sports Seriously San Francisco has its quarterback of the future secured. The 49ers and Brock Purdy agreed…