‘I’ve never looked better’: Top male model got a six-pack by eating ‘six to seven cups of rice a day’

FOR nearly two decades, New Jersey-based dad Brad Kroenig has been one of America’s top male models, walking on runways for designers like Chanel and Versace while fronting fashion campaigns for brands such as Fendi,...

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Amelia Earhart mystery continues with claims of her grave being uncovered

ANOTHER compelling theory has emerged that could solve the 80-year mystery of what happened to missing pilot Amelia Earhart. Days after a photo surfaced suggesting the legendary aviator may have survived a crash landing...

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Guam is treating North Korean nuclear strike threat as a tourism opportunity

There’s lots to do on Guam. Guam is da bomb – as a tourist attraction. The US island territory at the epicentre of North Korean madman Kim Jong Un’s nuclear threats is looking to cash in on its newfound apocalyptic...

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Tuvalu is the least visited country in the world

THE island paradise of Tuvalu is nestled in Polynesia, north of Fiji and about halfway between Australia and Hawaii. Well, it’s actually a chain of nine small islands — three true islands and six coral atolls — floating...

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Apple, Microsoft tackle the problem with tablets: they’re too advanced for their own good

SOME of the world’s biggest technology companies are facing an unusual and costly problem: their products are proving too good to replace. Sales of traditional tablet computers are falling in Australia and are tipped...

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iPhone 8 leak suggests yet another key Apple design will be removed from latest smartphone

THIS latest Apple rumour might break the hearts of iPhone fans. Leaked pictures appear to show evidence that wireless charging components are being installed in the forthcoming gadgets. If true, that could mean the...

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Oppo’s R11 smartphone offers the familiarity of the iPhone 7 Plus at a fraction of the cost

THE best thing about the crowded smartphone market is mid-range devices offering high-end quality at a fraction of the cost. With its great camera, impressive battery life and sexy design, Oppo’s R11 handset the perfect...

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‘Traitors’ book extract: IBM’s secret Nazi past

TODAY, IBM (International Business Machines) is a massive New York based multinational technology corporation with operations around the world.  It has annual revenue of $US81 billion and 380,000 employees....

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The robot invasion has begun in the grocery aisle

A FAMILY-OWNED grocery chain in the US Midwest is set to test an aisle-roving robot, joining technology-savvy retail behemoths like Amazon and Walmart. The robot, named Tally, will begin scanning store aisles at three...

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Creator of ‘p4ssWord!’ rules apologises

IT TURNS out, your online passwords should not actually have at least one capital letter, one number and one symbol — and no, they shouldn’t be changed regularly. Bill Burr, the author of the original eight-page manual...

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Free tampons, pads at school is ‘brilliant’: charity Essentials 4 Women SA provides vending machines at high schools

VENDING machines to supply free sanitary items for female students have been installed at two Adelaide high schools. The machines provided by local charity Essentials 4 Women SA, have been set up at Woodville High School,...

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NCVER data shows more apprentices and trainees seeing qualifications through to the end

IN good news leading up to National Skills Week later this month, more apprentices and trainees are completing their qualifications than a year ago. New data from the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research...

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Where we’re going wrong with teenage boys

A FEW years ago I was standing outside my son’s school, when a four-wheel-drive pulled up and woman got out, clutching a folder. She stood a few metres away from me, pulled out a mobile and tapped out a text message....

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