Melbourne fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen will join Sea Eagles ace Tom Trbojevic in the United States over the pre-season as they look to recover from ongoing knee and hamstring injuries. Both Papenhuyzen and Trbojevic will follow the path of Latrell Mitchell in heading to Philadelphia to work with reconditioning specialist Bill Knowles, who helped the Rabbitohs star get back on the field after his own hamstring setbacks earlier in 2022. Trbojevic suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain at training in December with a two-month recovery period expected. The star fullback was otherwise progressing well from shoulder surgery that cut his 2022 season short and remains…
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Some parts of Western Division are flooded as heavy rain has continued from the weekend. National Disaster Management Office says access along the Kings Highway is currently limited due to flooding of several main access routes. The Ba Main Street and bus stand area is flooded. Western Division Command Centre confirms Varadoli Cemetery Road, Toge Bridge and Manitawa Bridge are flooded. The Yaladro and Balata flats and Qalela Bridge in Tavua are also flooded. Fiji Roads Authority says Navula Road in Lautoka is flooded and currently closed to all traffic. They say parts of Rakiraki including Katudrau Crossing, Drana Crossing,…
Youths of Rakival ward on the island LLG of Watom in Rabaul District of East New Britain surrendered six sets of homebrew equipment to police during the special operations currently being conducted in the district. Team leader for Watom festive operations, Francis Tatau said on Monday, January 2nd that he is very happy with the change of mind shown by youths, for a better life. He said social problems witnessed in the communities were a result of homebrew consumption. “This is the way forward as people are supporting the special operations supported by the Rabaul District Administration and Watom LLG…
The Port Moresby General Hospital Labour Ward delivered forty (40) babies during New Year’s Day, Sunday, the 1st of January, 2023. Of the 40 babies, 25 were male and 15 were female; three deliveries were via Cesarean section and the rest were normal births. A set of twins was also delivered where one baby was delivered through normal childbirth but the mother was assisted via vacuum to deliver the second baby. Mother from Simbu, Susan Michael, delivered the heaviest baby for New Year’s Day, a bouncing baby boy weighing a whopping 4.3 kg who was born at 1:10 pm. Dilala…
New York has become the latest US state to allow so-called human composting. A person can now have their body turned into soil after their death – which is seen as an environmentally friendly alternative to a burial or cremation. Also known as “natural organic reduction”, the practice sees a body decompose over several weeks after being shut in a container. In 2019, Washington was the first US state to legalise it. Colorado, Oregon, Vermont and California followed suit. New York is therefore the sixth American jurisdiction to allow human composting, following Saturday’s stamp of approval from Kathy Hochul, the…
An earthquake struck Northern California Sunday morning for the second time in less than a two-week span, according to the US Geological Survey. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred about 30 miles south of Eureka and was centered about 9 miles southeast of Rio Dell, the USGS said. The earthquake was a shallow one, occurring at a depth of about 17.3 miles, according to preliminary information from the agency. Rio Dell Mayor Debra Garnes said the quake shook her house. “It was crazy. The earthquake felt more violent this time,” Garnes told CNN. “It was shorter, but more violent. My refrigerator…
At least nine people have died in a crowd crush during New Year festivities in the Ugandan capital Kampala. A number of children were killed in the incident that unfolded in a shopping center that hosted a fireworks display. One eyewitness explained that people – including his friend – suffocated after getting caught between crowds that were moving in opposing directions. Big gatherings for New Year’s Eve were allowed for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kampala police said people had attended a concert at Freedom City Mall in large numbers. A crowd surge was said to…
The arrest of three men in Rabaul for possession of drugs during the festive period has exposed a well-organized drug syndicate in East New Britain. Cleopas Warpit, ward member for Vunadidir ward in Toma Vunadidir LLG in Gazelle District said this when commending and appreciating the efforts of police officers involved in the Rabaul District festive operations. The trio- Tazo Tinoa from Eastern Highlands Province, Raymond Peter from Aperera village, Kainantu, EHP and Tony Walange from Suhumu village, East Sepik Province were charged on Tuesday Dec 27, 2022 after police confiscated 16 kilograms of marijuana drugs from them that was…
The Port Moresby General Hospital Adult Emergency Department (ED) has had to endure another year of festive season increase in Trauma Cases. Official records from the Christmas period record nearly fifty (50) cases with 70 per cent being male. The most common injury was assault and blunt force trauma with penetrating injuries being the next most common. The New Year period, however, saw a quiet night progressing into the New Year with most casualties arriving after 8am to the department. As of 3:00pm yesterday afternoon , over 40 patients were seen, and 80 per cent were male. Unfortunately 98 per…
One-year-old Brenda’s tiny feet are bare on the cold asphalt of an El Paso parking lot as the harsh reality starts to sink in for her parents. They are undocumented. They are homeless. And their daughter barely escaped death when they crossed the Rio Grande. “My daughter would have died because she was super frozen,” said Glenda Matos. Matos’ pain is clear in her eyes as she recalls her daughter being drenched, in the freezing cold, all while crying hysterically. Matos and her husband, Anthony Blanco, say they had nothing to keep their daughter warm, not even body heat, because…