Day: March 21, 2023

There's cause for optimism in the latest report on world happiness. For one, benevolence is about 25 per cent higher than it was pre-pandemic. "Benevolence to others, especially the helping of strangers, which went up dramatically in 2021, stayed high in 2022," John Helliwell, one of the authors of the World Happiness Report, said. For the sixth year in a row, one nation has been crowned the world's happiest country, according to the rankings, based largely on life evaluations from the Gallup World Poll. The country and its neighbours all score very well on the measures the report uses to explain its findings: healthy life expectancy, GDP per capita, social support, low corruption and generosity in a community where people look after each other and freedom to make key life deci...

A man was forced to make a desperate swim to safety after being mauled in a suspected shark attack off Hawaii's Big Island yesterday. The attack, which occurred around 200 metres off Anaehoomalu Bay on Sunday, local time, comes three months after another man was attacked at the same location. The Hawaii County Fire Department said the man in his 60s was mauled around 12:30pm. READ MORE: Aussie families save on groceries by foraging for food He sustained injuries to his hands and back of his left leg in the attack. He swam to a cameraman moored in the bay, where the vessel's crew tended to his injuries. A ski then transported the man to shore, where Hawaii County Fire Department were waiting. He was treated on scene, before transfer to hospital. ...

A US teacher who was shot and wounded by her six-year-old student said she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery. Speaking publicly for the first time since the January 6 shooting, first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner said during an exclusive interview with NBC's Savannah Guthrie that she has some days when she “can't get up out of bed", while others she is able to go about her day and make it to appointments. “For going through what I've gone through, I try to stay positive. You know, try to have a positive outlook on what's happened and where my future's heading,” Zwerner said in a portion of the interview that was aired Monday. READ MORE: Aussie families save on groceries by foraging for food Abby Zwerner was shot by a six-year-old student....

Police believe a US dentist laced his wife’s pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, eventually killing his spouse so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with, according to court documents. James Craig, from Colorado, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder Sunday, shortly after his wife died after being taken off life support during her third trip to the hospital this month. According to court records, the 45-year-old is being represented by the public defender's office, which does not comment on cases. READ MORE: Aussie families save on groceries by foraging for food James Craig is accused of poisoning his wife's protein shakes. (Supplied) Craig is scheduled to appear in court Thursday to learn whether prosecutors have decided t...

The body of a rugby league star who realised his dream by playing in the UK Super League has been found in bushland near his home in America over a year after he went missing. Bryn Hargreaves played over 200 games for Wigan, Leigh Centurions, St Helens and Bradford Bulls over a near decade-long career. He announced his retirement in September 2012 before emigrating to the United States, but not before making it clear he was "angry" with his treatment at the end of his career. He said he was "disillusioned by events off the field" adding that rugby league had chewed him up and spat him out. READ MORE: 'Pathetic' act that NRL needs to stamp out now READ MORE: Souths blame Radley for 'devastating' Mitchell injury   READ MORE: Essendon 'a ticking time bomb' as power ...