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Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, after Donald Trump won the presidential election. Photo: SAUL LOEB / AFP By Jeff Mason, Reuters US President Joe Biden has urged Americans to "bring down the temperature", following Republican Donald Trump's election victory and sought to console fellow Democrats who are alarmed by the former president's stunning comeback. "Setbacks are unavoidable. Giving up is unforgivable," Biden said at the White House Rose Garden as he addressed staff who were disappointed in Vice President Kamala Harris' defeat. "A defeat does not mean we are defeated." Biden said the election had proven the integrity of the US electoral system and pledged an orderly transfer of power - an implicit rebuke of Trump, who sought...

Sydney Airport said it is not clear if the fire is linked to the incident with the plane. Photo: ABC News A Qantas flight has made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport following a contained engine failure. Earlier this afternoon, the aircraft landed after a loud bang was heard following take-off. An airport spokesperson said Qantas flight QF520 from Sydney to Brisbane landed safely just after 1pm (local time). "After circling for a short period of time, the aircraft landed safely at Sydney Airport," a Qantas spokesperson said. "Our pilots are highly trained to handle situations like this and the aircraft landed safely after the appropriate procedures were conducted. "We understand this would have been a distressing experience for customers and we will be contacting all customers this ...

By Graham Hurley for CNN Local police say the research lab has eyes on the monkeys and are attempting to entice them with food. Photo: wwwfotokreativde/123RF Residents in a small South Carolina town are finding themselves in the middle of a real-life game of Jumanji after 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility. The rhesus macaque primates are all still on the loose after escaping on Wednesday from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Centre in Yemassee, town administrator Matthew Garnes said. "Residents are strongly advised to keep doors and windows secured to prevent these animals from entering homes," the Yemassee Police Department said in a Facebook post. In an update shortly before noon, police said Alpha Genesis had eyes on the monkeys and were attempting to entice them with ...

File photo. Photo: Supplied/ CDC Public Health Image Library - Frank Hadley Collins By Joshua Boscaini, ABC Climate change and extreme weather have the potential to increase cases of mosquito-borne diseases and push the insects into new areas of Australia, according to medical and research science experts. A "unique signature" of chemicals on the skin can also make people more susceptible to mosquito bites, with these experts highlighting the need to protect yourself from bites. Australia experienced an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus recently - a diseases that is usually confined to Asia and the Torres Strait. What impact could climate change have on mosquitoes? Experts say climate change could lead to an increase in mosquito numbers and transmission of mosqu...

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, visits the Earthshot Prize Climate Leaders Youth Programme at Rooftop on Bree in Cape Town. Photo: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / POOL / AFP Prince William said the past year had probably been the "hardest" of his life after a difficult period for Britain's royal family in which both his father King Charles and wife Kate were diagnosed with cancer. Speaking to British media at the end of a visit to South Africa, the heir to the throne reflected on how he was coping while balancing his duties as a royal with family time, the BBC and other publications reported on Thursday. Asked how his year has been, William said: "Honestly? It's been dreadful. It's probably been the hardest year in my life. So, trying to get through everything else and keep everything on...