The Loop: Murder charge in Charlise Mutten case, why US flights are suspended on 5G, and Nick Kyrgios celebrates

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The 32-year-old was arrested at a Surry Hills unit around 8.30pm yesterday. He is due to appear in the Central Local Court later today. The nine-year-old girl went missing in the Blue Mountains last week. The ABC understands that the police are no longer looking for his body.

Last night NSW Police carried out a search in Colo River, about an hour from the Blue Mountains. At this point, it is not known if anything has been found.

Charlise Mutten was last seen at a property in Mount Wilson. (Supplied) Airlines including Emirates and major Indian and Japanese carriers announced the move this morning, saying they would suspend flights due to a plan to roll out 5G in the United States. Why ? The 5G service, which is rolling out in the United States on Wednesday, sits on a band of the electrometric spectrum *just* next to that used by sensitive aircraft instruments. Emirates is acting after major US airlines raised concerns over 5G frequencies. (Flickr: Rafal Kiermacz) So why isn’t (or wasn’t) a problem in Australia? Buckle up, we’re getting a technical *touch*. In the US, C-band (3.7-3.98 GHz) is what has been sold to telecom companies for 5G – radio altimeters (which prevent planes from crashing) operate at 4, 2- 4.4GHz. The fear is that these will interfere with altimeters, blinding instruments with signal noise. But Australian 5G transmissions top out at 3.7GHz, which creates a bigger buffer with the frequencies used by radio altimeters.

Let’s get up to speed.

At least three deaths from Saturday’s volcanic explosion have been confirmed in Tonga. His government issued its first official update overnight, saying tsunami waves had reached 15 meters.

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One person died and nine were injured, including five police officers, in an explosion in New York. According to the media, a gas explosion caused a fire and the collapse of a building. The news Australia is looking for for Activision blizzard: It’s the *massive* $95.6 billion ($68.7 billion) takeover bid for the leading games developer (they’re making a few smaller titles like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and… Candy Crush, among others) from Microsoft. Activision has been rocked for months by allegations of misconduct and unequal pay. Nick Kyrgios: He easily beat British qualifier Liam Broady 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, in front of a raucous crowd at his beloved John Cain Arena – end no worries after his recent case of COVID. He also took a sip of a fan’s beer to celebrate the victory… After the match, Kyrgios jokingly referred to the John Cain Arena crowd as a “zoo” and they were entertained throughout (including those impressive shots):

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But the Aussie drew with world number two Daniil Medvedev.

One more thing: COVID case in hamsters prompts killing of 2,000 small animals

It’s *not* a happy ending to today’s loop, but authorities in Hong Kong said they would kill around 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for COVID in a pet store where an employee was also infected.

The pet store employee tested positive for the Delta variant on Monday and several hamsters imported from the Netherlands to the store also tested positive.

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, animals do not appear to play a significant role in the spread of the coronavirus. But authorities in Hong Kong have said they do not rule out transmission between animals and humans.

Any advice from the director of their agriculture department Leung Siu-fai?

“Don’t kiss your pets.”

Hong Kong authorities said on Tuesday they would kill around 2,000 small animals, including hamsters. (AP Photo: Kin Cheung) That’s all for now

We’ll come back later with more.

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