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Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for COVID-19 tests and vaccines, becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative. Singapore will accep
India has stepped up its coronavirus vaccination drive amid a deadly second wave of infections. The country on Sunday breached the 100,000 daily caseload mark for the first time since the pandemic began. BBC r
Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands. More than two dozen others are still missing. Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills o
The Indian state of Maharashtra will see tighter restrictions from today following a sharp spike in COVID-19 infections. A night time curfew will be enforced and the state will be under a full lockdown on weekends.
Bollywood actor, Akshay Kumar, who recently began shooting for Ram Setu with Jacqueline Fernandez and Nushrratt Bharuccha, is the latest one to test positive for COVID-19. The actor has been on the go to ensure all
Rapper DMX is admitted in critical condition after a drug overdose in his Westchester County, New York home. Los Angeles Times reported that the 50-year-old hip-hop star and “Romeo Must Die†actor was rushed to
You can expect a lot of fun and entertainment in the Navtarang Sargam Rang Barse Show at Rups Mega Complex in Nakasi today where people will get the chance to play with colours and have fun with their favourite radio an
A US Police officer has been killed after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the US Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. A video showed the driver of the crashed car emerging with a
Dozens of people are feared dead after a train carrying some 350 passengers derailed inside a tunnel in Taiwan. Taiwan's Central Emergency Operation centre says rescuers are struggling to access four carriages insi
After years of stalled attempts, New York State has legalized the use of recreational marijuana, enacting a robust program that will reinvest millions of dollars of tax revenues from cannabis in minority communities rav
A collaborative effort between Chinese police and gaming giant Tencent has led to the closure of what police say is the biggest ever video-game-cheat operation. The gang designed and sold cheats to popular video ga
Ariana Grande is joining hit show “The Voice,†replacing Nick Jonas as a coach. The pop superstar will join the next season of the NBC show alongside regular coaches Blake Shelton, John Legend and Kelly Clarkso
Jason Derulo and his girlfriend, model Jena Frumes, are expecting their first child. The "Ridin' Solo" singer revealed he is set to become a dad, sharing a sentimental video on Instagram of the couple walking on a
There will be a special performance by Inside Out frontman, Apakuki Nalawa at the Fiji Easter Fun Fair at the Subrails Nokonoko Carpark at Laucala Beach today. Nalawa recently released new songs such as Let Go, Oil
A man who allegedly assaulted his ex-wife’s partner to death at a block of flats in Christchurch has been named. Niraj Nilesh Prasad appeared in the High Court in Christchurch charged with murdering former Fiji r
Jamie Foxx will play Mike Tyson in a limited series. The project is named, "Tyson," and Martin Scorsese is set to executive produce, a representative for Tyson confirmed to CNN. It had originally been planned
A new "double mutant" variant of the coronavirus has been detected from samples collected in India. BBC News reports officials are checking if the variant, where two mutations come together in the same virus, maybe
The boss of Australian airline Qantas says governments are going to insist on vaccines for international travellers. Coronavirus vaccines are seen as crucial to reviving an industry that saw worldwide passenger num
More people in Sydney have been ordered to evacuate because of a risk of major flooding, as torrential rain continues to batter Australia's east coast. The authorities say anyone living in low-lying areas of the ci
A court in Pakistan has sentenced two men to death for a rape which triggered public outrage. Abid Mehli and Shafqat Ali came across a Pakistani-French woman and her two children stranded on a motorway near Lahore
