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US President, Donald Trump's sister says her brother has no principles, cannot be trusted and has been lying throughout his presidency, according to secret audio recorded by the President's niece. 83-year-old Marya
The World Health Organization has issued guidance saying children over the age of 12 should wear masks, in line with recommended practice for adults in their country or area. It admits little is known about how chi
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. The US Department of Justice says that Bannon and three others all
TikTok has removed more than 380,000 videos in the United States for violating its hate speech policy so far this year. The app, owned by China’s ByteDance, also said it banned more than 1,300 accounts for postin
California is in a state of emergency as dozens of fast-moving fires, many triggered by lightning strikes during an extreme heatwave have spread across the north and centre of the state. The fires are threatening h
Tech giant Apple has become the first US company to be valued at US $2tn on the stock market. It reached the milestone just two years after becoming the world's first trillion-dollar company in 2018. Its share
At least 45 migrants, including five children, have died in the deadliest shipwreck off Libya so far this year. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says they were among more than 80 people onboard a v
Fans of Netflix's topical comedy show Patriot Act have voiced their disappointment after it was cancelled. Host Hasan Minhaj confirmed that the series would not return. It was the first weekly US talk show to
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr is accused of raping a woman twice in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, according to a lawsuit that escalates the severity of the growing number of claims against him. The lawsuit, dated yesterd
Australia says it has secured access to a promising coronavirus vaccine and will be able to offer free doses to its entire population of 25 million people. The vaccine is being developed by the pharmaceutical compa
About $30.6 million was injected into the Fijian economy through the production of the World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji in September last year. Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Koya says t
US President Donald Trump has joined Triller, a New-York-based rival to China's TikTok. After two days on the social-media app, Trump has 11,000 followers. TikTok was banned in India two months ago. Trump
The State of Victoria in Australia has recorded the deadliest day of the COVID-19 Pandemic, with 25 fatalities and 282 new cases overnight. The number of fatalities is the heaviest recorded in a single day for the
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has moved the election date to 17 October and says she will not be changing it again. Radio New Zealand reports the COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland has forced the suspension
The new series World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji which was shot in Fiji in September last year was released today on Amazon Prime. There are 10 episodes showing 66 teams from 30 countries battling it out
US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to normalise relations. A joint statement by Trump, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Al Nah
Three people have died after a passenger train derailed in Aberdeenshire, northeast Scotland, following heavy rain and a landslip in the area. CNN reports British Transport Police said in a statement that "despite
Wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson clung to the top slot on the list of the world’s highest-paid male actors for a second straight year, according to an annual tally released by Forbes magazine.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – played by Will Smith in the beloved 90s sitcom - is coming back in a reboot. But this time the story of the streetwise teen who moves in with his upper-class uncle and aunt will not
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for US President has announced Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential running mate. The announcement comes following a search that was conducted under strict secrecy, w
