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People quarantined in the Chinese city of Xi'an are bartering supplies amid continuing worries over food shortages. Social posts show locals swapping cigarettes and tech gadgets for food. About 13 million hav
Face masks are to be worn in classrooms in England's secondary schools to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant. The temporary reintroduction of face coverings aims to address concerns about schools remaining o
Victoria has reported a record 8,577 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths, as experts raise doubts about the usefulness of the QR-code check-in system. Today’s daily case numbers surpassed Victoria’s previous r
With COVID-19 cases surging just as students are about to return from winter break, dozens of U.S. colleges are moving classes online again for at least the first week or so of the semester, and some warn it could stret
The number of COVID-19 patients in NSW hospitals has more than doubled since Christmas as experts predict case numbers could reach 100,000 a day and medical professionals warn of a “widespread staffing crisisâ€.
At least 12 people have been killed and several others injured after a stampede at a Hindu shrine in India. Police say it was triggered by an argument between devotees at the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Indian-a
US President Joe Biden has led a flood of tributes to trailblazing actress and Golden Girls star Betty White, who has died at the age of 99. Tributes also poured in from US actors who worked with White during her e
Betty White who was US television's Golden Girl with the heart of gold, celebrated for her comic acting abilities from TV's early days up to the 21st Century has passed away at the age of 99. She was just weeks awa
Australia's former parliament building in the capital Canberra has been set on fire by protesters during a demonstration for Aboriginal sovereignty. No one was injured in the fire, which engulfed the Old Parliament
Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of grooming and trafficking underage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein. The British socialite showed no emotion, sipping from a glass of water as she learned her fate. F
The World Health Organisation says the combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of COVID-19 cases. This comes after the US and countries across Europe reported record new cases.
There have been more Covid-related flight cancellations globally as the week starts, capping off a miserable festive period for thousands of people. More than 2,200 flights have been scrapped on Monday, with Chines
Police are investigating a video linked to a man who was found with a crossbow at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day. The footage, obtained by The Sun newspaper, appears to show a masked person in a hoodie holding a c
The latest installment of the Spider-Man franchise has become the first pandemic-era movie to make more than US $1 billion at the global box office. Spider-Man: No Way Home also took the title of the highest-grossi
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid
Coldplay will stop recording music as a band in 2025. This has been revealed by frontman Chris Martin. He made the announcement on BBC's Radio 2. Martin says their last proper record will come out in 202
Ticket sales for The Matrix Resurrections will start on Boxing Day in Fiji. The American science fiction action film is the sequel to The Matrix Revolutions in 2003 and the fourth installment in The Matrix film se
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' racked up roughly US $253 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the weekend, crushing pandemic records and ranking as the third-biggest domestic debut in Hollywood history.
A major incident has been declared in London and more than 10,000 new Omicron cases have been confirmed in the UK. BBC News reports a further 90,418 daily Covid cases have been reported across the UK after days of
Superman actor Henry Cavill says night diving in Fiji is amazing. Cavill appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday and talked about swimming with sharks. When he was asked by Colbert about his
