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Bruce Springsteen has sold the master recordings and publishing rights for his life's work to Sony for a reported US$500 million. The deal gives Sony ownership of his 20 studio albums, including classics like Born
Five children have died and four others remain in the hospital after wind picked up a jumping castle and threw it into the air at an end-of-year activity day at a primary school in Tasmania in Australia. Several gr
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says at least one person in the UK has died with the Omicron coronavirus variant. There are 4,713 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the UK, BBC News reports Omicron has
A desperate search for survivors is under way in parts of six US states devastated by powerful tornadoes that have left at least 94 people dead. Dozens more people are missing and entire towns were destroyed by abo
The governor of the US state of Kentucky has said that more than 70 people were killed by tornadoes. Andy Beshear says the figure could rise to more than 100 in what he called the worst tornadoes in the state's his
A man in New Zealand who was vaccinated against COVID-19 up to 10 times in one day on behalf of other people has prompted a warning from the Ministry of Health about the dangerous behaviour. Astrid Koornneef, group
At least 54 people have been killed and scores more injured after the truck they were being transported in crashed in southern Mexico. More than 150 people, said to be migrants from Central America, were crammed in
A Chicago jury has found that US actor Jussie Smollett lied to police about being the victim of a racist, homophobic assault. At trial this week, Smollett stood by denials that he staged the attack against himself.
Leonardo DiCaprio calls his new movie "Don't Look Up" a gift. Not because he got to work with a cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep and Jonah Hill, to name just a few, but because the
BTS created a stir among their fans when all seven members launched their own Instagram accounts after announcing they were taking a much-needed break as a band. Big Hit Music, which manages the group, took to soci
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed there is community transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant in multiple regions of England. He told MPs the variant was continuing to spread in the UK and around th
A text about Thanksgiving dinner that was accidentally sent to a wrong number six years ago has sparked an enduring friendship. Now it's inspiring a film. Netflix is developing a movie based on Wanda Dench and Jama
Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John have unveiled the song they hope will become the UK Christmas number one this year. Titled Merry Christmas, it's a bittersweet track that celebrates the season while remembering "the o
One person has died and dozens are injured after a volcano erupted on Indonesia's Java island. Residents were filmed fleeing a giant ash cloud from Mt Semeru. Witnesses described nearby villages covered in deb
Greece will be making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over. BBC News reports fines of about $200 will be imposed at monthly intervals from mid-January on those who refuse. The money will
Rihanna has been declared a national hero of Barbados, as the country celebrates its transition to an independent republic. The country’s prime minister, Mia Mottley told Rihanna at an investiture ceremony to co
Times of India reports that the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association Angelique Coetzee says the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus results in mild disease, without prominent syndromes. The World
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson says face coverings will become mandatory again in shops and on public transport in England from next week under a raft of measures to target the new COVID variant, Omicron. BBC rep
Singapore has expanded the number of travel lanes for fully vaccinated people, opening the door for quarantine-free trips to some of the city-state’s most popular holiday destinations. Fiji, Cambodia, Maldives, S
The World Health Organisation has declared a new coronavirus variant to be "of concern" and named it Omicron. It said the variant had a large number of mutations and early evidence suggested a possible increased ri
