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Strong surges in the far north of New Zealand that accumulated from remnants of a tropical cyclone in the Pacific and Tonga's volcanic eruption prompted evacuations and caused boats to sink overnight. Yesterday, a
An expletive-laden conversation between two Australian newsreaders on Novak Djokovic's visa saga has gone viral, after a video of it was leaked online. It shows Channel 7 journalists Mike Amor and Rebecca Maddern t
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised for attending a "bring your own booze" party during the first coronavirus lockdown in the UK. He told MPs the event in the Downing Street garden was "technically withi
An Indian man allegedly set a bank on fire in the Haveri district of Karnataka after his loan application was rejected. According to the Times of India, the accused has been identified as Wasim Hazaratsab Mulla who
It’s just a week since French schools reopened after Christmas but already one in four teachers and nearly 50 pupils are sick with COVID-19 at the Jean Renoir High School in Boulogne-Billancourt. The Sydney Morn
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
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
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
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
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
