This day in history | 1984 Zola Budd in race trip controversy

The South African-born British athlete, Zola Budd, is again the centre of controversy following a disastrous accident during the women’s 3,000m final at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. During the

USA | Fake Covid-19 vaccine cards online worry college officials

As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person

The Buzz | Poles to protest bill that would silence US-owned TV network

Nationwide demonstrations are planned across Poland yesterday against a bill widely viewed as an effort by the country’s ruling nationalist party to silence an independent, U.S.-owned television broadcaster critical of

Hong Kong leader supports retaliatory sanctions law

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam expressed support yesterdayfor legislation allowing retaliatory sanctions after the U.S. and other Western governments punished city officials over the ongoing crackdown on democracy activists. Lam said

This day in history | 2003 Britain swelters in record heat

Britain has recorded its hottest day ever as the temperature soared to 38.1C (100.6F) in Gravesend, Kent. The record has actually been broken twice today. The first place to beat the

Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai

Some of the foreign contractors who powered the logistics of America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan now find themselves stranded on an unending layover in Dubai without a way to get

The Buzz | Australia to get first Moderna doses next month

The Australian government says Moderna next month will become the third COVID-19 vaccine available in Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Australian vaccine regulator approved the Moderna shot yesterday for

Breaking News | ‘Nowhere to run’: UN report says global warming nears limits

Earth's climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a

This day in history | 1969 Film star stabbed in ‘ritualistic’ killings

Actress Sharon Tate has been found brutally murdered in her Los Angeles home, along with three high-society friends and a fifth, as yet un-named, victim. All five died from shooting and

Culture | Rice pizza, noodle ices: Food shows Japan’s punk rock soul

Countries’ foods are also windows on their souls. Take hamburgers. Hand-held, quick to assemble and wolf down, they embody a quintessentially American idea that founding father Benjamin Franklin put to paper

The Buzz | Zuckerberg’s cash fuels GOP suspicion and new US election rules

When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $400 million to help fund election offices as they scrambled to deal with the coronavirus pandemic late last summer, he said he hoped he would never

Fire devours Greek island forests as residents urged to flee

Pillars of billowing smoke and ash blocked out the sun above Greece’s second-largest island and turned the sky orange as a days-old wildfire devoured pristine forests and triggered more evacuation

This day in history | 1971 Sailor’s record ‘wrong way’ voyage

A British man has become the first to sail the world non-stop in the “wrong” direction - east to west - against the prevailing winds and currents. Chay Blyth, 31, set

India | Suspected rape and killing of girl triggers protests

Angry villagers in the Indian capital held a protest yesterday outside a crematorium where they say a 9-year-old girl was raped and killed earlier this week. The protesters, sitting on a

Afghanistan | Airstrikes pummel Taliban in south; insurgents gain in north

  The Afghan air force carried out more airstrikes against Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan yesterday, as the insurgent force made additional gains in the country’s north. The European Union, United Nations

The Buzz | Xi pledges China will provide 2 billion vaccine doses

President Xi Jinping said yesterday that China will provide a total of two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the world within the year, in the country’s latest effort to

Australia to spend USD813m to address Indigenous disadvantage

Australia’s government yesterday pledged 1.1 billion Australian dollars ($813 million) to address Indigenous disadvantage, including compensation to thousands of mixed-race children who were taken from their families over decades. The AU$378.6

This day in history | 1962 Marilyn Monroe found dead

  Screen icon Marilyn Monroe has been found dead in bed at her Los Angeles home. The 36-year-old actress’ body was discovered in the early hours of this morning by two doctors

Climate change | This year’s summer of weather extremes hits wealthier places

As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021’s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath

The Buzz | Cuomo urged to resign after probe finds he harassed 11 women

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting pressure to resign, including from President Joe Biden and other onetime Democratic allies, after an investigation found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen

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