Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs were recovered unharmed on Friday in Los Angeles, the police said, two days after thieves stole the dogs and shot a man who was walking them. The man was shot on Wednesday night after two people got out of a white car and demanded that …
Read More »N.B.A. Investigating After Jeremy Lin Said He Was Called ‘Coronavirus’
The N.B.A. G League said on Friday that it was investigating a report by Jeremy Lin, one of the best-known Asian-American players in basketball, that he had been called “coronavirus” on the court. Lin disclosed the slur in a Facebook post on Thursday in which he denounced the racism and …
Read More »Meet the Songwriters Behind the ‘Wandavision’ Hit ‘Agatha All Along’
This story contains spoilers for the seventh episode of “WandaVision.” If you are a fan of the Disney+ Marvel series “WandaVision,” there are five words that have been stuck in your head for the past week: “It was Agatha all along.” The 62-second ear worm appears in Episode 7, “Breaking …
Read More »Ethiopia’s War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopian officials and allied militia fighters are leading a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing in Tigray, the war-torn region in northern Ethiopia, according to a confidential United States government report obtained by The New York Times. The report, written earlier this month, documents in stark terms a …
Read More »Rural NSW to receive vaccine within weeks
Health workers in regional NSW will begin receiving the coronavirus vaccine within weeks, as the state’s vaccination program approaches a significant milestone. Five major vaccination hubs and 99 satellite sites will be rolled out across NSW starting from March 15, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Saturday. Newcastle, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga, …
Read More »Biden visits storm-battered Texas | The West Australian
US President Joe Biden has visited a food bank, health centre and emergency operations facility to assess recovery efforts from a deadly Texas winter storm. Biden and wife Jill landed in Houston on Friday where he met Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to discuss the recovery …
Read More »Sydney gang member charged with breach
A member of an organised crime network has been charged with breaching a serious crime prevention order in Sydney. Police arrested the 26 year old Auburn man after pulling over his car at Panania on Friday afternoon. Officers then searched a unit in north Sydney and a second unit in …
Read More »Ex-Scottish leader testifies in sex case
Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond has criticised the government of his successor and one-time friend for undermining democratic principles and the rule of law. The swipe is the latest in a political tug of war that threatens to tear apart Scotland’s independence movement. Salmond’s comments came in testimony before parliamentary …
Read More »Smith strikes it hot at WGC event
By his own admission, Cameron Smith has hit more balls in practice in the last fortnight than he has done all of last year which is giving him a new-found confidence. And that could spell an ominous warning to his rivals at the WGC-Workday Championship where the world No.27 sits …
Read More »Victoria to ban many single-use plastics
Disposable plastic straws, cutlery and containers will soon be banned in Victoria in a state government crackdown on single-use plastics. Victorian Health Minister Lily D’Ambrosio on Saturday announced specific single-use plastic items would be phased out and banned by 2023. Plastic straws, drink stirrers, plates and polystyrene containers and cups …
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