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Half of Australians in lockdown again
More than 13 million Australians – about half the population – are in lockdown after a third state imposed restrictions to curb a Delta outbreak. South Australia, home to 1.7 million people, joined Victoria and parts of New South Wales in lockdown o...
12 dead and thousands evacuated in China floods
Massive floods in central China caused by record-breaking rainfall have left 12 dead and more than 100,000 people evacuated from their homes. More than a dozen cities in Henan province, including its provincial capital Zhengzhou, are affected. Foot...
Oregon Bootleg Fire: Evacuations as largest US fire burns 364,000 acres
In the US state of Oregon, the nation’s largest active wildfire has burned through more than 364,000 acres, prompting thousands of evacuations. Over 2,000 firefighters are tackling the so-called Bootleg Fire – one of the largest blazes in Oregon’s hi...
Jeff Bezos launches to space aboard New Shepard rocket ship
Billionaire Jeff Bezos blasted into space on Tuesday, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard. He was accompanied by Mark Bezos, his brother, Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pioneer of the space race, and an 18-year-old student. They ...
Boris Johnson resisted autumn lockdown as only over-80s dying – Dominic Cummings
Boris Johnson was reluctant to tighten Covid restrictions as cases rose last autumn because he thought people dying from it were “essentially all over 80”, Dominic Cummings has claimed. He also said the prime minister had messaged him to say: “I no ...
Microsoft: Chinese authorities slam ‘groundless’ hacking claims
China has slammed “groundless” claims that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft. A group of Western countries had accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange – a popular email platform used by companies worldwide. The j...
Covid-19: India excess deaths cross four million, says study
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused excess deaths in India to cross more than four million, a new study has found. Excess deaths are a measure of how many more people are dying than would be expected compared to the previous few years. Although it is...
England Covid restrictions ease as PM urges caution
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged caution as most legal restrictions on social contact are lifted in England. There are now no limits on how many people can meet or attend events, nightclubs reopened at midnight, and table service will not be n...
Europe floods: Victims face massive clean-up as waters recede
Residents in regions of Germany and Belgium worst-affected by recent floods have begun the huge task of clearing their neighbourhoods, as the waters begin to recede. The scale of the damage is becoming clear, as rescue crews continue to look for vict...
US wants giant radar in UK to track space objects
The US wants to locate a giant new radar system in the UK to track objects in deep space. The US Space Force is developing the global system to identify potential “targets” up to 36,000km away, in areas of deep space where a lot of military satellite...
