In a continuing sign of improvements in coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations, Los Angeles County on Thursday officially entered the low COVID-19 community level, indicating that the pandemic is not exerting undue stress on the local healthcare system.Recent metrics illustrate a “very different January than expected,” a top health official said this week, with continued […]
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Government of Canada announces a temporary negative COVID-19 test requirement for travellers arriving from the … – Canada.ca
From: Public Health Agency of Canada As of 12:01 a.m. EST on January 5, all air travellers who are two years of age and older, arriving on flights originating from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macao, will need to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test result, taken no more than two […]
Continue readingChris Hipkins to be next New Zealand PM after Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation
Chris Hipkins will become the next prime minister of New Zealand after he was the sole nominee for the Labour leadership vacated by Jacinda Ardern. Ms Ardern announced her shock resignation on Thursday, citing exhaustion after five and a half years in the job. Her surprise exit – not known to her partyroom until just […]
Continue readingKatie Price discusses contemplating suicide in rare TV interview
A household name in the UK, Katie Price has lived out the highs and lows of life in the spotlight. An open book with her fans, the mother-of-five has documented many of her woes on her various reality series and in tell-all interviews. Having courted the limelight as a teenage glamour model, the public have […]
Continue readingNews at a glance: Global warming, China's COVID-19 deaths, and JWST's exoplanet investigations – Science
Temperatures continued to rise at an alarming pace in 2022, which became the fifth- or sixth-hottest year in modern history, U.S. and European science agencies reported last week. Earth’s average recorded surface temperatures were some 1.2°C warmer than preindustrial times. Nearly 30 countries set individual all-time heat records, and some 850 million people experienced the […]
Continue readingTragic story of the 'world's loneliest bear' Jambolina who spent 12 years in a circus cage
After 12 long years trapped behind bars in brutal captivity, Jambolina was finally given a taste of freedom in May last year when she was able to bound joyously over the luscious Swiss Alps. But relief for the campaigners, who had fought for years for the release of the so-called ‘World’s Loneliest Bear’, quickly turned […]
Continue readingHong Kong to scrap isolation rule for new COVID-19 cases – ABC News
Hong Kong's leader says the city will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected with COVID-19 starting Jan. 30 as part of its strategy to return to normalcyHONG KONG — Hong Kong will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected with COVID-19 starting Jan. 30 as part of its strategy to return the […]
Continue reading'Goodnight my darling': James Middleton announces death of 15-year-old therapy dog
‘Goodnight my darling’: James Middleton announces the death of his 15-year-old therapy dog that he once credited with helping him ‘overcome mental health struggles’ By Elizabeth Haigh For Mailonline Published: 17:16 EST, 20 January 2023 | Updated: 17:17 EST, 20 January 2023 The Princess of Wales‘ brother James Middleton has announced the death of his […]
Continue readingChina’s Residents Turn to Social Media for Medicine Donation to Survive Covid – Bloomberg
David Westin speaks with top names in finance about the week’s biggest issues on Wall Street.Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz looks at the people and ideas that shape markets, investing and business.Golf’s Greatest Holes: Golfing legend Paul McGinley takes television presenter Chris Hollins on a tour of the best golf courses in Ireland and Northern […]
Continue readingHi mum scam: The one smart question that saved Sydney mum $5000 in text message con
A Sydney mum was moments away from transferring $5000 to a scammer posing as her son before she was saved by a moment of quick thinking. The fraudster asked Lisa, 64, (not her real name) via text messages recently for a whopping $8,900 at first but the mum believing it was her son Tim said […]
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