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A 23-year-old woman says she was tailgated, threatened and then rammed head-on by an out-of-control drunk driver in an alleged road rage attack in Adelaide's south.Just before 10am, authorities were called to Tiller Drive and Commercial…

Colombo, June 6: Heavy rains followed by landslides and flooding in Sri Lanka killed at least 14 people and has affected over 250,000 more in the past two days with warnings that adverse weather conditions will…

Beijing – A man armed with a knife killed six people and wounded 14 others in a city in eastern China, state media reported Sunday.The attack occurred Saturday afternoon in the streets of Anqing, Anhui province, 430 kilometers (270…

Japan’s Justice Ministry wants to ensure inmates who are at high risk of exposure to COVID-19 because of a crowded living conditions get vaccinated, according to officials.Ministry officials are considering having municipalities send…

London, June 6: The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 variant first identified in India, is around 40 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha or so-called Kent variant of concern (VOC), UK Health…

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was pained by the discovery of the remains of an estimated 215 children an the grounds of a former residential school that was operated by the Catholic…

Health authorities are contacting scores of people in Western Australia after a man tested positive to COVID-19 after being released from the state's quarantine hotels.WA Chief Health Officer Dr Andrew Robertson confirmed the case in a…

The form team of the NBL a matter of weeks ago, the 36ers’ season ended on a dour note, giving their coach plenty to think about.After a rollercoaster NBL campaign that ended with a seven-match losing streak, Adelaide coach Conner Henry…

Brasilia, June 6: The Rio Negro river in Brazil's Amazon region has reached its highest level since records began in 1902, rising to 30 metres in the city of Manaus, a news portal said. More than 24,000 families…

The daughter-in-law of billionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft didn't realise the gun she shot dead a police chief with was loaded, it has been reported. Canadian socialite Jasmine Hartin, 32, has claimed she shot superintendent Henry Jemmott…

PARIS – The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we can no longer treat seemingly faraway crises as distant problems. What happens anywhere can affect people everywhere. That is why addressing the impact and legacy of the pandemic in…

Ryota Yamagata ran 100 meters in 9.95 seconds on Sunday at a race in Tottori, shaving 0.02 off the national record set by Abdul Hakim Sani Brown in June 2019.Yamagata, 28, was a member of Japan’s 2016 Olympic silver medal-winning…

A sixth-alarm fire at a Phoenix, Arizona, recycling plant prompted Phoenix Fire Department’s largest response in history on June 5, the department said. More than 200 firefighters from 10 different agencies worked to control the fire, the…

New York – Since the first news of a mysterious illness began to appear out of Wuhan, Hubei province, China — when a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown origin were first reported in December of 2019 — the coronavirus has wreaked…

Lagos, June 6: At least 88 people were killed and scores of others wounded following attacks by bandits in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi, local police confirmed on Saturday. The bandits unleashed terror on…

When Fumino Sugiyama, then a fencer for the Japan women’s national team, decided to come out to one of his coaches as a transgender man, he was not sure what to expect.What followed shocked him in its brutality.“You’ve just never had…

The daughter-in-law of billionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft says she is in a "living nightmare" after killing a police chief in Belize, it has been reported. Canadian socialite Jasmine Hartin has claimed she shot superintendent Henry…

Sydney – Trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific region agreed Saturday on achieving a strong economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, starting with accelerating vaccine distribution.The ministers from 21 economies that form the…

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani crushed his 16th home run of the season Saturday off countryman Yusei Kikuchi, who made an early exit from the Los Angeles Angels’ 12-5 win over the Seattle Mariners after being hit in the leg by a…

Tokyo confirmed 351 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as hard-hit Okinawa Prefecture tallied 183 new infections.Infections in Okinawa remain near its fourth-wave peak. The southernmost prefecture was the latest region to join the…

Chiba – While the government is struggling to raise the rate at which civil employees take paternity leave, in one municipal office over nine out of 10 eligible workers have taken time off for child-rearing following a change in…

For Curtis Waters, making it as a musician was always the plan.  As he grew up hopping between India, Germany, Calgary and finally the United States, Waters spent years thinking about and working toward that goal. So when he finally…

Washington, June 6: The United States will donate 7,50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan. The vaccination jabs will be provided to Taiwan as part of the US plan to share shots with other countries. The…

A global shortage of wood and soaring prices are threatening Japan’s lumber industry and has business operators fearing serious damage to the domestic market.With demand rising in the United States and China, where the national…

New Delhi, June 6: Believed to be Indian nationals, Gullo Jan, Naqaya, Hasina and Ajmeera are among 17 "mentally unsound persons" who are still lodged in Pakistani jails as they have not been able to give any other…

Manila, June 6: Tropical storm Choi-wan moved away from the Philippines after leaving at least nine people dead and one other missing. Choi-wan dissipated into a tropical depression after lashing several regions in…

Taipei – The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country’s plan to share shots globally, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the island’s fight against…

Sky News host Rita Panahi says clothing brand North Face has been mocked by the fossil fuel industry for its “corporate virtue signalling” in a searing online advertisement. North Face received widespread praise after it announced it will…

Washington, June 6: Taking a dig at US President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump slammed the current administration for bowing down to China, calling it the 'most radical left-wing administration in…