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by Andrew BEATTY Firefighters raced to contain massive bushfires in southeastern Australia Tuesday, taking advantage of a brief drop in temperatures and some much-needed rainfall before another heatwave strikes later this week. Exhausted volunteers cleared ground vegetation and carried out controlled burns before temperatures and winds were expected to pick up again by Friday. “It […]

by Amir Havasi Mourners thronged Qasem Soleimani’s hometown on Tuesday, many of them baying for blood to avenge the assassination of the top Iranian military commander in a US drone strike. “No compromise, no submission, revenge!” they yelled as they tried to catch a glimpse of the casket containing Soleimani’s remains in the southeastern city […]

by Ludovic EHRET “Do you want a piece?” beekeeper Ma Gongzuo says, looking into the camera of a friend’s smartphone before biting into the dripping comb of amber-coloured honey. The clip goes out to his 737,000 followers on Douyin, the Chinese version of popular video sharing app TikTok that has 400 million users in the […]

Americans travelling in China should avoid animals and contact with sick people as the country grapples with a mystery pneumonia outbreak, the US embassy in China said Tuesday. The viral illness was first reported last week in Wuhan, a central Chinese city with a population of over 11 million, and has since grown to at […]

Thousands of fans of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK have been enraged by the “inappropriate” comments posted by a Bangkok cafe owner about a visit by the Thai superstar member of the group. Lalisa Manoban, known popularly as Lisa, had uploaded photos on Instagram from a photoshoot at the MQQN Cafe in Bangkok. It was shared […]

Game of Thrones and Aquaman actor Jason Momoa is the latest celebrity to have his identity used in an attempt to scam fans and he is upset. On Monday, the actor added to his posts on Instagram Stories to blast the anonymous scammer and warn his fans not to believe everything they read. Momoa shared […]

Hollywood’s Golden Globes ceremony lived up to its reputation on Sunday, with plenty of memorable moments served up to its A-list audience as they guzzled champagne at the Beverly Hilton. Here are some of the key moments: Gervais strikes out British comic Ricky Gervais used his fifth and final stint as host to fire off […]

An Indonesian caught trying to sell the skin of a critically endangered Sumatran tiger has been arrested, police said Monday, highlighting the problem of animal trafficking in the Southeast Asian country. Authorities in Aceh, at the northern tip of Sumatra island, arrested the man last week after he offered to sell the skin to an […]

New reports emerged Monday on how fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jumped bail in Japan, as the country’s justice minister said border controls would be bolstered after the escape. The 65-year-old executive skipped bail nearly a week ago, fleeing Japan where he was awaiting trial on multiple counts of financial misconduct that he denies. […]

Popstar Selena Gomez is as supportive of Taylor Swift as ever but this time around she will be cheering on her best friend remotely should Swift win her first Golden Globe. During the Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles, Gomez was not photographed on the red carpet or with Swift. She has no need to […]

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took a break from their Canadian holiday to send a heartfelt message about Australia’s devastating bushfires. The royal couple took to Instagram, sharing a series of horrific images on Saturday of the damage caused by the fires. They accompanied the heartbreaking images with a […]

Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz and her partner, musician Benji Madden, have just became parents to a daughter. It is reported that the child was born just before the New Year. Diaz, 47, who is retired, and Madden, 40, who is a Good Charlotte guitarist, shared the good news on Instagram. View this post on Instagram […]

Six Germans were killed when a car ploughed into them after they left a nightclub in the Italian Alps on Sunday, emergency services said, adding that 11 others were injured. Media reports said the driver may have been drunk. The accident happened at around 1:15 am (0015 GMT) in the village of Lutago near the […]

A Bangkok cafe drew the wrath of thousands of fans of K-pop girl group Blackpink, following “inappropriate” comments posted by the owner about a visit from Thai superstar member Lalisa Manoban. Referred to as “Lisa” by fans, the Thai member of South Korean pop group Blackpink shared pictures on Instagram from a photoshoot at MQQN […]

Iran’s army chief said Sunday that Washington lacked the “courage” to initiate a conflict after US President Donald Trump threatened to hit dozens of targets inside the Islamic republic. “I doubt they have the courage to initiate” a conflict in which the Americans threatened to strike 52 targets, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said, quoted by […]