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Curtin University roof collapses, authorities on the scene looking for casualties

Emergency services were called to Curtin University , in Perth , at around 1pm local time on Tuesday. The frantic final text messages a girlfriend sent her ...

Covid-19: Northern Ireland shuts schools, imposing UK's tightest coronavirus restrictions

Services that deliver health interventions and therapeutics will be allowed to continue. "The Exec has given painstaking consideration to next steps", deput...

Newton Board of Elections works to reduce in-person voting wait time

Early voting kicks off Thursday in Sampson County and across the state, and voters will see larger polling sites to accommodate social distancing amid the pande...

Queen heads to top-secret lab on her first royal visit since March

The two royals maintained strict social distancing, arriving separately by helicopter, but Buckingham Palace did confirm that their decision not to wear a mask...

Coronavirus | European cases rocket, strong limits needed

Citing projections provided by epidemiological models, WHO Regional Director for Europe Kluge said simple measures - such as mask wearing at a rate of 95 pe...

Twitter down, suffers worldwide outage

Multiple Gizmodo staffers reported having trouble with the service a little before 6 p.m. ET, though it appeared some staff members were still able to access th...

SPAN Places Host Steve Scully on Leave After False Hacking Claims

President Trump touted Scully's ousting on Twitter . The Debate was Rigged! C-SPAN journalist Steve Scully , who was to be the moderator of the debate in Mi...

Pubs and restaurants in Scotland's central belt forced to close

In the central belt, people will also be asked to avoid public transport and not travel outside this area unless they must. Hospitality venues such as pubs an...

Ice Cube Working With Trump Campaign on "Platinum Plan"

On Tuesday, Trump senior advisor Katrina Pierson announced that the N.W.A rapper was working with the White House. "Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate....

Russell County has 154 Positive Cases of COVID-19

Three are under 20 years old and one is in their 60s. In Douglas County, 2,343 out of the 2,681 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according ...

Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party leaders get 13-year jail term

Golden Dawn was blamed for orchestrating multiple attacks, mostly in Athens, against immigrants and left-wing activists, many resulting in serious injury. Polic...

Unmasking Probe Found No Wrongdoing in Obama White House

It found no wrongdoing, one of the sources said. The Washington Post reported that John Bash , who departed the Department of Justice last week, conclud...

Health official suspended in China's Qingdao after fresh COVID-19 cases

The city has reported 12 confirmed cases since Sunday. There are 241 active virus cases receiving treatment, including four in severe condition, the commission ...

Kyrgyzstan’s president resigns, bringing political impasse to an end

Jeenbekov announced last week that he planned to resign but did not say when. Jeenbekov called on Japarov and other politicians "to withdraw their supporters ...

European Union sanctions top Russian officials over Alexey Navalny nerve agent poisoning

European Union sanctions may also affect, among other things, the developers of Novichok , said the spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry Christopher B...

France announces curfew in major cities as virus cases surge

He said new daily coronavirus cases must be brought down to "3,000 or 5,000", from current levels, which have reached up to nearly 27,000. The curfew will...

Ice Cube defends working with Trump administration

The Platinum Plan is a proposal by Trump's reelection campaign to increase access to capital by nearly $500 billion, create 3 million new jobs, provide more...

Saline County reports 24 new COVID-19 cases; 812 of 929 recovered

In a separate update Wednesday, Interior Health said the community outbreak at Calvary Chapel Kelowna, which was declared on September 25, had been declared ove...

Australia in Talks with Japan, S. Korea on Reopening Travel

In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Minister for Tourism Simon Birmingham revealed travel for Australians could be reopened with New Zealand by the ...

Tupac Shakur's Brother Slams Trump for 'Disrespectful' Jab at Kamala

Mopreme went on to say that he doesn't expect an apology from POTUS, but would like him to make it up to his family by releasing his father, who is 2Pac's ste...

Thailand Issues Emergency Decree Over Anti-Government Protests

The burgeoning youth-led movement wants changes "meant to sustain the monarchy in a way that is adapted" to the modern world, said Rung. Unverified video and ...

Covid alert level: London and Essex to move into Tier 2 restrictions

Under Tier 1 restrictions, groups of more than six are not allowed, indoors or outdoors, and pubs, bars and restaurants must close by 10pm. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE...

Central Park: Amy Cooper 'made second racist call' against birdwatcher

Mr. Cooper says that he believes Amy Cooper has "already paid a steep price" for her transgression. According to senior prosecutor Joan Illuzzi , "The defe...

Senior EU official says UK-EU trade deal 'difficult but still possible'

Boris Johnson has held a phone call with president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and president of the European Council Charles Michel . UK P...

Georgia residents flock to the polls for early voting

More than 60% of the total ballots cast during the 2016 presidential election in North Carolina were cast through early in-person voting, or almost 3 million vo...

Trump, Biden Plan Dueling TV Events Thursday Instead of Debate

The never-before-revealed meeting is mentioned in a message of appreciation that Vadym Pozharskyi, an adviser to the board of Burisma, allegedly sent Hunter Bid...

Will There Be A National Lockdown At October Half Term?

He told a press conference that Mr Johnson was "no longer following the scientific advice" by proposing "far less stringent restrictions" than suggested by the ...

Will Amy Coney Barrett pass this test of integrity?

Democrats worry Judge Barrett could vote to overturn the 1973 ruling legalising abortion nationwide but Republicans have praised her heavily. If she is succes...

All Household Visits To Be Banned From Tomorrow Night

The changes were agreed during a late night meeting of the Stormont executive with a formal announcement due to take place in a special sitting of the Assembly ...

‘We have to act’: France’s Macron orders curfews to contain COVID

Beyond Blue's Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Service is a 24/7 service free of charge to all Australians. President Emmanuel Macron has named Paris...

Mehbooba released, says ‘will take back what Delhi snatched’

She was the only pro-India political leader who was under detention while all others were released. Mufti, who also heads the regional Peoples Democratic Part...

Hezbollah, Amal Oppose Lebanon’s Team in Demarcation Talks with Israel

Wednesday's meeting is due to be hosted by the United Nations peacekeeping force that has monitored the also contested land border since Israel's withdrawal fro...

Indian ad promoting 'Hindu-Muslim unity' withdrawn after right-wing backlash

While the police official rubbished reports of the store being attacked, he said that the owner received threat calls despite putting up an apology. "The news a...

Canadian woman returns 'cursed' artefacts stolen from Pompeii

People have died in such a awful way that I took tiles related to the land of destruction". " People died in such a disgusting way and I took tiles related to...

Is London going into tier two lockdown?

In another document which could prove highly damaging to the government, the SAGE group of scientists said that the £12 billion "test-and-trace" programme, wh...