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SYDNEY — Heavy rainfall is bringing more dangerous flooding to Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for Western Australia, and officials say once-in-a-century flooding has hit areas in the north of the state. The Australian military has been called in to help rescue residents in Fitzroy Crossing, a remote town of […]
Earth, Wind and Fire drummer Fred White has died at the age of 67. The musician passed away on Sunday (01.01.23), with his brother, Verdine White, announcing the news via a statement on social media. Alongside images of Fred playing the drums, Verdine wrote on Instagram: “Dearest Family Friends and Fans…..Our family is saddened today […]
Miley Cyrus will release her new single on January 13. The 30-year-old pop star has been teasing fans on social media in recent weeks that new music is on the way and revealed on Sunday (01.01.23) that new track ‘Flowers’ will drop in just under a fortnight. Alongside a clip of herself slipping out of […]
Anita Pointer has died. The 74-year-old singer – who was a member of the Grammy award-winning group Pointer Sisters – died peacefully at her Beverly Hills home in California on New Year’s Eve (31.12.22), where she was surrounded by her family. Anita’s family said in a statement: “While we are deeply saddened by the loss […]
BRASILIA, BRAZIL — Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as president in the capital, Brasilia, assuming office for the third time after thwarting outgoing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s reelection bid. Lula was president from 2003-2010, and his return to power marks the culmination of a political comeback that is both thrilling supporters and […]
ST. LOUIS — President Joe Biden’s administration Friday finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out — that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution. The rule defines which “waters of the United States” are protected by the Clean Water […]
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who led the Catholic Church for nearly eight years before becoming the first pope to resign in six centuries, died Saturday at the age of 95. Benedict’s death followed an appeal by Pope Francis to pray for his predecessor, with the Vatican announcing the former pontiff’s health had worsened due to […]
David Lee Roth says working with Eddie Van Halen was “better than any love affair”. Although the pair often clashed during their time together in Van Halen, Roth revealed how much he misses his late bandmate, who died in 2020. Speaking on ‘The Roth Show’, he said: “My dear departed Ed. Boy, I miss him. […]
In 2022, photographers with The Associated Press captured signs of a planet in distress as climate change reshaped many lives. That distress was seen in the scarred landscapes in places where the rains failed to come. It was felt in walloping storms, land-engulfing floods, suffocating heat and wildfires no longer confined to a single season. […]
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again Tuesday in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked Christmas travel plans across the United States, and the federal government said it would investigate why the company lagged so far behind other carriers. A day after most U.S. airlines had recovered from the storm, Southwest […]
