When Premier Daniel Andrews posted a series of shots of empty freeways on Facebook recently with the caption “Thank you” the full, surreal, impact of what we’re doing hit me. Lockdown bites: An empty Flinders Lane.Credit:Getty Since Melbourne’s various and seemingly unending lockdowns and restrictions started, the regularity of our collective ebb and flow has […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers on Thursday sought sanctions against Belarus to pressure President Alexander Lukashenko to hold new elections as the country’s opposition appealed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for help. Eager to support mass protests against Lukashenko’s 26-year iron rule, EU ministers are considering travel bans and asset freezes on up […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a group of Russians who were detained in Belarus prior to its Aug. 9 election and accused of being mercenaries had been lured to Belarus by a Ukrainan-U.S. intelligence operation. Belarus had accused the men of seeking to destabilise the country ahead of its election, […]

Among the myriad disruptions coronavirus has brought to Colorado’s schools over the last half year, keeping students at their desks — both virtual and actual — is shaping up to be the next big hurdle for education officials. Official enrollment numbers for the 2020-21 academic year in the state’s 178 school districts won’t be tallied […]

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox A stray cat that sported a permanently sad look has been transformed a year after he was adopted. Bruce Willis, the orange tabby, had scars from fights with other cats and problems with his immune system when […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people after intercepting a boat off the coast of the southern province of Guangdong, the provincial Coast Guard Bureau said in a post on its social media site. Hong Kong media, citing unidentified sources, said 12 people from the former British colony were arrested […]

Jacob Blake had a knife in his car during the confrontation with police where he was shot in the back seven times, according to a statement from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.  The statement — released more than three days after the shooting — is the first detailed information from the police about what happened. […]

Aug 27 (Reuters) – The governor of Minnesota declared a state of peacetime emergency on the city of Minneapolis after violent protests erupted on Wednesday night following the death of a Black homicide suspect who police say shot himself. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a curfew following what he described as mass looting of businesses, […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for August 26 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A Navy sailor is being eyed in connection to the massive four-day fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard that investigators suspect may have been set intentionally. Navy investigators searched the unidentified sailor’s home to look for […]

Drive south east from Darwin Airport for 30 minutes and you will arrive at an old mining camp – the Manigurr-ma Village for fly-in fly-out natural gas workers. Until recently, this complex was abandoned. Today, it is perhaps the most popular travel destination for Melbourne escapees. Travellers in quarantine at Howard Springs.Credit:Ben Sale Welcome to […]