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Macau to close all casinos in bid to stem Covid outbreak

The Asian gambling centre of Macau will close all its casinos for a week from Monday and largely restrict people to their homes as...

Oprah Winfrey’s father Vernon dies aged 89

US TV star Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89. The presenter confirmed the news in an Instagram post that...

Russia hits back at US and UK embassies with ‘unrecognised’ addresses

Moscow has taken a page out of Washington’s playbook to troll both the US and the UK by renaming the streets in front of...

World leaders stunned after shooting of ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

World leaders have expressed shock and anguish over the shooting of Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech. Mr Abe was shot...

First bull run held in Pamplona as festival returns following pandemic

The first bull run in three years at the San Fermin festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona has taken place. No one was gored,...

Officials: Heavy rain leaves 17 dead over three days in Pakistan

Three days of monsoon rain have left at least 17 people dead and damaged dozens of homes across south-west Pakistan, officials said. Streets and homes...

76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in New York

The fossilised skeleton of a relative of the T. rex that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New...

FBI probes scene of July 4 parade shooting in Chicago

FBI agents are searching for more evidence at the site where a gunman killed at least six people after opening fired on a US...

R Kelly not placed on suicide watch as a punishment, say US authorities

Federal authorities have rejected singer R Kelly’s claims that he was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment last week after a...

More than 30,000 may need to flee Sydney amid intense flooding

More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes as Australia’s largest city...

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