The death toll in a bomb attack that targeted schoolgirls in Kabul on Saturday has risen to 85, Afghan officials told CNN on Monday. Another 147 people were wounded in the attack in front of the Sayed Al-Shuhada school, said Danish Hedayat, head of media for the second vice president of Afghanistan. A car bomb...
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Clashes spark in Jerusalem ahead of nationalist march
There have been clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police outside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, ahead of a planned Jewish nationalist march. More than 300 people were injured, as crowds threw stones and officers fired stun grenades and rubber bullets. It comes amid soaring tensions in the city, which has seen weeks of unrest. Earlier,...
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Pfizer beats back variants as AstraZeneca receives a timely boost
Australia’s coronavirus vaccine strategy has received a boost with evidence showing Pfizer’s vaccine offers good protection against COVID-19’s new variants. Emerging data from Britain also suggests AstraZeneca’s much-maligned vaccine works just as well as Pfizer’s mRNA jab in the real world, with two doses of either vaccine cutting the risk of contracting COVID-19 by as...
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We’re starting to see how the pandemic affected births in the US
Remember that pandemic baby boom some thought we’d see about nine months after coronavirus lockdowns swept across the US? Well, as experts predicted, so far it seems to be shaping up to be more of a baby bust. New data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics...
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Robert Downey Junior pays tribute after the death of long-term assistant Jimmy Rich
Messages of support from fellow celebrities have poured in for actor Robert Downey Jr, who is mourning the death of his assistant and close personal friend Jimmy Rich. Rich, whom Downey described as like a “brother” to him, was killed in a car accident on Wednesday night, the Iron Man actor announced on social media....
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Magpies, North face off in crunch AFL game
The stakes for a cellar-dweller clash in the AFL have rarely been higher. Nathan Buckley is coaching for his career at Collingwood when the Magpies face winless North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium on Saturday. Out-of-contract at season’s end, Buckley’s grip on the job could come completely loose if Collingwood fall to the rebuilding Kangaroos. With...
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US sends warplanes to protect Afghan withdrawal
The United States has deployed extra military resources to protect American and coalition forces withdrawing from Afghanistan. Heavy bombers and fighter jets will be deployed to safeguard troops and civilian contractors. The US and Nato have had a presence in Afghanistan for almost 20 years. US President Joe Biden has set the withdrawal deadline for...
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Big Chinese rocket segment set to fall to Earth
Debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry this weekend. The main segment from the Long March-5b vehicle was used to launch the first module of China’s new space station last month. At 18 tonnes it is one of the largest items in decades to have an...
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Covid fears are spreading on Mount Everest
Climbers rejoiced when Nepal decided to reopen its side of Mount Everest this year, but reports suggest even the world’s highest peak isn’t safe from the spread of Covid-19. Some climbers there have now reported testing positive, despite the Nepali government saying there are no infections on Everest. Erland Ness, a Norwegian climber who was...
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Rio Tinto shareholders rebel over destruction of sacred Indigenous caves
Rio Tinto shareholders have rebelled over payouts to former CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques and other executives who quit last year after the company destroyed a 46,000-year-old sacred Indigenous site in Australia. More than 60% of the votes cast at the mining company’s annual general meetings in London and Sydney were against its remuneration report, according to...