Watch as Sydney celebrates ‘Freedom Day’ after four months of lockdown October 11, 2021 Sydney’s cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers on Monday after nearly four months of lockdown, as Australia aims to begin living with the coronavirus and gradually reopen with high rates of inoculation. Watch the full report.
Watch as Marcus Rashford receives degree from University of Manchester October 9, 2021 England and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford received an honorary degree from the University of Manchester on Thursday for his sporting success and work in fighting child poverty. Watch the full report.
Watch as delirious Newcastle fans celebrate club’s Saudi takeover: ‘We’ve got our club back’ October 8, 2021 Delirious football fans outside St James’ Park welcomed the announcement of Newcastle United’s takeover by a Saudi Arabia-led consortium on with beer, hugs and chants of “we’ve got our club back”. Watch the full report.
Watch as desperate Andy Murray pleads with fans to find stolen wedding ring from sweaty shoe October 7, 2021 Airing his sweaty tennis shoes under a car has landed Andy Murray in trouble at home after the shoes were stolen – along with his wedding ring tied to one of the laces. Watch the full report.
Chaos in the Canary Islands: La Palma airport closed due to volcanic ash buildup October 7, 2021 A buildup of ash and dust from the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano on the runway forced authorities in Spain’s La Palma to close the island’s airport today, air traffic operator AENA said.
Watch as Russian authorities probe prison torture and sexual assault videos October 7, 2021 Russian authorities said they have fired five senior prison officials and opened a slew of criminal investigations into alleged torture and sexual assaults at a jail in the Saratov region. Warning: This edit contains graphic footage.
Nvidia offers EU concessions to get $54bn Arm deal approved October 6, 2021 Nvidia has offered concessions to the EU to help win approval for its $54bn takeover of chip designer Arm. Watch the full report.
Watch as climate protestors take over a Louis Vuitton catwalk in Paris October 6, 2021 Protesters disrupted a Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris last night by walking down the catwalk with a banner condemning the impact of excessive consumption on the environment. Watch the full report.
Facebook’s artificial intelligence catches little offending content, says whistleblower October 6, 2021 Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified in a congressional hearing that “Facebook’s AI systems only catch a very tiny minority of offending content. And best case scenario, and the case of something like hate speech, at most they will ever get 10 to 20 percent.” Watch the full report.
Australia first country to place mega order for Merck’s new Covid pill October 6, 2021 Australia will buy 300,000 courses of Merck & Co’s experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said earlier today. The announcement comes as Victoria logged the highest number of daily COVID-19 infections of any state in the country since the pandemic began. The new experimental Covid-19 pill reduced stays in hospital and deaths by half, [...]