For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Victorians potentially exposed to COVID-19 will be able to pick up free rapid testing kits by showing their ID at new pop-up collection points around the state under a distribution plan being developed by the state government. The Andrews government secured a batch of 34 million rapid antigen tests for an […]

Credit:Illustration: Andrew Dyson To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. LETTERS Put others first in 2022 Ross Gittins suggests that we concentrate on making other people happy in order to find happiness ourselves (Opinion, 29/12). In a year that has seen considerable selfishness regarding COVID-19 restrictions and a lack of […]

An unusually warm spell in what is usually the coldest state in the United States has seen temperature records broken. Experts say the mercury in some parts of Alaska was 11C (20F) higher than ever before for the time of year. Daytime temperatures have soared past 15C (60F) when there would normally be intensely bitter cold and light, fluffy snow. […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for December 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The Iowa teenagers accused in the killing of a beloved Spanish teacher took note of her daily routine, ambushed her during her walk and then killed her, prosecutors said in court documents. Nohema Graber, 66, taught at Fairfield High […]

China replaces soldiers with machinegun-carrying robots in Tibet because its troops cannot cope with the freezing conditions and thin air China is deploying dozens of unmanned vehicles to its border with India  Kill-bots fitted with machineguns and ammo transports have been moved  Comes after Chinese troops struggled to operate in high-altitude conditions  Chinese and India troops are locked into a […]

From Strictly to Squid Game, how much of a gogglebox were you in 2021? Try our TV quiz of the year to find out What with boxsets, streaming, catch-up channels and hidden delights on Freeview, we’ve all been glued to the telly again this year, and not just because of lockdowns. But were you really paying attention?  Take CHRISTOPHER STEVENS’ […]

How to bring peace to Northern Ireland? Send Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley on a midnight hunting trip in South Africa: Officials’ bizarre plan revealed Plan to send Northern Ireland’s political leaders on a ‘game hunting’ trip in South Africa was considered during peace process Declassified files detailed Ireland’s proposal to host a meeting with those from the main parties […]

Dangerous avalanche conditions exist in widespread areas of the Colorado mountains where an avalanche warning has been posted through Tuesday and into Wednesday. A special avalanche advisory is in effect for the Steamboat, Flat Tops and Front Range mountains, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. “Continued snowfall and strong winds are creating dangerous avalanche conditions,” the CAIC said as […]