Victory for Sumomomomomomomomo! Horse that ‘makes commentators cry’ with its ridiculous name achieves its first win in Japan The three-year-old horse claimed her maiden win at Tokyo’s Oi racecourse The filly’s unusual name of Sumomomomomomomomo has made her a social media phenomenon in Japan Japanese television showed a commentator coping with the eight ‘mo’ in name A horse that makes […]

REVEREND Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Monday night after he fell helping student protesters at Howard University in Washington, DC. Jackson, an 80-year-old civil rights icon, fell and cut his head after a meeting with Howard University’s administration, The Grio reported. Howard University issued a tweet at 11.14pm to share the news. It read: "We can confirm that Rev. Jackson […]

LONDON (REUTERS) – Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologised on Monday (Nov 1) after saying world leaders who fail to act on climate change could be making a bigger mistake than their predecessors who ignored warnings about the rise of the Nazis. Archbishop Welby, the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion of about 85 million Christians, speaking at the […]

World leaders urge action to avoid ‘doomsday’ climate future World leaders at the COP26 conference made impassioned pleas on Monday for action to save the world from devastating climate impacts, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson likening climate change to a doomsday device in a James Bond film. “It’s one minute to midnight on that doomsday clock and we need to act now,” […]

THREE people have been confirmed dead after a luxury 25-storey skyscraper collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria's largest city. 100 people are reported to be trapped in the rubble of the apartment building in Lagos which fell around 1.30pm today. Rescue officials said many workers were caught inside the building when it crumbled, though they could not confirm the […]

A PLANE owned by the Trump Organization was reportedly forced to divert as the aircraft tower said it "looks like we have an emergency inbound." The plane was headed from Newburgh, New York, when it made the detour. The aircraft, which is a Boeing 757-200 that is owned by Donald Trump, was reportedly on its way to Lake Charles, Los […]

The Queen was pictured for the first time since being admitted to hospital as she drove around the Windsor estate. The 95-year-old monarch was seen driving her Jaguar estate alone, wearing a headscarf and sunglasses, after being advised to rest for two weeks following 'preliminary tests' at a Londonhospital. The sighting is good news as The Queen is known to […]

Temperatures rising! Awkward moment India’s PM Narendra Modi gets a little TOO close for comfort as he gives UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres a big hug at COP26 The Indian PM was pictured trying to get cozy with the UN leader as they arrived at Cop26 for climate talks Maskless Modi has been pictured getting close to several leaders including […]

A child at a West Auckland primary school has tested positive for Covid-19. The youngster attends Fruitvale School in New Lynn – a suburb where locals have been encouraged to get tested for the virus due to a high positivity rate in recent weeks. In an email to parents on Sunday, principal Donal McLean, told parents: “On Saturday evening, I […]