Officer’s ear bitten in first maximum three-strikes inmate’s horrific escape attempt

New Zealand’s first maximum three-strikes sentence inmate has received more jail time after slipping out of a handcuff and attacking two prison officers. He also bit a guard in the head and “removed part of the officer’s ear” in the mayhem outside Whanganui Hospital. Hayze Neihana Waitokia pleaded guilty to injuring with intent to injure and aggravated assault. Justice Andru […]

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Australia COVID LIVE updates: Nation nears 80 per cent double dose vaccination rate as international borders to reopen

We have made our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic free for all readers. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. 1 of 1 The Sydneysiders heading overseas as soon as border reopens Onerous regulations, fear of COVID-19 and uncertainty about flights won’t stop Sydneysiders heading overseas from Monday as the international border reopens for vaccinated Australians after nearly […]

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Hunter Biden's art exhibit in NYC has only been visited by 'a handful' of people

HUNTER Biden’s SoHo art exhibit has attracted fewer visitors than expected. Only a few people, most declined to identify themselves, stopped by the exhibit.  None of them were Biden’s parents, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill. Georges Berges, Biden’s art dealer who owns the SoHo gallery, said that it was “unfortunate” that the Bidens couldn’t see their son’s work. […]

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Seaweed covered ‘ghosts’ emerging from the sea spook beachgoers – but can YOU spot what they really are?

EERIE ghost-like creatures have been spotted emerging from the depths of the sea to spook beachgoers – but can YOU guess what they really are? The Newry Beach ghouls are an iconic sighting off the coast of Holyhead, Anglesey – with the human-like figures protruding from the water at low-tide. Many have likened the creatures to sea ghosts – especially […]

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How lockdowns changed animal behaviours at the zoo

Under chaos theory, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil and causes a tornado in Texas. But what happens when humans disappear from a zoo’s butterfly enclosure for months for the first time in history? In this case, a global event, the COVID-19 pandemic, caused a butterfly to flap its wings more. When Melbourne Zoo fell quiet during pandemic lockdowns, […]

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