SYDNEY - Australia will lift a ban on its citizens returning from Covid-ravaged India next week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday (May 7), as state officials reported that an outbreak in Sydney appeared to be contained. Mr Morrison stood by his decision to impose a biosecurity order last month... Read more »

A sixth-grade girl pulled a handgun from a backpack at her eastern Idaho school on Thursday (May 6) and opened fire, hitting two fellow students and a member of school staff and inflicting non-life-threatening injuries on them, officials said. The girl was disarmed by a teacher at Rigby Middle School in... Read more »

Twitter suspended several accounts this week that were set up to share statements from a new part of former US President Donald Trump’s website, saying they broke its rules against evading an account ban. Trump was banned from Twitter, where he had more than 88 million followers, and multiple other... Read more »

Under the cover of darkness in desert habitats about 70 million years ago, in what is today Mongolia and northern China, a gangly looking dinosaur employed excellent night vision and superb hearing to thrive as a menacing pint-sized nocturnal predator. Scientists said on Thursday (May 6) an examination of a... Read more »

Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy's most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine which slides out freshly cooked pizzas in just three minutes. Buyers using the flaming red "Mr Go Pizza" machine can choose from four... Read more »

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused nearly 6.9 million deaths across the world, more than double the number officially recorded, a new analysis from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimated. Deaths go unreported as most countries only record those that occur in hospitals or of... Read more »

Dutch researchers have trained bees, which have an unusually keen sense of smell, to identify samples infected with Covid-19, a finding they said could cut waiting times for test results to just seconds. To train the bees, scientists in the bio-veterinary research laboratory at Wageningen University gave them sugary water... Read more »

Australian officials reinstated social distancing measures in Sydney as New Zealand partially suspended the pair's "travel bubble" on Thursday (May 6), amid fears an Indian variant case of Covid-19 could spur a significant outbreak. The swift action was taken a day after a 50-year-old man became the first reported local... Read more »

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday (April 5) early human trial data shows that a third dose of either its current Covid-19 shot or an experimental new vaccine candidate increases immunity against variants of Covid-19 first found in Brazil and South Africa. The booster shots, given to volunteers previously inoculated with Moderna's... Read more »

May 07, 2021 9:20 PMCases of the B16172 variant increased to 520 from 202 over the last week.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 7:56 PMSpain is poised for a surge in internal travel when its state of emergency ends on Sunday.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 7:22 PMThe country plans to offer a first dose to all adults by the end of July.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 7:20 PMVaccination will become a "mandatory condition" for the face-to-face return of employees.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 7:06 PMIt hoped the bloc would soon be able to finalise a new contract with Pfizer.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 5:21 PMHealth Minister Jens Spahn cautioned against lifting restrictions precipitously.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 5:16 PMWorld powers are holding talks in Vienna to try to resurrect a 2015 deal with Iran to rein in its nuclear activity.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 4:57 PMBiologists are worried it may not survive.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 4:56 PMSecond straight night of rioting in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood was fuelled by years-long land dispute... Read more »

May 07, 2021 4:50 PMExperts agree it seems likely the distorted photo was caused by the use of a wide-angle lens.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 4:05 PMWASHINGTON (XINHUA) - A US Army trainee belonging to Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, was arrested Thursday (May 6) after hijacking a school bus full of students en route to an elementary school.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 3:17 PMThe overwhelming victory increases pressure on Labour leader Keir Starmer.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 3:13 PMThey may do so due to evidence that it spreads more quickly than the original version of the virus.... Read more »

May 07, 2021 3:00 PMNewly declassified information shows analysts had reason to believe claim that Russia offered money to reward attacks.... Read more »

“This circular is nearly a year old. The situation has changed,” the court said while adding that hospitals would incur losses if they stuck to the original cap of ₹18,000.... Read more »

Lab owners plea against fixing cost at ₹500... Read more »

A direction was also issued to Roche to file an affidavit confirming that it would be importing in India 50,000 and 25,000 vials of the medicine in mid-May and mid-June, respectively.... Read more »

Two-month-old Kaveri is the latest addition in the City Police Detective Dog Squad. The female puppy belonging to the Doberman breed would soon be tra... Read more »

IMD forecasts prolonged summer rain... Read more »

Former Minister and Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Deve Gowda on Friday urged the State government to immediately fix oxygen quotas for each district to aver... Read more »

A majority of them are choosing to stay back, reassured by their employers' promise of care during the lockdown and guarantee of jobs thereafter... Read more »

Court takes cognisance of news reports that showed people wearing masks below the chin, keeping nose and mouth open... Read more »

Minister responds to MP’s charge... Read more »

Discussion on musicThe Indian Music Experience (IME) in collaboration with the Museum of Art and Photography will host an online session on examining... Read more »

Distribution issues pit MP against Ministers... Read more »

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Tiruchi, has announced that the monthly Pension Adaalat programme will take place throug... Read more »

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said it was taking the "precautionary approach" for adults aged 30-39, after assessment of blood clot risks... Read more »

The position is approximately 15km (nine miles) from a larger camp that the Karen National Liberation Army stormed and burned 10 days earlier.... Read more »

President Joe Biden's Thursday National Day of Prayer proclamation omitted any mention of God. It did, however, discuss racial justice and climate change. What are the details? Biden's proclamation, issued on Thursday, addressed the power of prayer. "Throughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned to... Read more »

An Army trainee went AWOL from Fort Jackson, South Carolina, on Thursday morning, and used his government-issued rifle to commandeer a school bus full of kids, officials say.None of the 18 children on board were physically harmed in the incident, nor was the driver of the bus — who was... Read more »

National Park Service (NPS) officials will hold a raffle to decide what 12 lucky people will have the opportunity to shoot bison in the Grand Canyon after they received 45,000 applications. The NPS said in a post on its website that overpopulation of the bison was becoming a problem in... Read more »

A California bar owner has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly producing and selling fake COVID-19 vaccine verification cards.What are the details?Officials say Todd Anderson, who owns The Old Corner Saloon in Clements, created the false documents and sold them to patrons for $20 a pop. After obtaining a... Read more »

Authorities believe New York college student Saniyya Dennis, who has been missing for over a week, took her own life by jumping into Niagara Falls.What are the details?Dennis, a 19-year-old student at SUNY Buffalo State College, was reported missing on April 26. But after an "exhaustive" investigation involving no less... Read more »

While coronavirus infections and deaths are falling across the country, one study claims that the actual number of deaths from the pandemic is 57% higher than the official count. The study by researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation was published on Thursday and said... Read more »

Some on the left have begun using the phrase "birthing people" as a euphemism for persons who are biologically women, and many on social media responded with mockery and ridicule. Among the more prominent people using the phrase was far-left Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), who posted a video of her... Read more »

A sixth grade girl pulled a handgun from her backpack and shot two fellow students and one adult at an eastern Idaho middle school on Thursday morning, authorities say.According to police, the girl was disarmed by a female teacher and taken into custody shortly after the shooting, and all three... Read more »

White House press secretary Jen Psaki admitted on Thursday that the Biden team tells President Joe Biden to avoid answering impromptu questions from reporters. Psaki made the comments while appearing on CNN's "The Axe Files with David Axelrod." Axelrod was praising the communications team for managing Biden so well that... Read more »

The Texas Senate passed a bill that will allow citizens to carry handguns without the requirement of a permit, paving the way for a Second Amendment victory in the Lone Star State. "HB 1927 would recognize the United States Constitution as our permit to carry and allow all law-abiding adults,... Read more »

A group of pastors, ministers, and other faith leaders gathered at the Texas state Capitol in Austin this week and formed a prayer circle, KTBC-TV reported.Often such actions coincide with causes that many people of faith believe in — such as protecting the unborn.But this group of religious leaders were... Read more »

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) hammered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over its policies involving schools and the cruise industry that he declared to be driven by politics and not science. During a news conference in Satellite Beach, Florida, DeSantis slammed the CDC for carrying water for school... Read more »

Longtime Republican pollster and political strategist Frank Luntz slammed Donald Trump on Thursday, predicting his influence would quickly fade and arguing that the former president brought on the bans from various social media platforms by his own actions.Luntz made the remarks while speaking on the New York Times podcast, "Sway,"... Read more »

Caitlyn Jenner joined Sean Hannity on Wednesday and discussed her upcoming bid for governor of California. Steven Crowder said Jenner was "pretty reasonable" and gave some good answers to questions about the border wall, the power grid in California, and how lockdowns have harmed people. Crowder noted one "hiccup" during... Read more »

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has expressed concern about the abuse of their powers by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) during stop and search of vehicles on the roads and searches of private premises.In its first quarterly report for 2021, tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, INDECOM said... Read more »

Friday is the 127th day of 2021. There are 238 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1429: Seventeen-year-old Joan of Arc leads French forces to lift the English siege of Orleans, turning the Hundred-Year War to France's favour. The English retreat the next day, but Joan of Arc refuses to pursue... Read more »

With the success of her latest single, Go Down Deh, featuring Sean Paul and Shaggy, Spice is on cloud nine as she prepares for the release of her album TEN.Go Down Deh - co-produced by Grammy nominee, Romanian singer/songwriter Costi Ionita and Shaggy - topped several reggae charts.The song registered... Read more »

Fabian Skervin, one of the two accused charged in the murder of a Jamaican-Canadian couple in Retreat, St Thomas, just over two years ago, has claimed that he killed the couple on the advice of one of two voices he had heard in his head.Melbourne Flake, 81, and his 70-year-old... Read more »

Councillor Carlene Benjamin and members of her team on Tuesday were on the receiving end of a tongue-lashing from taxi operators who are livid at the condition of the Palmer's Cross main road in Clarendon which, they say, is severely affecting their health and finances.The taxi drivers' anger reached boiling... Read more »

An Indian woman who shared the gloom that the novel coronavirus pandemic has cast over her home city on Thurday said she wished her country was in a similar situation to Jamaica as it relates to COVID-19 deaths and infections.The 21-year-old woman, who wished to be identified only as Jamila,... Read more »

ROME, Italy (AP) - The family of one of two Americans, both convicted of a fatal stabbing during a scuffle with an Italian police officer, on Thursday blasted the jury for ordering Italy's harshest punishment of life imprisonment, a sentence frequently meted out to mobsters who assassinate state officials.Months after... Read more »

Children's Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has moved to clarify aspects of a story published by the Jamaica Observer yesterday under the headline 'OCA supports new 211 helpline for children'.Harrison pointed out that her comments on the proposed 211 number being established by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information during... Read more »

BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) - The World Health Organization yesterday warned of a new wave of COVID-19 infections in Africa due to delayed vaccine supplies, a slow roll-out and new variants.The African bureau of the UN agency said the continent had to catch up with the rest of the world in... Read more »

IDAHO, United States (AP) - A shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school Thursday injured two students and a custodian, and a male student has been taken into custody, authorities said.The victims' injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said."Today we had the worst nightmare... Read more »

TEXAS, United States (AP) - The Biden Administration says four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls "just the beginning" of a broader effort.Two of the four families... Read more »

Jamaica Observer team members are still in shock at the sudden passing of retiree Donald Lee who they described as a hard worker, jovial, and great team player.Lee, who worked at the Observer for 22 years, died on Sunday. He was 63.He began working with the newspaper on December 16,... Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne Wednesday expressed concern at the hospitalisations and deaths of younger people which she said are surging as the novel coronavirus pandemic accelerates across the Americas, including the Caribbean."Adults of all ages, including... Read more »

WHILE some legislation exists locally against child pornography, Children's Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has lamented the non-existence of some critical technology that would help advance cases and secure convictions. Speaking during this week's Jamaica Observer's Monday Exchange, Gordon Harrison, who is also the National Rapporteur for Trafficking in Persons, said... Read more »

Knox United Church's board of directors argues a heritage property designation shouldn't apply to the gravel parking lot next to the building.... Read more »

Dozens of pharmacies in Saskatoon are receiving their first shipment of vaccine this week as the immunization drive kicks into next gear. ... Read more »

The Downtown Farmers' Market — a partnership between the Community Farmers Market of Saskatoon and Street Stall Saturdays — is now open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Market Square.... Read more »

To each of their families – thank you for the introductions, and for sharing a bit of your loss. ... Read more »

A man identified himself in a video posted to Facebook as the Saskatoon police officer who resigned this week after it was reported he attended the "children's freedom rally" on April 24.... Read more »

Industry representatives want Marquis Downs to be hived off from land leased to Prairieland Park Corp., with horse racing to be run by a non-profit organization.... Read more »

There are 44 units in the Prairie Heights building at 1416 20th St. W. and 30 are already boarded and vacant. Of the 14 units closed Thursday, three were occupied by the owners.... Read more »

Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives.... Read more »

Two people with previous outstanding warrants were arrested by Saskatoon police Wednesday.... Read more »

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Of all the Halloween costumes out there, this guy and his girlfriend blew everyone away.... Read more »

16 life hacks everyone needs to know.... Read more »

Op-ed: In Lehigh County, your educational opportunities can be defined by which side of the street you live on.... Read more »

Prom 2021: Here is the schedule for when Lehigh Valley area schools are holding their big games.... Read more »

Brood X, a group of cicadas that have been growing underground for 17 years, are waiting for the soil temperature to be just warm enough to emerge.... Read more »

Column: If people need motivation to get a COVID-19 vaccine, then we need to get creative. Thursday's IronPigs event was a good example.... Read more »

Eagles need tweaked defensive line to come through for them in a big way this year.... Read more »

Haven't kept up with the May 2021 primary? Here's what you need to know before filling out your ballot.... Read more »

Allentown mayoral candidates honed their pitches to voters Thursday night during the final scheduled debate before the May 18 primary. All four Democratic candidates and Republican Tim Ramos participated in the in-person forum on Latino affairs, hosted by PBS39 and WLVR News and sponsored by La Mega 101.7 and La... Read more »

NASA rocket launch: NASA is scheduled to launch a rocket from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 8:02 p.m. Saturday. It will be visible — weather permitting and with no special equipment needed — across the eastern U.S., including the Lehigh Valley.... Read more »

America’s employers likely delivered another month of robust hiring in April, reinforcing the economy’s steady rebound from the pandemic recession... Read more »

IronPigs walk-off Red Wings for third night in a row, are 3-0 for 1st time in franchise history... Read more »

Robert Auguste, 19, of Allentown, is charged with firing gunshots into an occupied home in the city on two consecutive April nights.... Read more »

A comment by a New Jersey man’s mother may have led to his being charged for participating in the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol.... Read more »

New York City hopes to begin offering coronavirus inoculations to tourists by stationing vaccination vans at Times Square and other attractions, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.... Read more »

Shana Gugliandolo's home run and Kate Zaun's pitching were the keys in Parkland softball's 10th straight win... Read more »

There has been a shock result in this year's Cornwall Council elections for Falmouth.... Read more »

The Cornish arm of a climate protest group have announced they oppose the protest site chosen by authorities.... Read more »

Falmouth Cricket Club have announced a new sponsor for the team's shirt this weekend.... Read more »

A 'major' water mains burst in Truro has left water providers 'no choice' but to close a road due to its severity.... Read more »

Results and reaction to the results of the Cornwall Council election after Cornwall went to the polls on Thursday.... Read more »

Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Alison Hernandez suffered a dog bite on election day.... Read more »

Katy Finnimore is, by her own admission, an awful artist.... Read more »

This month, we will see further sectors of the economy allowed to reopen, as well as the possible resumption of international travel.... Read more »

Prices to stay at one of the hotels used for the G7 Leader's Summit after the event in Cornwall this year have skyrocketed.... Read more »

A hotel in Truro has proclaimed it will be reopening with the return of summer garden sessions from mid June.... Read more »

Election days in the UK have become about one thing and one thing only. Dogs at polling stations.... Read more »

A supermarket has been forced to remove a picture of an ''incorrectly'' arranged cream tea - after shoppers in Cornwall threatened to boycott the store.... Read more »

The latest information relating to Covid-19 has now been updated.... Read more »

A project to build a sustainable distillery research centre on the edge of former landfill site in Cornwall has been granted outline planning permission.... Read more »

Each day, I am more disillusioned with both, federal and provincial government response to the life-threatening situation we face. I read recently about N95 masks just now beginning to roll out of a Canadian plant – more than a year after the fact. The U.S. is aiming to vaccinate their... Read more »

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) have heard the call to action. Our farmers – along with everyone in Ontario – are in an emergency situation and our collective path out of this crisis requires an all hands on deck approach to respond to the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read more »

Re: Border battle: Canadians, Americans wonder when — or if — normalcy will return, by Dave Battagello & Derrick Penner, April 8 I have been supervising students working on COVID-19 research in my laboratory since the pandemic began last year. I have taught some of my smaller courses in-person. I... Read more »

Re: Town of Essex councillor under fire for COVID comment, by Dave Battagello, April 11 To Chris Vander Doelen, let me first hope you have a speedy recovery from your COVID-19 infection. But I was disappointed and outraged by what I believe was a racist tweet using the term “the... Read more »

Pharmacists from Windsor who work in Michigan are offering to immunize thousands of people from here with the state’s surplus COVID-19 vaccine. But it’s not happening — and vials are expiring and being thrown out — because the Canadian government won’t waive the two-week quarantine for returning travellers, Mayor Drew... Read more »

A traffic complaint in Lakeshore resulted in an impaired driving charge Wednesday night. Lakeshore OPP responded to the traffic complaint on County Road 22 at approximately 9:23 p.m. Officer located the reported vehicle and conducted a traffic stop, police said in a news release on Thursday. As a result, a... Read more »

The Town of Essex will be conducting a test of its emergency notification system Friday at approximately 1:30 p.m. EssexAlerts registrants and all publicly listed home phone numbers in the town will receive a phone call, SMS text message, or email. Recipients will also have the option to confirm they... Read more »

Amherstburg sisters Tammi and Brinley Paquette love to go on family bike rides as often as possible but especially when brother Trent does the driving. The Paquette sisters were born with an extremely rare genetic metabolic disorder called fumarase deficiency. They are non-verbal but able to walk. “Their body doesn’t... Read more »

Local Unifor officials are calling for a national strategy to ensure a domestic supply of microchips after automakers announced another round of shutdowns Thursday due to the global chip shortage. Stellantis informed Unifor Local 444 that the current shutdown at the Windsor Assembly Plant will be extended through the week... Read more »

Mutations in a protein called GEMIN5 cause developmental delay and loss of coordination in young children.... Read more »

Findings presented at today's EADV 2021 Spring Symposium suggest that an imbalance in gut microbiota (dysbiosis), could play a significant role in the progression of inflammatory skin disease, Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS). HS is a painful, long-term skin condition, with a chronic and relapsing nature that significantly impacts patients' quality of... Read more »

Systemic inequalities mean that low-income households in London are more likely to be exposed to higher levels of indoor air pollution, according to a report by UCL researchers.The biggest factors are the quality of housing and the characteristics of the surrounding environment, taking location and levels of outdoor air pollution... Read more »

Knowing what consumers mean by "authenticity" can help marketers deliver it in their products and services.... Read more »

The dermatological impact of COVID-19 is a burning topic at EADV's 2021 Spring Symposium. New research presented today highlights the effect that stringent hand hygiene during the pandemic has had on hand skin health.... Read more »

In a new position statement, Alzheimer Europe has issued a call for prioritization of people with dementia and their carers in national COVID-19 vaccination strategies, urging governments to recognize the disproportionate effect of the pandemic on these groups.... Read more »

A new study presents the functions and application of the novel, scalable Regenstrief teaching electronic medical record (tEMR) platform which contains a unique, large, anonymized patient database enabling health professions students to learn how to use health information technology (HIT) to best manage the complex issues presented by real-world patients.... Read more »

University of Tsukuba researchers tested a new Nike soccer ball used in the English Premier League with a wind tunnel. They found that its aerodynamic properties make it more stable in flight, at the cost of total distance. This work may lead to improvements in sports equipment design.... Read more »

Machine learning software advances could help anesthesiologists optimize drug dose, potentially improving patient outcomes.... Read more »

Researchers have traced the remaining last steps of the biological pathway that gives oats resistance to the deadly crop disease take-all.... Read more »

They may be tiny weapons, but Brigham Young University's holography research group has figured out how to create lightsabers -- green for Yoda and red for Darth Vader, naturally -- with actual luminous beams rising from them.... Read more »

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems scrambled to modify patient care processes - particularly when it came to strategies aimed at reducing the risk of hospital-related complications. A look at how one hospital applied its learning health system (LHS) framework to respond to a COVID-19-related increase in hospital-acquired pressure... Read more »

Informatics experts at the University of Sussex have developed a new computational model that demonstrates a long sought after link between insect and mammalian learning.... Read more »

A new study is the first to examine the brain activity behind successful and missed penalty kicks under real-world conditions. Successful kicks involved activation of "useful" areas of the brain, such as the motor cortex which is involved in movement. For missed kicks, areas involved in long-term thinking were more... Read more »

Een nieuwe uitdaging doet de ronde: "de andere kant opkijken uitdaging". Het lijkt eenvoudig, maar je reflexen moet wel ok zijn.... Read more »

Een jong ventje is goed onder stress en weet zijn hoofd koel te houden. Hij krijgt zijn omgeslagen zeilbootje met enige moeite weer rechtop.... Read more »

Een verzekeringsadviseur vergat zijn microfoon op mute te zetten en noemde de rechter een "idioot", beter gezegd: “This fucking judge is an idiot.”... Read more »

Deel drie van de Grappig op de sociale media dump met een hele lijst aan leuke en humoristische uitingen. Zowel bedoeld als onbedoeld.... Read more »

Als een leraar tegen je gaat schreeuwen, betekent dat meestal niet veel goeds. Het kan echter ook positief schreeuwen zijn.... Read more »

Een jongeman probeert duidelijk te maken dat bruisend water drinken en niet boeren, vrijwel onmogelijk is. De video heeft een nogal onverwacht einde.... Read more »

Misneach, de Benner Sennenhond van de President van Ierland ging viraal. De hond had dringend behoefte aan aandacht van zijn baasje, die een interview gaf.... Read more »

Japanners zijn zeer efficiënt als het om kleine ruimtes en gadgets gaat. Wat te denken van een opvouwbaar bad of een volgzame rolkoffer.... Read more »

Een 80-jarige man uit Australië heeft veel geluk gehad. Hij had een verstekeling, een levensgevaarlijke slang, op zijn vissersbootje zitten.... Read more »