How the Bondi cluster compares to the Northern Beaches
Pictured: Testing at Bondi Beach on SundayThe Northern Beaches outbreak was dealt with using a local lockdown. Pictured: Residents wearing masks during the outbreak in DecemberThe Northern Beaches outbreak totalled 151 cases while the current outbreak - dubbed the 'Bondi cluster' - had already infected 112 by Sunday. This is why it has been outrunning the contact tracers in NSW.' Over the weekend the Sydney outbreak spread to Western Australia after a woman contracted the Delta strain from a stranger at a Bondi café before flying to Perth. Thousands of beachgoers headed out for a day in the sun despite stay-at-home orders in place for all but essential activities (pictured, Bondi on Sunday)
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June 28, 2021 00:56 UTC
Miami condo collapse death toll rises to at least nine
The official death toll for the Miami condo collapse rose to nine on Sunday after emergency workers found four more bodies - as rescuers dug a trench through the rubble in a bid to find survivors. STACIE DAWN FANG Stacie Dawn Fang, 54, was with her son Jonah Handler, a teenager, when the building collapsed. Condo association attorney Kenneth Direktor told the Times the repairs 'were just about to get started' when the building collapsed. Miami Dade Fire Rescue posted a warning to residents on Friday night about 'smoky conditions' after the building collapse. He lived with his wife Maria Bonnefoy in the part of the condo building that has been reduced to rubble, she said.
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June 27, 2021 15:56 UTC
Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry turns her back on US flag during national anthem
Hammer thrower Gwen Berry turned away from the American flag on Saturday while on the podium for a medal ceremony at the U.S. Olympic trials, saying it was 'disrespectful' to play the national anthem while she took a bronze medal. While the anthem played at the trials in Eugene, Oregon, Berry placed her left hand on her hip and shuffled her feet. 'We didn't wait until the athletes were on the podium for the hammer throw awards,' spokeswoman Susan Hazzard said in a statement. 'We're thrilled with the women's hammer throw team that selected themselves for the Games,' added Hazzard. The women's hammer throw starts August 1 in Tokyo.
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June 27, 2021 15:56 UTC
Covid infections increase 60.2 per cent to 14,876 today
Covid cases continued to rise today, breaching more than 10,000 cases for the seventh day in a row. Department of health bosses posted another 14,876 cases today, increasing 60.2 per cent on last Sunday's figure of 9,284, while patients in hospital due to the virus soared 7% in a week to 227, from 211. Some 158,307 people received their second dose, meaning 32.2million people are now fully vaccinated — 61.6 per cent of the adult population. It comes after BBC news presenter Andrew Marr today revealed he contracted Covid last week despite having been fully jabbed. Meanwhile, the two women behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine said they do not believe any Covid variant can fully escape the jab.
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June 27, 2021 15:33 UTC
Sri Lanka to receive Moderna, Pfizer, and Sinovac jabs
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms granting 01 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka. This will be granted under the COVAX facility of the WHO, State Minister of Production, Supply, and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana stated. Accordingly, Sri Lanka will receive doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines manufactured in the USA and the Sinovac vaccine produced in China will be available to Sri Lanka. The State Minister says that steps are being taken to launch the Sinovac vaccine as a final product in Sri Lanka. This is not a vaccine production from the beginning.
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June 27, 2021 15:00 UTC
MUA, dancer, and more – Nikitha Fernando
By Mahika PandithaYou guys know how much we love makeup over here, so it was most exciting for me to find makeup artist (MUA) Nikitha Fernando (@nikithafernando). I was always interested in make-up, especially since I am a performer and we had to put on different make-up looks for events. So last year during the lockdown I started experimenting with different extravagant make-up looks and posting them online. My favourite so far is the Cruella De Vil makeup look. Trust me, those two products can really enhance any makeup look because it can really bring out your eyes and make them pop!
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June 27, 2021 14:48 UTC
British children's author behind Game Global social network for 'pick-up artists'
A social network for 'pick-up artists' has been accused of normalising sexual violence against women and misogyny after some members were found boasting about rape. Pictured: Joe Elvin and Kieren BrownResearchers identified more than 26,000 members across Game Global's social media sites. Members of Game Global have refuted the claims and said users who posted violent messages were banned. The author is also the co-founder of The Web of Chaos Movement which aims to 'help girls and ethnic minorities build real confidence'. 'Girls, women, ethnic minorities, basically anyone who's human seemed to be dealing with their own issues of self worth.
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June 27, 2021 12:00 UTC
‘Living Proof’: documenting the lives of Sri Lanka’s LGBTIQ+ communities
Titled ‘Living Proof’, it is an ongoing visual-storytelling project that seeks to document the lives of LGBTIQ+ communities in Sri Lanka. ’ – jake OorloffEven within a context of draconian laws that criminalise and serve to render a community vulnerable in society, the Sri Lankan LGBTIQ+ community has remained defiant, challenging hegemonic gender and sexual norms and living their own realities and truths. I don’t think I can mention one specific day as the day I started to transition. Sashini is committed to helping her Trans sisters and engages in sex work to support herself. All photos and accompanying text courtesy of the Living Proof Project.
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June 27, 2021 12:00 UTC
These are the Android Authority team’s favorite gaming consoles of all-time
In other words, there’s no real shortage of machines to choose from when it comes to picking our favorite gaming consoles of all time. We had 11 consoles make the cut based on responses from 16 of our most ardent console gaming fans. SNES (2 votes)Oliver Cragg / Android AuthorityAndrew Grush and C. Scott Brown both picked the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) as their favorite gaming console ever made. Not to mention the games: Super Mario RPG, Mario World, Yoshi’s island, Chrono Trigger, several Final Fantasy games, Mario Kart, Harvest Moon. I don’t want to expend three syllables telling a friend they need to hit ‘triangle’ to jump.”What's your favorite gaming console of all time?
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June 27, 2021 12:00 UTC
Trolls SLAM Gladys Berejiklian for not abiding by Covid safety rules in State of Origin photo
But a sea of online trolls were quick to try and ruin the moment of fun, criticising the NSW premier for not socially distancing or wearing a mask. NSW is currently living under strict Covid restrictions, with masks mandatory and Greater Sydney and surrounding areas under a stay-at-home order. Ms Berejiklian has resisted lockdowns throughout the pandemic while other state leaders have promptly shutdown amid a handful of cases. Greater Sydney was placed into lockdown on Saturday after escalating restrictions were enacted over several days across the city's centre and east. Amid fears the contagious Indian Delta COVID variant could spread from Greater Sydney, New Zealand has paused a quarantine-free trans-Tasman bubble until at least Tuesday.
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June 27, 2021 11:26 UTC
Sri Lanka to vaccinate all leaving for foreign employment
June 27, 2021 04:43 pmThe Sri Lanka government has decided to vaccinate all persons leaving the country for foreign employment against the novel coronavirus. The Foreign Employment Bureau of Sri Lanka requests the migrant-hopefuls to call the hotline 1989 to receive further information on the matter.
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June 27, 2021 11:03 UTC
Mask-less fans gather in Queensland for second State of Origin clash
But despite the concern the match will go ahead as planned, with about 50,000 fans ordered to wear face mask. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk took to Twitter urging fans to take all the necessary precautions. 'Masks must be worn on arrival to Suncorp Stadium and especially on exit,' she wrote. Pictured: Fans outside Suncorp stadiumA passionate Maroons fan is pictured alongside the statue of Queensland great Wally LewisQueensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk took to Twitter urging fans to take all the necessary precautions. Pictured: Some State of Origin fans are seen wearing masks and some are notIn the lead up to the match much of the talk centered around rookie sensation Reece Walsh who was selected after just seven NRL games.
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June 27, 2021 09:56 UTC
Fertiliser shortage and fertile ground for corruption
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June 27, 2021 09:56 UTC
Dalian Atkinson's girlfriend says killer PC's testimony was 'haunting'
Dalian Atkinson's grieving girlfriend has said the thought a killer police officer's voice was the last thing the the ex-Premier League footballer heard is 'haunting'. Ms Wright said officers told the family 'it was either the Taser or the tickle stick', referring to a police baton, moments before Mr Atkinson's death. They split after ten years but reunited when Mr Atkinson turned 40 after he contacted her on Facebook. On the day of his death, Mr Atkinson was due for an appointment for high blood pressure, heart disease and kidney failure. Mr Atkinson died on a 10-minute ambulance trip after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest when he was handcuffed.
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June 27, 2021 09:56 UTC
SL’s abysmal fate: THIS IS THE START OF THE END, NOT A TRANSITION
There were times when the Sri Lanka team used to struggle continuously for a long period of time, mainly away from home. The coincidencesSri Lanka’s rise in world cricket in the mid 1990s coincided with the rise of the Asian subcontinent, particularly India, in the world cricket industry. It was the time when England’s popularity of cricket started withering too. It is like a farmer’s son today goes on to earn 15 lakhs a month tomorrow, after receiving his national cricket contract. This is not a time for clowns or cheats as Sri Lanka’s cricket is suffering like never before.
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June 27, 2021 09:00 UTC