Naomi Watanabe, a Japanese well-known entertainer, attends an event to promote the lottery application for tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo in May 2019. Tokyo Olympics creative director Hiroshi Sasaki is resigning Wednesday, March 17, 2021 after making demeaning comments about the well-known female celebrity. Sasaki was in charge of the opening and...
A skydiver has died after an apparent issue with his parachute opening during a dive over Western Australia. The 30-year-old was falling from the sky at Jurien Bay, 220 kilometres north of Perth, yesterday (March 13) afternoon and everything was running smoothly. He was taking part in a solo wingsuit jump during the Virtual Nationals Skydiving Competition. As...
Woolworths has been praised for launching a new miniature supermarket to help children with disabilities. The mini-store opened at Black Mountain School in Canberra last month and sees students with disabilities from Year 7 to 12 get involved in the immersive, hands-on learning experiences. The mini supermarket mimics an actual Woolworths and includes baskets for fresh food,...
Anti-coup protesters scatter during the ongoing police crackdown during a protest in Sanchaung township, Yangon, Myanmar, on March 14. A number of people were shot dead during protests in Myanmar's largest city on Sunday, as security forces continued their violent crackdown against dissent following last month's military coup. Photo: AP Myanmar’s junta late Sunday imposed martial...
Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion.Reuters and Instagram/theestallion Megan Thee Stallion, Beyonce and Billie Eilish were among the early winners on Sunday but K-Pop band BTS were defeated in their bid to win a first Grammy award. BTS lost in the best pop duo or group performance against Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande for their single “Rain on...
AstraZeneca Plc said on Sunday (March 14) a review of safety data of people vaccinated with its Covid-19 vaccine has shown no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots. AstraZeneca’s review, which covered more than 17 million people vaccinated in the United Kingdom and European Union, comes after health authorities in some countries suspended the...
Police detain a woman as people gather at a memorial site in Clapham Common Bandstand, following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard, in London, Britain, on March 13, 2021.Reuters London police faced a backlash from the public on Sunday and an official inquiry into their actions after using heavy-handed tactics to break up an outdoor...
Buddhist monks spreads ambers in a bonfire at the fire-walking festival, called hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan, on March 14, 2021.Reuters Japanese worshippers prayed for the safety of themselves and their families on Sunday by walking barefoot with Buddhist monks over smouldering coals at an annual festival near Mt. Takaosan. The fire-walking was...
A general view of the Purple Island in Shinan, South Korea, March 9, 2021. Reuters Dressed all in purple, bent-over women held long rakes aloft as they walked in a line to a lavender field to carry out some pruning on an island in southwest South Korea. Residents dressed in purple clothing work in a lavender field...
cnsphoto via Reuters A hotel that bills itself as the world’s first “polar bear hotel” has opened in China’s far northeastern Heilongjiang province, drawing both guests and criticism for its central feature: live polar bears. The Polar Bear Hotel, part of the Harbin Polarland theme park in Heilongjiang’s capital and largest city, Harbin, opened its doors on...
