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Three people remain missing after a 49-foot cabin cruiser capsized near Alcatraz Island during a family memorial outing with 20 people aboard.
New data shows that Sydney and Melbourne have become the most expensive cities in the world for buying beer and cigarettes, according to a fresh cost comparison highlighted by the Daily Mail. The finding underscores how heavy taxation and high living costs in Australia's two largest cities are…
A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of plotting to carry out attacks on two mosques, allegedly planning to strike within the next month before police intervened and foiled the scheme. The case is significant as it involves an alleged terror plot devised by a minor, raising…
Gardening broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh has argued that jetting off abroad in August is a mistake, as Britain's gardens are at their most spectacular during this period. He contends that homegrown parks, borders and blooms rival or surpass what holidaymakers find on Mediterranean breaks, making a summer staycation a…
Many African economies are seeing accelerated growth after the Trump administration shifted its approach from foreign aid towards trade, according to a senior US State Department official who spoke to Fox News Digital. Although sharp cuts to USAID funding had prompted warnings of economic hardship for African nations,…
Ghana has made biometric verification of its national identity card compulsory for all businesses and institutions, banning the previous practice of visually inspecting or photocopying the "Ghana Card" for transactions. The change, ordered by the National Identification Authority (NIA), aims to close a loophole that allowed criminals to…
Kai Trump, the granddaughter of US President Donald Trump, spoke at the ESPY Awards about her decision to keep politics separate from the video blog she shares with followers. She said she hopes her content can inspire the next generation, framing her online presence around her personal life…
Uganda has discharged the last patient being treated for Ebola in the country, meaning it now has no active confirmed cases and can begin a 42-day countdown to being officially declared free of the virus. Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi called it "a moment of joy", though his…
▶Argentina beat England 2-1 in a fractious World Cup semi-final that was overshadowed by a row over the officiating rather than by the quality of the football. England fans and pundits focused their anger on an unpunished elbow challenge and on Enzo Fernández's equaliser, arguing that a red…
A British father is being held in custody in Cyprus after his two-year-old son died from a fall from a hotel window, with his lawyer describing him as suffering "unimaginable trauma" over the accident. The family is now appealing for his release, arguing that the death was a…