Hurricane weakens as Tropical Storm Sally shifts to east towards Mississippi and Alabama
Hurricane warnings for New Orleans, Louisiana, weakened as Tropical Storm Sally shifts east to Mississippi and Alabama.
The National Hurricane Center said, the flash flood warning for New Orleans has been cancelled.
The state of Louisiana is still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Laura three weeks ago.
10 children die after school fire in Tanzania
A school dormitory in North West Tanzania has caught fire and taken the lives of 10 students and left 7 others in critical condition.
The fire started in the dormitories of Byamungu English Primary School at around 4:30 local time.
School fires in the region are not uncommon however police and other authorities are yet to enhance the safety of the schools and determine the main cause of the fires.
Pool Shop: A Shadow
<p><span><span><em>- A Shadow</em>, the debut record from Brisbane singer-songwriter <strong>Jaimee Fryer</strong>, is both dazzling and intimate, trading in the indie rock of her band <strong>Major Leagues</strong> -for which she plays guitar- to explore a spellbinding spin on shoegaze. Under the moniker Pool Shop, Fryer examines her life experiences including coming out as queer and contemplating health and morality.</span></span></p>
Tricky: Fall To Pieces
<p><span><span>- How did the guy who came up turning out impossibly British rap couplets like “<em>don’t wanna be on top of your list, monopoly and properly kissed</em>” and “<em>touch you like cocoa</em>” with <strong>Massive Attack</strong> become an era-defining musician and personality?</span></span></p>
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Push for quarantine hub in Cairns
There has been a push for a quarantine hub to be created in far north Queensland to assist Australians stuck overseas with the chance to return home by Christmas.
The far north Queensland federal MP, Warren Entsch, has declared Cairns would be a perfect spot for a quarantine centre, due to multiple hotels being empty due to travel restrictions.
Entsch says Cairns is equipped with the facilities and experience to cater for such a situation, and would help assist with people arriving from overseas who currently have to do a 2 week hotel quarantine at their own expense.
One new case of coronavirus in Queensland
In Queensland, there has been one new case of coronavirus recorded overnight, leaving the state’s total number of active cases at 31.
The new case was an arrival from overseas, who is already in quarantine.
First rocket launch on Indigenous Land
The Koonibba Aboriginal Community in South Australia are bracing themselves with excitement for their first rocket launch on Indigenous Land.
A pair of Adelaide companies, Southern Launch and DEWC, have joined together to launch the rocket on a testing range near the town.
The town of 200 people will see their figures rise, with 250 visitors set to arrive to view Australia’s first private rocket launch.
The elders of the community believe the launch will put their small town on the map.
Zero coronavirus deaths in Victoria
For the first time in two months, Victoria has recorded zero deaths of coronavirus.
The news comes as a positive indicator of the employed Victorian restrictions, with 42 cases reported overnight but no fatalities.
The state’s next goal in easing the restrictions is to have an average of 30 to 50 cases per fortnight by the 28th of September.
Putin loans $1.5 billion to Belarus
The Russian President Vladiimir Putin has loaned $1.5 billion to the country of Belarus, to help its leader Alexander Lukashenko, who has been facing protests from locals urging for his resignation.
After continuing weeks of hundreds of thousands of protesters marching the streets of Minsk, Lukashenko met with Putin in an urgent request for his help to continue his reign over the country.
Putin states the loan is to indicate financial support for Belarus, who believes the country needs to resolve its issues without any interference or pressure from foreign countries.