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West Australians proudly do things differently to the rest of the country, so when Premier Mark McGowan pulled an April Fool’s Day prank, announcing the state’s “official sandwich and coffee”, people were actually on-board. “Often, when I’m out and about, people ask me ‘what is the official sandwich and coffee order of Western Australia?’ and …

AstraZeneca insists that its COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective even after counting additional illnesses in its U.S. study, the latest in an extraordinary public dispute with American officials. In a late-night news release Wednesday, the drugmaker said it had analyzed more data from that study and concluded the vaccine is 76% effective in preventing symptomatic …

Xavier Becerra had met with more than 40 senators from both parties, following up three or four times with some who had additional questions or concerns. | Greg Nash/Pool via AP WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, installing a progressive stalwart in …

A Sydney P-plate driver has totalled his father’s brand new V8 Mustang after deciding to take it for a drive in Mt Druitt. The 20-year-old green P-plater crashed the $70,000 car into a power pole on Sunday night after taking the car without his father’s knowledge. “He didn’t tell me. He just grabbed the key …

Chris Froome has confirmed he will use disc brakes during his first season with Israel Start-Up Nation despite questioning the technology in a recent video. Froome spent 10 years on a rim-braked Pinarello at Team Sky/Ineos but has switched to Factor Bikes and disc brakes at Israel Start-Up Nation.  In a video released in early …

Tanzania’s president insists the country is covid-free. So why are people dying? By Rael Umbuor and Max Bearak NAIROBI — Tanzania’s president recently rejected any need for coronavirus vaccines, instead promoting herbal cures. He claims the nation of 60 million has been “covid-free” since he presided over three days of national prayer in June. Mark …

Releases will begin at 3 ports of entry in southern California, El Paso and Brownsville, Texas, congressman says by: Sandra Sanchez Posted: Feb 11, 2021 / 09:47 PM CST / Updated: Feb 11, 2021 / 10:28 PM CST McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Starting next week, some 25,000 migrants who were placed in the Migrant …

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – The Barren River District Health Department has confirmed 26,372 cases of COVID-19 in the Barren River District, 23,153 of which have recovered. Our district has 334 deaths reported from COVID-19. See the breakdown of numbers by county below The Barren River District Health Depa(WBKO) Following the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s phased …

The detail raises questions about whether the former President’s condition was worse than officials were willing to publicly acknowledge, a development first reported in detail by the New York Times Thursday. CNN reported in October that when Trump was flown to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, he not only had trouble breathing, but had …

UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. The Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories Division today confirmed a second case of the super-spreading COVID-19 strain first discovered in the United Kingdom has been found in another Oahu resident with no history of travel. State health officials reported Friday the first case was also an Oahu resident with no history …