13 Jan: The threat of Japan's hospital system collapsing amid surging coronavirus cases forces Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to expand a state of emergency so it covers about 55 per cent of the country.... more
13 Jan: The smoke has significantly reduced from the large pile of metal burning in a scrap yard in Auckland's Papakura, but fire crews expect containment efforts to continue into the evening... more
13 Jan: Two-time Dakar champion Toby Price suffers a broken collarbone after crashing on the ninth stage of the off-road race and is airlifted to hospital with a broken collarbone.... more
12 Jan: As the WHO warns that more Covid-19 strains could pop up, a vaccinologist is assuring the public the current vaccines will still be effective... more