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Telecoms outage cuts off millions of Australians
More than 10 million Australians were cut off from internet and phone services on Wednesday after unexplained outages struck one of the country's largest communications companies. Optus, Australia's second-largest telecoms firm with more than 10 million customers, had struggled through the day to bring its systems back up.
"He sat calmly": Man willingly submits his head as daughter uses him as a mannequin to comb her wig
A man willingly submitted his head for his daughter to uses as a mannequin while combing her weavon. A video of the moment is trending on social media.
Fossil fuel plans by producing nations threatens 1.5C limit: UN
Plans to expand oil, gas and coal production by major fossil fuel countries would push the world far beyond the Paris deal's 1.5C global warming limit, the UN warned Wednesday. It found that planned increases in production in these countries would produce 460 percent more coal, 82 percent more gas, and 29 percent more oil than would be in line with the 1.5C limit.
Thai TikTokers make 'elephant pants'... cool?
An elegant Thai socialite poses in sunglasses, a designer handbag discreetly visible in the Instagram photo, her stylish outfit completed by a pair of... elephant print pants? "Elephant-patterned pants go with anything -– just pair them with a T-shirt," she said.
Paris business district looks to students to replace workers
With companies cutting back on office space as working from home remains popular, Europe's biggest business district is looking to students to fill the void left by workers. Covid lockdowns emptied offices and with most companies still allowing employees to partially work from home, the number of staff toiling in offices has never fully recovered in business districts around the world.
Asian markets drift as traders weigh outlook for rates
Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday as investors tried to figure out the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans, while demand concerns saw oil prices struggling to recover from the previous day's plunge. But Asian investors were more circumspect, with some markets drifting in and out of positive territory.
Netflix reopens Hollywood's 'Egyptian' movie palace
The Egyptian Theatre, which hosted Hollywood's first-ever red carpet premiere in its faux hieroglyph-adorned courtyard more than a century ago, reopens this week under the new ownership of Netflix. Organizers installed dazzling lights to lure a crowd, and rolled a red carpet across the theater's courtyard for VIP guests including Charlie Chaplin.
'Call of Duty', the stalwart video game veteran, turns 20
James Spratt recalls dashing home from school as a teenager to band together online with friends to do battle in "Call of Duty", the global video game juggernaut that never gets old. "At school, we were racing home basically to get a squad of six together because if you missed out on being with your friends, you were playing by yourself," said Spratt, who recently turned 30 years old.
US hospitals turn to gig platforms on nurse shortage
When Jessica Martinez moved away from home in 2020, a temporary contract brought her to New Jersey as a nurse on the frontlines of the pandemic. Some 100,000 registered nurses left the workplace due to stresses in the Covid-19 pandemic, found a report this year by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
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