Melbourne anti-masker, 36, 'threatens police'
The 36-year-old Melbourne man was seen behaving erratically inside a department store on Tuesday. Daniel Andrews (pictured) has brought in rules forcing people in Victoria to wear masks. Read more...
Automakers Are Making Cars, but Virus Surge Puts That at Risk
Some workers are calling on the industry to shut down plants in states where virus cases have increased sharply in recent weeks. Read more...
An event that brings thousands of tourists to a small South Dakota city is about to begin
Despite objections from a majority of its residents, a South Dakota city is preparing to host what some locals say is the largest gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts in the world. Read more...
Emma Donoghue, Amity Gaige, John Boyne and William Shaw This week's best new fiction
Eerily topical, Donoghue's new novel reads like an episode of Call The Midwife set during a pandemic. The main character is a nurse on a Dublin maternity ward in 1918. Read more...
Satellite images reveal Antarctica is home to 20 per cent more penguin colonies than thought
In the study, scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) used images from the European Commission's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission. Read more...
Taking a Spear Into the Sea, and Washing Anxiety Away
I kept seeing people in Sydney carry spearguns to and from the ocean. To understand why, I held my breath and dived in. Read more...
British Candidate Clarifies Just Which Immigrants Disturb Him
In a contentious radio interview, a British nationalist politician from an anti-immigrant party denied being racist. Read more...
MIT scientists design a reusable SILICONE face mask
The new 'iMASC,' made of silicon and rubber, incorporates N95 filters, but is made out of slick materials that are highly impermeable but is far easier and faster to sterilize than N95s. Read more...
Boy, 10, survived for more than an hour at sea after following advice from a documentary
Raviraj Saini, 10, was reported missing after being swept out to sea near Scarborough Spa in Yorkshire last Friday and was found following 'Float to Live' instructions he had seen on television. Read more...
Amazon's bestselling smart speaker 3rd Gen Echo Dot under 30
Amazon's bestselling and most popular smart speaker, the 3rd Gen Echo Dot with Alexa voice control is currently enjoying a 40 per cent discount. Read more...
The Animals Are Dying. Soon We Will Be Alone Here.
In Migrations, Charlotte McConaghys visceral reimagining of Moby-Dick, a young woman documents some of the worlds last surviving seabirds. Read more...
Australian car sales slump by another 13% - and the worst is yet to come
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries says 72,505 cars and trucks were sold in Australia last month, down from 83,184 in the same month last year. Read more...
Barclays and Santander say 677k borrowers took payment holidays
Hundreds of thousands of customers of Barclays and Santander have taken payment holidays, as official figures found consumers had cleared billions of pounds of debt over the last few months. Read more...
FromSusie Dent'sSomething Rhymes With Purple toThe Travel DiariesThis week's top podcasts
This show, about the vagaries of English, was crowned best entertainment podcast at this year's British Podcast Awards. Read more...
How Dublin, Ohio Pivoted for the Memorial Tournament
The Memorial Tournament, a hallmark of central Ohio summers, had planned to host up to 8,000 fans daily until the PGA Tour reversed course. Read more...
Let a city break save your summer, from Bologna to Berlin
If you've been put off by the new quarantine rules suddenly slapped on holidaymakers in Spain, your saviour could be long weekends in some of Europe's most amazing cities. Read more...
President Trump and his Company Investigated for Possible Fraud, Filing Suggests
The office of the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., made the disclosure in a new court filing arguing Mr. Trumps accountants should turn over his tax returns. Read more...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia has no intention of sharing Chinese app TikTok
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has distanced himself from US President Donald Trump's threat to ban the Chinese-owned app. Read more...