Author: Buzzo

The long campaign to outlaw TikTok in America succeeded at last when the Chinese-owned video app was forced to shut down on January 18th. But the blackout lasted only a matter of hours. The next day TikTok sprang back to life for its 170m American users, issuing a message thanking an unlikely ally: Donald Trump.

A statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been damaged and doused in red paint for a second year in a row.New South Wales police were investigating after the damage to the sandstone statue of the explorer and naval captain was discovered on Friday morning ahead of the Australia Day long weekend.January 26 marks the day Captain Arthur Phillip planted a union jack flag on the shore of Sydney Cove in 1788 to establish the colony of NSW after the arrival of the First Fleet. Because the date falls on a Sunday this year, the public holiday will…

Barbara Plett Usher, Maureen Nyukuri & David WafulaBBC News, NairobiGerald KarichaBilly Mwangi, seen here with his mother after he was freed, has been reticent about his kidnappingThe reported disappearance of more than 80 government critics over the last six months has caused a huge public backlash in Kenya.A judge has warned he will imprison top security officials for contempt of court on Monday if they fail to appear for a third time to account for a recent string of alleged abductions.The case is linked to the disappearances documented by Kenya’s National Commission on Human Rights since nationwide protests against proposed…

President Donald Trump called for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war as part of his first sit-down interview since returning to the White House, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin should never have launched his full-scale invasion in 2022. Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity an estimated 850,000 Russian soldiers and 700,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since the onset of the war.”These are human beings that are just being slaughtered on this battlefield by the millions. They’ve already died, and the cities — the cities are like demolition sites,” he said in an interview that aired Thursday on “Hannity.” An interior view…

My family devours these crispy tofu fingers! They’re a simple, kid-friendly snack or meal that even adults love. Easily made gluten-free, too! If you want a new way to enjoy tofu, these crispy tofu fingers are a perfect place to start. In addition to our baked tofu, they are one of our family’s most made tofu recipes. I slice my tofu into strips or fingers, but you can always turn these into tofu nuggets by cutting them into cubes. Similar to chicken nuggets or popcorn chicken, these are incredible with homemade ketchup or this incredibly good creamy honey mustard sauce.…

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings.The Hughes fire broke out late Wednesday morning and in less than a day had charred nearly 16 sq miles (41 sq km) of trees and brush near Castaic Lake, a popular recreation area about 40 miles (64km) from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are burning for a third week.Though the region was under a red flag warning for critical fire risk,…

We can always have more games involving mechs. Who doesn’t love hoping into a big robot and shooting some lasers? All the better if it’s with friends. Synduality Echo of Ada offers as much in the form of a extraction shooter, taking traits from Titanfall and blending them with a healthy dose of anime. The long-awaited mech game has just hit early access, but it would’ve been hoping for a stronger start to life. Taking place in the far off year of 2222, the Earth of Synduality Echo of Ada has been made inhospitable by toxic rainfall. Mankind now lives…

Italy’s highest court on Thursday upheld the slander conviction of Amanda Knox, an American who was first convicted and then acquitted of killing her housemate in 2007, for accusing an innocent man in the case.The court ruling could put an end to a legal saga that has riveted followers in Europe and the United States. It has lasted more than 17 years and has gone through various Italian and European-level courts. The court upheld Ms. Knox’s 3-year prison sentence, but she will not have to serve any more time, as she already spent four years in prison, from 2007 to…

UnitedHealthcare has named a new boss almost two months after its then-chief executive Brian Thompson was shot and killed in New York.Company veteran Tim Noel will take charge of the largest health insurer in the US, which has more than 50 million customers, at a critical moment.Mr Thompson’s killing on 4 December in central Manhattan ignited a wide debate about how the US healthcare system operates.Many Americans, who pay more for healthcare than people in any other country, have expressed anger over what they see as unfair treatment by insurance firms.Mr Noel “brings unparalleled experience to this role with a…

Getty ImagesMore than 150,000 people were forced to evacuate due to the recent fires in LAChristina Welch still remembers what the sky looked like the day a wildfire came within 2 miles (3.2 km) of her Santa Rosa, California, home.It was the Tubbs fire of 2017, the most destructive in California history at the time. Ms Welch’s neighbour woke her in the morning, and told her to grab her belongings and get out. When Ms Welch opened the door, ashes were falling from the sky and smoke filled the air.Then, in 2019, the Kincade wildfire forced her parents to evacuate…