Massive Dixie Fire merges with Fly Fire, tears through small town as California burns

More homes burned and 10,000 others were threatened Monday as the fast-growing Dixie Fire in Northern California wildfire merged with another blaze.       

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‘We believe our friends’: College students form coalition to combat vaccine misinformation and encourage shots

The Covid Campus Coalition is working to reach young people and cut through vaccine misinformation with social media campaigns.       

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ShowBiz Minute: Mason, R. Kelly, US Box Office

Tributes paid to comic Jackie Mason who has died aged 93; Prosecutors air more claims in R. Kelly case; one involves boy; On a quiet weekend at…

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NSW records two more COVID-19 related deaths, taking toll from current outbreak to 10

The new deaths come amid concerns an anti-lockdown protest that took place in Sydney’s CBD over the weekend could be a “super-spreader event”.

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The Afghan women risking their lives to take on the Taliban

As troubling reports emerge about the treatment of women in Afghan districts that have fallen to the Taliban, SBS News meets those on the ground who are…

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CDC considering revising mask guidance as US cases rise, Fauci says: Live COVID-19 updates

The CDC is weighing revising their coronavirus guidelines to recommend fully vaccinated individuals wear masks in public. Latest COVID-19 updates.       

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On This Day: 26 July 1969

In 1969, country icon Johnny Cash released hit single, “A Boy Named Sue.” (July 26)       

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NSW records two more deaths and 145 new local cases in COVID-19 outbreak

The new deaths and cases come amid concerns an anti-lockdown protest that took place in Sydney’s CBD over the weekend could be a “super-spreader event”.

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Abducted girls reunited with families in Nigeria

Armed kidnappers in Nigeria released 28 of the more than 120 students who were abducted at the beginning of July from the Bethel Baptist High School in…

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Proposed new laws to crack down on exploitation of migrant workers

The federal government is proposing a raft of measures to stamp out the exploitation of migrant workers, including making it an offence for employers to pressure them…

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NSW records two more COVID-19 related deaths as state reports 145 new local cases

The new deaths and cases come amid concerns an anti-lockdown protest that took place in Sydney’s CBD over the weekend could be a “super-spreader event”.

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Vaccine tracker: Who has had their COVID-19 jab in Australia?

Australia has been slower to get coronavirus vaccines in arms than initially expected, with the country’s rollout impacted by delays. Here is the state-by-state data on how…

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Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges

As the pandemic took hold across the US, it brought disruption and anxiety to most families. Yet some parents are grateful for one consequence: they are now…

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NSW records 145 new local COVID-19 cases as government plots path after July

The new figures come amid concerns an anti-lockdown protest that took place in Sydney’s CBD over the weekend could be a “super-spreader event”.

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Today in History for July 26th

Highlights of this day in history: President Harry Truman orders the desegregation of the U.S. Military; Cuba’s Fidel Castro attacks Moncada barracks; Argentina’s Eva Peron dies; Playwright…

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Today in History for July 26th

Highlights of this day in history: President Harry Truman orders desegregation of U.S. Military; Cuba’s Fidel Castro attacks Moncada barracks; Argentina’s Eva Peron dies; Playwright George Bernard…

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