A new Omicron variant spreading rapidly in the US has raised concerns about another potential wave of Covid cases following the busy holiday travel season.

Lula da Silva has been sworn in as Brazil’s president.

The veteran left-wing politician waved to supporters as he travelled to the National Congress for the swearing-in ceremony.

Health Minister Mark Butler has revealed why the government has introduced new rules for passengers travelling from China into Australia.

The Mount Dora Police Department say the death of a couple living in a senior living community is now being investigated as a homicide

10 weeks after their son was shot dead in a bar in Uptown, the family of Gabriel Mendoza-Cordova purchased a mobile billboard to draw attenton to their search for justice.

Thousands of people have jumped into the chilly North Sea as part of an annual New Year’s tradition in the Netherlands.

Revelers wore only swimming costumes with the odd Santa hat in sight.

Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president of Brazil on Sunday under tightened security in the capital Brasilia following threats of violence by supporters of his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.