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Meet the ‘grandfluencers’: How a wave of seniors in their 80s are enjoying a second lease on life as social media stars making thousands of dollars per POST

The social media influencer stereotype is a scantily clad 20-something giving fitness tips, hunky wellness gurus or yummy mommy yoga instructors. But a new wave of stars are hitting Instagram, TikTok and YouTube and sharing their wisdom — senior citizens, some of them in their 80s. Known as ‘grandfluencers’, they have gained millions of followers by sharing

The Andrew Tate effect: The internet is fuelling a new wave of MISOGYNY, scientist claims

Society has slipped backwards in its treatment of women as the internet fuels a new wave of misogyny, a scientist claims. Deborah Cameron, professor of language and communication at Oxford University, says the internet has allowed sexism to evolve into a new modern form. Rather than becoming a thing of the past, Professor Cameron argues

Why Covid wave set to be deadliest yet for elderly if low vaccination rates continue

Experts are warning there could be thousands of Covid-19 deaths in aged care homes where vaccination rates have fallen dangerously low as Australia enters its eighth Covid-19 wave. While Covid cases are surging across the nation in the lead-up to Christmas, vaccination rates for aged care residents are currently tracking just below 40 per cent

Vietnamese tycoons held in wave of fraud cases

HANOI: Vietnamese prosecutors announced charges against a major drinks tycoon on Friday, the latest in a wave of arrests targeting top business leaders accused of embezzling billions of dollars. Truong Quy Thanh, the head of Tan Hiep Phat Group ― which makes some of the country’s most popular soft drinks ― is to be prosecuted

Fan at Taylor Swift concert dies amid Rio De Janeiro heat wave

A fan died at Taylor Swift’s Rio de Janeiro concert Friday night, during a record-breaking heat wave. Ana Clara Benevides, a 23-year old psychology student, fainted in the front row of the concert and was given 40 minutes of CPR on-site before being taken to the hospital, where she died, her friend Thiago Fernandes told

Omicron strain: Queensland health experts won’t back masks amid Covid wave

Queensland health chiefs say they won’t bring back “disproportionate” mask mandates during a fresh wave of Covid. Queensland Health chief health officer Dr John Gerrard provided an update on the state’s Covid situation on Wednesday afternoon, where he said that while the pandemic was not over, the public health emergency was. Despite the new wave

Covid wave: Mask mandates in QLD, NSW, Cases rise in Australia, Infectious disease expert warning

An infectious disease expert has urged Australians to wear masks as a new Covid wave prompts two states to consider reintroducing the unpopular measure. This week, two Adelaide hospitals made masks mandatory in clinical areas, while Queensland doctors are urging the state government to mandate masks in hospitals and on public transport. It comes as

New Covid wave hits South Australia

Another brutal Covid bomb is exploding across one Australian state just as the festive season kicks off. South Australia recorded 2493 cases on Friday, a 50 per cent jump from the 1691 cases it logged just one week earlier. In the final week of August, the state had 546 cases. Hospitalisations are steady, with an

‘Stoked’ Australian surfer Enever sets big wave record

Sydney: Australia’s Laura Enever has broken the world record for the largest wave surfed by a woman after paddling in, snagging a monster 13.3-metre-high (43.6 feet) break in Hawaii. The 31-year-old pro surfer achieved the feat on Oahu Outer Reef on January 22, Guinness World Records said on Thursday. Big-wave surfers often use jet skis

The coming wave of business bankruptcies

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Joseph Schumpeter shocked many with his forthright views about the power of free markets. The early 20th century Austrian economist once told his students at Harvard University: “Gentlemen, a depression is for capitalism like a

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The Andrew Tate effect: The internet is fuelling a new wave of MISOGYNY, scientist claims

Why Covid wave set to be deadliest yet for elderly if low vaccination rates continue

Vietnamese tycoons held in wave of fraud cases

Fan at Taylor Swift concert dies amid Rio De Janeiro heat wave

Omicron strain: Queensland health experts won’t back masks amid Covid wave

Covid wave: Mask mandates in QLD, NSW, Cases rise in Australia, Infectious disease expert warning

New Covid wave hits South Australia

‘Stoked’ Australian surfer Enever sets big wave record

The coming wave of business bankruptcies