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QantasLink is now flying direct between Perth and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.The weekly Friday service began on May 1, 2026.It cuts travel time to Cocos to just over four hours, as the updated route takes out the previous stop in Port Hedland.The remote tropical Cocos (Keeling) Islands can host just 144 travellers at a time.There are white-sand beaches, palm trees, surfing and snorkelling — and the chance to go back to a simpler style of holiday.The flights are available for booking now.Travellers can choose to travel direct from Perth to Cocos every Friday, and direct from Cocos to Perth every…

The arrests came a month after 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, were detained for allegedly running a cyberscam operation from a hotel in the island’s northwest.Immigration authorities arrested 135 Chinese men and women in March for allegedly operating a similar scam. They have since been deported.Beijing’s embassy in Colombo said at the time that it was working closely with local authorities to prevent Chinese nationals from engaging in scam operations in Sri Lanka.The embassy said Sri Lanka’s telecommunications infrastructure, favourable geographical location and relatively lenient visa policies had encouraged fraud gangs to move to the South Asian nation.In 2024, Sri…

Preah Vihear/Siem Reap provinces – When asked how she spends her day, 11-year-old Sokna rattled off a list of chores.She first fetches water, then washes dishes and sweeps the leaves and dust from around the blue tarpaulin tent her family now calls home, in the grounds of a Buddhist pagoda in northwestern Cambodia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSokna and her sister have stopped attending school, their mother Puth Reen said, since moving to this camp for people displaced by the recent rounds of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.The two sisters are among more than 34,440 people who remain in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 16-year-old North Carolina girl and a 28-year-old man are facing murder charges after three of the girl’s family members were found shot to death inside their home, authorities announced Friday during a news conference.Star Grant, 16, and Devon O’Neil Loving, 28, are each charged with three counts of first-degree murder and felony conspiracy to commit murder, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.Due to the severity of the crimes, Grant is being charged as an adult. As Class A felonies, the charges could potentially carry a sentence of life imprisonment or…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Gavin Newsom is rolling out a taxpayer-backed freebie for new parents, promising hundreds of diapers for every baby born in California under a new statewide program.The Democrat announced Friday that the state will partner with nonprofit Baby2Baby to hand out 400 free diapers to families leaving participating hospitals, starting this summer. The initiative, dubbed “Golden State Start,” is being billed as a first-in-the-nation effort to ease the high cost of raising a child.”Every baby born in California deserves a healthy start in life,” Newsom said in a statement, touting the plan…

Gold prices were headed for a weekly rise following a stronger-than-expected jobs report in the US.Oil prices recovered from Thursday’s sharp losses to trade in the green as uncertainty remained regarding the US and Iran peace negotiations. Gold set for weekly riseGold prices rose further on Friday and were set for a weekly gain. The yellow metal extended gains following a stronger-than-expected US jobs report. Additionally, reduced concerns over inflation and high interest rates, fueled by optimism about a possible resolution to the Iran conflict, also contributed to the rise in prices.The US labor market demonstrated continued resilience in April, as data…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Four more women, including a former colleague, have accused former NFL player and ESPN analyst Marcellus Wiley of sexual assault.Wiley was first accused in November 2023 but immediately called those allegations “BS.” Two more women then came forward with new allegations in March of last year.But new allegations were filed in court last month, including from a former ESPN production assistant who said Wiley tricked the employee into thinking they were having a work meeting in order for her to go into his hotel room in 2009. Marcellus Wiley of the Dallas Cowboys…

By Eli Ridder The Canadian Press Posted May 8, 2026 4:49 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A popular potato chip maker in New Brunswick says it is continuing efforts to limit its facility’s impact on nearby residents. The Covered Bridge Potato Chip company says it started taking steps last year that included setting up a large fence, planting trees and adding sound-deadening measures.The company’s president Brook Dickinson said in a statement Friday it would complete any outstanding tasks in the plan for its Woodstock, N.B., facility in the coming weeks and that it…

Police are urgently searching for a 12-year-old girl who has not been seen for three days.Ava-Grace Holdsworth, who also goes by the name Ash, vanished from her family home on Teneriffe Place in Mirrabooka about 8pm on Wednesday.The school girl has now been missing for more than 60 hours, prompting police to issue a public plea for help to track her down.Ava-Grace is described as being about 145cm tall with a medium build.She is likely to be easily identified by her distinctive hair, which is styled in a green and blue bob.Camera IconShe is likely to be easily identified by…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 4, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThe S&P 500 brushed off Thursday headlines about the U.S. and Iran trading blows in the Strait of Hormuz and continued marching higher in Friday trading, crossing 7,400 for the first time. Prediction market traders think there’s more fuel left in the tank.While the benchmark is already up more than 16% from its March 30 lows, traders on Kalshi think the broad index has a 59% chance of breaching 8,000 this year. That’s…