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Moments of sunshine broke through a wet and windy weekend in Perth on Sunday, offering a brief reprieve from Saturday’s wild weather.The city reached a cool maximum of 17C, with light west to northwesterly winds below 10 knots providing a welcome change from the stormy conditions that battered the metropolitan area the previous day.Perth copped the worst of the cold and rainy weather system on Saturday, with up to 20mm of rain, thunderstorms and strong southwesterly winds swept across the metropolitan area.Saturday’s wild weather also brought hail to parts of the city, prompting the Bureau of Meteorology to issue a…

SEOUL: South Korea’s under-fire football association has apologised over a series of controversies ranging from accusations of using unfair practices to appoint a coach to allegations that it provided sexual entertainment for foreign referees.The Korea Football Association (KFA) has been under heavy fire since South Korea crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage, despite high expectations for a “golden generation” captained by Son Heung-min.Head coach Hong Myung-bo resigned immediately after a shock 1-0 defeat to South Africa sealed his team’s early exit from the showpiece in the United States, Mexico and Canada.But his departure did little to…

Ekaterina Alexandrov took down four-time Grand Slam singles champion Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set marathon in Toronto.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026World number one ‌Aryna Sabalenka suffered a setback in her US Open ⁠build-up after ⁠she was beaten 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 by Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in the fourth round of the Canadian Open ⁠in Toronto on Saturday.The 16th-seeded Alexandrova fought a hard battle, lasting nearly two and a half hours, to secure her quarterfinal berth.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSabalenka, a four-time Grand Slam champion and reigning US Open winner, recovered from a set down to force…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hawaii voters cast their ballots on Saturday to decide who advances to the November general election, with key contests including the race for governor and the battle to represent the state’s 1st Congressional District.Gov. Josh Green, who was first elected in 2022, is heavily favored to win the Democratic primary, where he faces three little-known competitors. His challengers include George “Teva” Lucas-Tadeo, a Democratic socialist who has promised on social media to open a government-run grocery store and legalize recreational marijuana.David “Duke” Bourgoin is mounting his second primary challenge against Green after losing…

8/8: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News Negotiations continue between Iran and Oman over the Strait of Hormuz; President Trump says he will appeal the latest White House ballroom ruling.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Democratic establishment won a key battle in the left’s ongoing civil war with its socialist insurgency on Saturday.Longtime Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, won his primary bid to seek another term in the House of Representatives, defeating progressive state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole.Case, who served in Congress from 2002 to 2007 and then won again in 2018, faced his toughest primary challenge yet this year. It comes amid a wider showdown between the Democratic establishment and its far-left flank that’s seen multiple House incumbents lose to socialist upstarts.SOCIALIST VICTORIES SHOW DEMS’ DESCENT DOWN…

Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston is being honoured with a Barbie doll, joining stars including David Bowie and Diana Ross in a signature series.

BANGKOK: The Thai teen behind a deadly school shooting outside Bangkok had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year and had watched violent content online, police said on Sunday (Aug 9), as the government promised new safety protocols for schools. As investigations continued into Friday’s rampage, where a 14-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his grandparents at home before killing another six people at his school and then turning the gun on himself, police said the boy had used social media to learn how to use a firearm.”According to witness interviews, the perpetrator had begun showing interest in studying the…

New illegal settlement tender in West Bank deepens Israeli efforts to sever Palestinian ties to Jerusalem, officials warn.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Israeli authorities have issued a tender for 627 new housing units in the Kochav Yaakov settlement in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CRRC).The Israel Land Authority on Thursday published the tender for the project, which will be built on land in the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, the commission said on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIsrael set November 30 as the deadline for construction companies to submit bids, moving…

A folder of social media applications, including TikTok, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, Discord, and Messenger. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMillennials may feel a pang of nostalgia at the news of Myspace’s planned revival, but analysts caution that the once-dominant social media platform faces long odds in an overcrowded market dominated by algorithm-driven feeds and short attention spans. Its owners, Tim and Chris Vanderhook, co-founders of Viant Technology, recently appeared in a documentary, “Myspace,” directed by Tommy Avalone, where they teased another “relaunch” after a previous failed attempt in 2013. “We still own Myspace. We are…