Marissa DuBois in Slow Motion Full Fashion Week 2023, Fashion Channel Vlog,

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Serena Williams and daughter Olympia ace debut fashion shoot

Serena Williams is passing on a lot of traits to her three-year-old daughter: Relentless determination, a fierce forearm, and an iconic sense of style.

The tennis goddess and daughter Olympia have shared shots from their mother-daughter fashion campaign, Footsteps to Follow, by footwear brand Stuart Weitzman.

Serena’s fashion is second only to her tennis prowess, and the multi-grand slam champion already has her own line, S. 

Read More

Tsunami surges hit Norfolk Island, NZ after triple earthquake threat

Tsunami warning sirens have sounded and thousands of New Zealanders on the North Island’s east coast have evacuated to higher ground after a third earthquake within hours on Friday.

There was gridlock in some cities and towns across Northland and the Bay of Plenty as workers, students and residents fled.

Civil defence officials were on the ground to help people evacuate as authorities said tsunami waves could reach three metres above tide levels. 

National EpiPen shortage exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic, experts say

Families are being forced to fork out for children's EpiPens, as chemists warn of nation-wide medication shortages.

The devices normally have an 18-month life span - but they are in short supply due to the pandemic.

It means parents are forced to purchase more frequently with some spending more than $100 for those with a four-month shelf life. 

Read More

Australia's first AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs begin today

Australia has reached its second vaccine milestone with the country's first AstraZeneca COVID-19 jabs to be poked into South Australian arms today.

The community of Murray Bridge will lead the nation in the rollout of the new vaccine with one thousand doses arriving into regional South Australia today.

A frontline health worker in the town will become the first person in the country to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine. 

Read More

BREAKING: New tsunami warnings for Norfolk Island and New Zealand after earthquake

A new tsunami warning has been issued for Norfolk Island after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake in the Kermadec Islands, in New Zealand's north.

There is currently no threat to Australia's mainland.

There is also a warning for people near the NZ coast from the Bay of Islands to Whangerei, from Matata to Tolaga Bay, and Great Barrier Island.

They have been told they must move immediately to nearest high ground, out of all tsunami evacuation zones, or as far inland as possible. 

Read More

Germany starts COVID testing drive in bid to end lockdown

The days of shelling out €25 or even €50 ($30-60) for a rapid test may be numbered. The latest pandemic plan agreed to late Wednesday between Chancellor Angela Merkel and 16 state leaders, puts forward a complex, step-by-step guide to moving Germany out of lockdown. But little can happen without sufficient testing.

The federal government is expected to start picking up the tab for rapid tests starting next week.

Every person in Germany will be entitled to a weekly test, either from a test center, medical practice, or place of work, administered by trained personnel. 

Read More

Opinion: No new dawn in Germany's coronavirus measures

They seemed very tired after yet another meeting to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Once again, they addressed the cameras and thanked the citizens of Germany, cited numbers and pronounced many "if and whens" — it's becoming almost routine. And once again, there was no genuine passionate appeal. 

Chancellor Angela Merkel and her co-chairs, Bavarian state minister Markus Söder of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party and Berlin mayor Michael Müller of the Social Democrats (SPD), were exhausted after nine hours, and well over 20 crisis meetings over the past 12 months. 

Read More

National People's Congress: China plans 'green transformation' of economy

The National People's Congress, China's annual parliamentary event, opens Friday in Beijing. For the second straight year, it will be a mostly virtual event because of the coronavirus pandemic.   

Although the NPC is China's main legislature, the Communist Party ensures that important decisions are made long before any proposals reach the body.

The party sometimes uses the NPC to reveal major policy and personnel changes. 

Read More