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Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the world’s strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions. “It’s almost two years since we took the decision to close the borders to Australia,” Morrison said after a meeting of the national security cabinet. He announced the borders will reopen to all visa holders “on the 21st of February of this year,” adding, “if you’re double vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back to Australia.” Australia’s borders slammed shut in March 2020 in the hope of protecting the island continent against a surging global pandemic. For most of the time since then, Australians have been barred from leaving and only a handful of visitors have been granted exemptions to enter. The rules have stranded nationals overseas, split families, hammered the country’s multi-billion-dollar tourist industry, and prompted often bitter debates about Australia’s sta...

Nigerian rapper, Olamide Adedeji, simply known as Olamide, on Saturday announced that his next album, Unruly, was 95% ready. Taking to his verified Instagram page, the rapper noted that though he didn’t know the release date for the album, he was making it “the best ever” Noting that Unruly may be his last album, he stated that he would drop singles occasionally when he felt like it. His tweet read “Next Album = #Unruly 95% ready. Release date = I don’t know Taking my time to make it the best ever… probably my last album. “Though I’ll drop singles once in a blue moon when I feel like it. It’s been a mad ass run; giving albums back to back.” The rapper also shared the screenshot of his tweet on his Instagram story. Olamide’s last album, Uy Scuti, was released in June 2021. Uy Scuti is a red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum. It is considered one of the largest known stars. Olamide had revealed to his fans that it was not easy for him to keep Uy Scuti to himself for...

Battery power may be the frontrunner to become the car technology of the future, but don't rule out the underdog hydrogen. That's the view of some major automakers, including BMW (BMWG.DE) and Audi (VOWG_p.DE), which are developing hydrogen fuel-cell passenger vehicle prototypes alongside their fleets of battery cars as part of preparations to abandon fossil fuels. They are hedging their bets, calculating that a change in political winds could shift the balance towards hydrogen in an industry shaped by early-mover Tesla's (TSLA.O) decision to take the battery-powered road to clean cars. Global auto hub Germany is in sharp focus. It is already betting billions on hydrogen fuel in sectors like steel and chemicals to meet climate targets, and closely-fought elections this month could see the Greens enter the coalition government and further push the technology. BMW is hydrogen's biggest proponent among Germany's carmakers, charting a path to a mass-market m...