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A "dangerously fast" wildfire in California fuelled by strong winds has spread, destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands of people to flee - as forecasters warned of the potential for "extreme and life-threatening" blazes.The fire in Ventura County grew from less than half of a square mile to 16 square miles in just over five hours. Image: Firefighters have been racing to homes to save lives. Pic: AP "This fire is moving dangerously fast," Ventura County fire chief Dustin Gardner said."Bushes are burning, grass is burning, hedgerows are burning, agricultural fields are burning, and structures are burning." Image: Santa Paula, California. Pic: AP Th...

Australia's government has pledged to introduce what it described as "world-leading" legislation to ban children under the age of 16 from social media."Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. "I've spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. They, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our kids online."The legislation will be introduced in the country's parliament during its final two weeks in session this year, beginning on 18 November.Mr Albanese said the age limit would take effect a year after the law is passed - with platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Elon Musk's X and Bytedance's TikTok using those 12 months to work on how to exclude Australian children under 16. Alphabet's...

Whoever picked up the keys to the White House, this was always going to be a historic election win.A Kamala Harris victory would have made her the first female president. Donald Trump is the first convicted felon to become POTUS. In May, Trump became the first former US president to be criminally convicted, for attempting to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign. Image: Mr Trump is now due to be inaugurated as president for the second time. Pic: Reuters He was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to commit election fraud. As it stands, he is due to be sentenced in this case later in November.Mr Trump, who is due to be inaugurated as president in January, has a...