Cyclone pounds South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
Sydney: A powerful tropical cyclone made landfall on the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Monday, witnesses said, levelling buildings in a country already in a state of emergency due to concerns about the coronavirus. Cyclone Harold approached Sanma province, an island north of the capital Port Vila, with winds of up to 215 kmph at about 1pm local time (0200 GMT), as the country of 2,76,000 persons bunkered down. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The cyclone was upgraded to a Category 5 as it approached, the highest category. The province of Sanmar sits on the biggest of Vanuatu’s 80 islands and is home to its second-most populous city, Luganville. Reuters
Michael Jackson’s white glove fetches over £85,000
London: Pop icon Michael Jackson’s famous white glove has sold for more than 85,000 pounds at an auction in Texas. The singer wore the crystal-studded glove many times on stage and in music videos of his popular songs including ‘Billie Jean’. The piece was also a part of Jackson’s stage-wear during the Bad Tour (1987-1989). According to The Sun, the anonymous buyer received a letter confirming the piece was donated to UNICEF in 1998, alongside an envelope from the MJJ production company founded by Jackson. “I felt one glove was cool. Wearing two seemed so ordinary,” Jackson had said about the glove. It was reported last week, Jackson once owned alligators that died in a fire in the zoo of ‘Tiger King’ documentary-series subject Joe Exotic. PTI
