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New Zealand will no longer allow quarantine-free travel with Victoria while the state investigates Melbourne's latest COVID-19 cluster.

The travel bubble pause comes into effect from 7.59pm New Zealand time (5.59pm AEST) today and will be in place for at least 72 hours.

New Zealand's COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said the travel pause would be under constant review.

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"While the case announced today is not unexpected as a contact of a case announced yesterday, New Zealand officials have assessed that the most cautious option is to pause the travel bubble with Victoria as there are still several unknowns with the outbreak," the statement read.

"The Government understands the disruption this will temporarily cause affected passengers.

"It was a close call but the correct one given the current unknowns.

"The decision follows the travel bubble framework."

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A man in his 60s was identified as the fifth case in the Melbourne northern suburbs outbreak today.

The case prompted the Victorian Government to implement new restrictions for Greater Melbourne from 6pm.

They include gatherings of no more than five people in a private home, public gatherings limited to 30 and face masks indoors for those aged 12 years and older.

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Another photo which appears to show Dubai Princess Latifa has emerged on social media, this time with the royal snapped smiling alongside a clairvoyant.

The latest photograph, the third in as many days, has added to growing intrigue over whether the princess has been released from house arrest by her billionaire father, the all-powerful ruler of Dubai.

Princess Latifa, 35, has not been seen in public since a failed attempt to flee Dubai in March 2018.

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In the latest Instagram post, Princess Latifa sits beside Fiona Day, who describes herself online as an intuitive consultant and a psychic medium.

On Sunday, two images that appeared to show Princess Latifa with friends in shopping malls in Dubai were posted on Instagram.

The royal's health and well-being is the source of global speculation.

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In secret video messages released in February this year, Princess Latifa claimed her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, was holding her hostage.

"I'm a hostage," the sheikha said in one video.

"This villa has been converted into jail.

"I can't even go outside to get any fresh air."

Sheikh Mohammed has always insisted the claims are baseless and that his daughter has full freedom.

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Last month, the United Nations said the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is made up of seven emirates, including Dubai, had failed to provide compelling proof that Princess Latifa is still alive.

Former UK Foreign Office minister Peter Hain has urged Boris Johnson's government to intervene and find answers from Dubai.

"British ministers must stop dragging their feet over Princess Latifa and demand proper proof of her life and her freedom," Mr Hain told The Guardian.

"These photos are very far from that.

"Why is she not allowed to speak directly to journalists for instance?"

In 2018, Princess Latifa attempted to escape from Dubai, risking her life to flee the palace under the cover of darkness.

But just days after she was smuggled out of the UAE in the boot of a friend's car, as she was on her way to India to start her new life, the boat she was travelling in was raided by commandos.

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It is alleged they dragged Princess Latifa at gunpoint off the boat and forced her to return to Dubai against her will.

The dramatic would-be sea escape and its aftermath intruded into the carefully controlled image maintained by the family of Sheikh Mohammed, who is believed to have several dozen children from multiple wives.

Some of his sons and daughters figure prominently in local media and online, but others are rarely seen.

Sheikh Mohammed is the founder of the successful Godolphin horse-racing stable and on friendly terms with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

In 2019, he received a trophy from the queen after one of his horses won a race at Royal Ascot.

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From street art, to sky-high light projections and even an over-the-water light walk – the official lineup for Sydney's iconic Vivid festival has been unveiled with Australia's Indigenous culture set to take centre stage in the festival's return.

With just over 10 weeks to go until the event kicks off on August 6, organisers have given attendees a sneak peek into the more than 200 events set to take place across the city.

"Vivid Sydney is all about pushing boundaries and transporting festival-goers to a playground of the unexpected. This year's program delivers fresh and engaging content, bringing feelings of joy, wonder, discovery, hope and excitement to all who absorb it," Festival Director Gill Minervini said.

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When it last ran in 2019, the festival attracted 2.4 million attendees delivering $172 million in visitor expenditure to the NSW economy.

In 2021, the festival will light up five locations including with Circular Quay, The Rocks, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour and Luna Park Sydney featuring works of 129 light artists from 19 countries.

"Vivid Sydney is all about pushing boundaries and transporting festival-goers to a playground of the unexpected. This year's program delivers fresh and engaging content, bringing feelings of joy, wonder, discovery, hope and excitement to all who absorb it," Festival Director Gill Minervini said.

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"This year the program reveals an incredibly rich and diverse line-up across our ever-evolving cultural landscape including Australia's rich Aboriginal heritage, Sydney's vibrant LGBTQI+ culture, and the incredible group of strong, empowered women who continue to ensure Vivid Sydney remains relevant globally."

At the heart of the festival, the sails of the Sydney Opera House will be transformed into a digital rendition of an iconic Martu painting.

Shard – also a First Nations artwork featuring LED screen technology – will showcase young Aboriginal dancers and light artists to challenge the audiences' knowledge on Indigenous language.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia will morph into an animated work by acclaimed Australian artist Helen Eager, who has collaborated with artists Rico and Julian Reinhold from H0rse, to create New York Sunday.

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In a festival-first, visitors will be able to explore the waters of Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour with a 100m floating Light Walk incorporating the large-scale artwork Ephemeral.

Produced by Sydney's own Atelier Sisu, visitors are invited to walk under more than 200 giant, bubble-like spheres hovering eight-metres in the air.

The crowd favourite facade of Customs House will be brought to life by VORAX – an epic 3D tale of a mischievous thief's rise to greatness from Hong Kong's Treacle Media.

Across Sydney, Mandylights' work 'Our Connected City' will shine new light on the city's landmarks, with over 200 searchlights beaming across the Harbour, CBD buildings and the Cahill Expressway, while also linking the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in riotous colour.

Various installations will feature in pockets around the CBD, each aimed at exploring the wonders of our natural world.

Patterns in Nature – a large-scale installation based around the elements of earth, fire, water and air – will weave its spell at First Fleet Park.

Symbiosis by Dirty Monitor, located in the heritage-listed roadway of The Argyle Cut, is a new creation specially designed for Vivid Sydney. Through animated 3D paintings and contemplative and poetic music, the work transports viewers into a universe where the human species merges with various living organisms to give birth to new forms of life.

On the Hickson Road Wall near the Park Hyatt, Holi will become the biggest interactive projection in Vivid Sydney's history. The colourful piece is based on the notion of sharing and of celebrating life and happiness and will invite visitors to leave their own mark on the wall using special effects.

In a boost to Sydney's live music industry the festival will host 50 live shows in locations including Hyde Park Barracks, The Calyx – Royal Botanic Garden, Luna Park, The Bearded Tit and Parliament House.

The festival will also feature talks hosted by prominent figures from Australia and abroad including Jameela Jamil, Jamila Rizvi, Magda Szubanski, Julia Baird and Australian musician Briggs.

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Storms and lightning might go together like beetroot and burgers for Australians, but a recent electrical display in the skies above Peru was a genuine weather event for the locals.

Lightning split the skies above the capital city of Lima overnight, with shocked residents posting tweets of the action.

"Lightning and rain in Lima," one man wrote. "That's new."

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The country's National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (SENAMHI) said in a press release the rare weather event was generated by a system of storms over the sea.

"This anomalous event for Lima had not been registered since 1960, when another electrical storm developed that generated lightning over the capital city," the organisation said.

"SENAMHI remains vigilant in the event of a possible repetition of these events in the coming days and will continue to report on the evolution of meteorological conditions, in order to develop preventive actions against these phenomena."

Weatherzone reported that lightning was so rare on the Peruvian coast due to the extreme stability of its atmosphere.

Melbourne residents are facing a wave of new restrictions as Victoria races to contain another COVID-19 outbreak.

From 6pm today, all residents of Greater Melbourne are allowed no more than five visitors to their home.

Public gatherings will be limited to 30 people.

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Face masks will again be mandatory indoors for everybody over the age of 12.

Schools and workplaces will remain open, subject to current restrictions.

Visits to hospitals and aged care centres will be restricted statewide.

No lockdown has yet been announced, and Melbourne residents are allowed to travel, however, if a Melbourne resident visits regional Victoria, the restrictions travel with them.

This means that if a Melbourne person visits a home in regional Victoria, that home can have no more than five visitors that day, and if a Melbourne person attends a public gathering in regional Victoria, that gathering will be limited to 30 people.

The new restrictions will be in place until June 4.

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Acting Premier James Merlino said the new measures were necessary to protect residents.

"This is about giving our contact tracers the time they need to track this matter down and get on top of it," he said. 

"This is a responsible step that we need to take to get on top of this outbreak but importantly, the genomic sequencing has confirmed that this case, these cases, originate from the South Australia hotel quarantine outbreak."

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The Victorian Government is seeking advice as to whether there will be any changes to capacity for weddings and sporting and cultural events. 

"We will work through those and provide further advice when that is finalised," Mr Merlino said. 

Density requirements at restaurants and bars will remain unchanged. 

However, the government has put a pause on further easing of restrictions which were due to be relaxed on May 28. 

British Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is in critical condition after being shot in the head in London, her political party said.

"It is with great sadness that we inform you that our own Sasha Johnson has been brutally attacked and sustained a gunshot wound to her head," the Taking the Initiative Party (TTIP) said in a statement.

"She is currently in intensive care and in a critical condition."

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The party said the attack happened "following numerous death threats as a result of her activism."

London's Metropolitan Police responded to reports of gunfire in southeast London about 3am local time Sunday morning, it said in a statement.

Police said paramedics transported a 27-year-old woman with gunshot wounds to a south London hospital, and that the incident appeared to have happened near a house party in Southwark.

The police statement said that at this early stage of investigation there was no evidence to suggest a targeted attack or that the woman "had received any credible threats against her prior to this incident."

Detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command (Trident) are conducting an investigation and looking to speak with anyone who was at the party in the Consort Road area of London, it added.

"A dedicated team of detectives is working tirelessly to identify the person or persons responsible for this shooting," said Detective Chief Inspector Jim Tele.

He added that "they need the public's help," and urged people to come forward if they witnessed or had heard information about the incident.

Mr Tele said that while he recognised the incident "will have shocked those in the local community and further afield" he called on the public to "avoid speculating as to the motive or the circumstances behind it."

Ms Johnson rose to prominence last year during the Black Lives Matter protests, as a leader of the TTIP, which has been called "Britain's first Black-led political party."

She is a mother of three, and also works to deliver food and groceries to families in need, according to the party, which called her "a strong, powerful voice for our people and our community" in its Sunday statement.

Black Lives Matter UK will host a vigil for Ms Johnson on Monday afternoon (Tuesday am, AEST) outside Kings' College Hospital in south London.

The organisation said it is holding the event to "show support for her recovery and take a stand against senseless violence." It asked people to "please share and show up to support if you can."

In a separate tweet Black Lives Matter UK hailed Ms Johnson as a "young mother and fearless political campaigner who was at the forefront of many BLM protests last summer."

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