Six children have now died following a tragic jumping castle accident at a primary school in Australia
The children fell an estimated 10 metres after the jumping castle was picked up by a powerful gust of wind.
A sixth child has died, Chace Harrison was just 11-years-old, one of the youngest part of this heart breaking tragedy.
Chace Harrison died in hospital on Sunday afternoon.
His death follows those of 11-year-old Addison and 12-year-olds Zane, Jye, Jalailah and Peter.
Two children remain in a critical condition in Royal Hobart Hospital and one other is in recovery at home.
Tributes and flowers have been laid outside Hillcrest primary school… all in mourning for those siz little lives lost
The children were grade five and six students, who were celebrating an end-of-year event in the town of Devonport in Tasmania.
The state’s Police Commissioner says the children were meant to be celebrating, not mourning.
Several fundraisers have been launched to support the families of the children who died in the tragedy
More than a million dollars has been raised in the community to support those mourning the tragedy.
It’s unthinkable heartbreak right before Christmas.
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said this will leave families completed devastated.
He visited the Primary School with his wife Jenny… they paid their respects and this was the note they left with flowers
The Prime minster says an extra $800,000 will also be made available to fund trauma counselling.
Quarter of a million dollars will go to first responders involved in the aftermath of the accident and over half a million will go to the broader community.
Four forensic child interviewers will travel there from Sydney over the coming days.
A report will be prepared by the coroner, as tributes continue to pour in for the families and wider community
Authorities are working to preserve hand written notes and establish a more permanent memorial.
TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or could be outright banned in the United States.
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that requires TikTok to find a new owner—or face a ban in the United States.
Over the past several months, Washington D.C. has been under pressure to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app.
Lawmakers and security experts have long raised concerns that the Chinese government could tap TikTok’s trove of personal data about millions of U.S. users.
TikTok’s CEO said the bill is disappointing and reiterated that the company has committed to challenge it.
David Zhang from China Insider. joins Veronica Dudo to discuss
Threads, the social media platform owned by Meta, is gaining traction with a surge in daily active users, outpacing X in the U.S.
With Threads averaging 28 million daily active users compared to X’s 22 million, Meta’s ambitions to reach a billion users seem within reach despite a slowdown in growth. While X still boasts 550 million monthly active users globally, Threads’ focus on user experience and avoidance of real-time and political content could position it as a formidable competitor moving forward.
This weekend’s entertainment lineup has something for everyone.
Apple TV+ brings “Sugar,” a drama set in New York City, while “Civil War” offers historical intensity.
“Challengers” with Zendaya brings a saucy sport drama to life, and superhero buffs can catch the trailer for “Deadpool and Wolverine” for action-packed fun.
With options spanning drama, history, reality, and superheroes, there’s excitement in store for all this weekend.