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In this photo provided by the Fraser Coast Regional Council, a blue barrier helps hold back flood water in a section of Maryborough, Australia on Tuesday.

Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decades

Local authorities have placed up to 300,000 people under evacuation warnings in one of the country's worst flooding incidents.

On the day of the official change to decimalized currency on Feb. 15, 1971, Lord Fiske, chairman of the Decimal Currency Board, makes a purchase at a Woolworths store in London.

U.K. And Ireland Celebrate 50 Years Since 'Decimal Day'

Until Feb. 15, 1971, Britain had 240 pennies to a pound. There were also two farthings in a ha'penny, three pennies in a bit, two shillings in a florin, and five shillings in a crown.

Cosmos Karaoke is a lively karaoke bar in the middle of Namie, a small city that is slowly reopening after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident devastated the area. Minza Lee (right) is the driving force behind the bar.

A Karaoke Bar Is Helping A Japanese Town Come Back To Life After Fukushima Disaster

Run by a South Korean woman, the Cosmos Karaoke Bar in Namie, Japan, is a haven for residents who've come back to live in a town that was evacuated and fell into decay after the 2011 nuclear disaster.

Prince Harry (center left), Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, join Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at a service marking the centenary of the World War I armistice at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 11, 2018.

Harry And Meghan Are No Longer Working Members Of The Royal Family, Palace Says

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also will stop receiving public funds for royal duties and will not use their "royal highness" titles.

Chef Omari McQueen stands in the doorway of his vegan Caribbean pop-up restaurant Dipalicious.

This Rising Star Chef Is Black, Vegan — And Only 11 Years Old

U.K. tween Omari McQueen began to cook at age 7, when his mother experienced paralyzing migraines. It wasn't long before he appeared on TV, opened a trendy food hall booth and sat on an expert panel.

Annette Bening plays Senator Dianne Feinstein and Adam Driver is Daniel Jones in "The Report."

Cinema Junkie Separates The Good From The Bad At Cinemas

It's 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'The Report' and 'Warrior Queen of Jhansi'

Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie poses at a community space where women cook and sell meat. She started drag as an escape from oppression she felt at Stellenbosch University for being "black, Xhosa, poor, queer and effeminate." "It is through pageantry and performance that I became more inclined with my queerness and how boundless expression should be," she says. "Drag became the therapist I never had."

PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Embrace Queerness And Tradition

Even though they face discrimination, they proudly embrace their heritage in the way they dress.

John Lennon is featured in archival footage and interviews talking about "Plastic Ono Band," his 1970 first post-Beatles album.

CLASSIC ALBUMS: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band

Stream now or tune in Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 6 p.m. & Sunday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

What's In A Genre Name? The Trouble With 'Asian Fantasy'

Asian fantasy has been increasingly popular over the past few years, but some authors shelved in that category are wondering whether it's really a useful way of describing a vast and varied subgenre.

A worker pulls a pallet jack with plastic crates at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey. The company is facing its biggest labor battle yet with a unionization vote expected at a facility in Alabama.

Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama Plan Vote On 1st U.S. Union

A labor board hearing is hashing out how and when a vote might take place to form potentially the first U.S. union at one of America's largest employers.

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