Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
There has been a furious reaction among fans and official soccer bodies after 12 of the biggest clubs in the world's most popular game announced the creation of a North American-style "Super League." Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool are among the clubs joining the new European Super League. Critics say it is a transparent money-grab, while supporters say it puts soccer on a more "sustainable" footing.
Liverpool fans have made their feelings clear at Anfield regarding the European Super League
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 19, 2021
A helicopter has flown on Mars for the first time. NASA's drone, Ingenuity, was airborne for less than a minute, but the short flight nonetheless represents a major breakthrough for planetary exploration. NASA said it is planning more flights in the near future.
Ingenuity has lifted off the Martian surface and launched a new era of planetary exploration https://t.co/1mmy6FlXfa
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) April 19, 2021
Two men have died in a Tesla car in Texas. Police said they believe there was nobody in the driver's seat at the time of the crash. They added that the Model S was travelling at a high speed when it failed to take a curve in a winding road.
A Tesla car that “no one” was driving crashed late Saturday in Texas, killing the two passengers https://t.co/z2O4wLd13E
— Bloomberg (@business) April 19, 2021
Kiwis and Aussies are celebrating as New Zealand and Australia open up a travel bubble. The bubble means residents from Australia can travel freely to New Zealand for the first time in more than a year. Thousands of passengers are scheduled to fly between the two countries on Monday.
New Zealand welcomed the first passengers from Australia as the travel bubble between the two countries began, allowing quarantine-free travel for the first time in over a year https://t.co/F5YOUiV9Qh pic.twitter.com/WKqmTTMx1R
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 19, 2021
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze on Cape Town's famous Table Mountain. Three 17-storey residential buildings near the fire have already been evacuated. The historic library at the University of Cape Town has also been damaged.
Residents are being evacuated from Cape Town neighborhoods after a huge fire spreading on the slopes of the city’s famed Table Mountain set several university buildings ablaze, including a nearly 200-year-old library. https://t.co/zvX2zktitO pic.twitter.com/rY0tpkDBOw
— ABC News (@ABC) April 19, 2021
