Australia
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New Zealand, Australia launch ‘travel bubble’ to boost tourism
WELLINGTON: New Zealanders and Australians rushed to book flights on Tuesday as the beleaguered tourism industry welcomed the “lifeline” of…
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Evacuation ordered after dam overflows in Sydney
SYDNEY: Sydney braced for its worst flooding in decades on Sunday after record rainfall caused its largest dam to overflow…
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Record rains, flooding prompt evacuations in Australia
SYDNEY: Record rains and widespread flooding prompted evacuations along Australia’s east coast on Saturday and filled Sydney’s main reservoir to…
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Thousands protest for gender equality in Australia
SYDNEY: Thousands protested in Australia’s Perth on Sunday, kicking off a nationwide campaign for gender equality as anger swells over…
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Facebook ‘refriends’ Australia after changes to media laws
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law…
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Facebook ‘unfriends’ Australia: news pages go dark in test for global publishing
Facebook faced an angry backlash on Thursday after blocking news feeds in Australia in a surprise escalation of a dispute…
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Nine active cases of Covid-19 in Australian Open quarantine: officials
One case of Covid-19 among those in quarantine ahead of the Australian Open has been reclassified, local health officials said…
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Australian Open to go ahead despite Covid quarantines
MELBOURNE: Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has confirmed the year’s first Grand Slam will go ahead from February 8…
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Australia to kill pigeon that crossed the Pacific from US state of Oregon
A racing pigeon has survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometre Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States to find a new home…
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Australia cricket board apologises after Indian players complain of racist abuse
Cricket Australia apologised to the India team on Sunday and launched a probe into allegations visiting players were subjected to…
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