Australia
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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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Stay safe and watch the famous New Year’s Eve fireworks from home, Sydney tells people
Stay home, stay safe — that’s the message from Sydney, one of the world’s first major cities to welcome each…
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Bushfires flare again in southern Australia
Bushfires flared in southern Australia on Thursday as a heatwave expected to bring renewed misery set in, and officials warned…
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New Zealand police open a criminal probe into deaths on volcanic island
New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic…
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New bushfires spread across Australia
Australia’s Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government…
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Australian papers censor front pages in press freedom campaign
Newspapers across Australia ran heavily redacted front pages on Monday in protest against government secrecy and a crackdown on press…
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New Zealand’s speaker babysits MP’s newborn during a debate
The country’s parliamentary speaker Trevor Mallard cradled the one-month-old son of lawmaker Tāmati Coffey while presiding over a debate and…
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Nuclear talks in doubt as N. Korea tests missiles
South Korea’s Defence Ministry urged the North to stop acts that are unhelpful to easing tension, saying the tests posed…
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