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Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health
World
June 22, 2021
Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia said Tuesday it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage…
Australia says it’s reached a free trade deal with Britain
World
June 15, 2021
Australia says it’s reached a free trade deal with Britain
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Britain and Australia have agreed on a free trade deal that will be released later Tuesday,…
Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
World
June 1, 2021
Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent…
Australian softball squad flies to Japan for Olympic camp
World
May 31, 2021
Australian softball squad flies to Japan for Olympic camp
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s Olympic softball squad left Sydney bound for Japan on Monday and will be among the earliest…
Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022
World
May 16, 2021
Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022
Australia is sticking to plans to start re-opening to the rest of the world only from the middle of next…
The Latest: Employee sickness rates below average in Germany
World
May 10, 2021
The Latest: Employee sickness rates below average in Germany
BERLIN — A large German health insurance provider says the number of days working-age people called in sick during the…
Prince Philip’s islander devotees inspired by shared respect for tradition
World
April 10, 2021
Prince Philip’s islander devotees inspired by shared respect for tradition
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The late Prince Philip maintained a respectful 50-year relationship with an indigenous group in the island nation…
Drought, fire and flood devastate Australians in the bush
World
March 29, 2021
Drought, fire and flood devastate Australians in the bush
HOLLISDALE, Australia (Reuters) – Robert Costigan thought the worst was behind him when he saved two family properties from bushfires…
Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins
World
March 24, 2021
Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins
SYDNEY (Reuters) -The bodies of two men were found in Australia on Wednesday in cars trapped in floodwaters, the first…
Thousands evacuated in Australia’s worst flooding in almost half a century
World
March 23, 2021
Thousands evacuated in Australia’s worst flooding in almost half a century
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on Tuesday as torrential rains again pummelled several…