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Prince Philip’s islander devotees inspired by shared respect for tradition
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state
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Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia’s…
EU blocks export of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Australia
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EU blocks export of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Australia

The European Commission and Italy have blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine destined for Australia after the pharmaceutical company did not fulfill…
Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon
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Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Facebook said on Tuesday it will lift its ban on Australians sharing news after it struck…
Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row
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Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media…
Woman alleges raped in Australian parliament, PM apologises for way complaint handled
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Woman alleges raped in Australian parliament, PM apologises for way complaint handled

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised on Tuesday to a woman who alleged that she was raped…
Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response
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Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response

(Reuters) – Protesters took to the streets of Myanmar for a fifth day on Wednesday, vowing to keep up demonstrations…
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