australia
Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state
World
March 22, 2021
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
World
March 5, 2021
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
World
February 23, 2021
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
World
February 18, 2021
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
World
February 16, 2021
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
World
February 10, 2021
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…
Australia demands Myanmar release detained Australian
World
February 8, 2021
Australia demands Myanmar release detained Australian
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has demanded Myanmar immediately release an Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi’s government who…
30 homes estimated to have been lost in Australian wildfire
World
February 2, 2021
30 homes estimated to have been lost in Australian wildfire
PERTH, Australia (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed an…
Perth in lockdown, ending Australia’s two-week run without COVID-19
World
January 31, 2021
Perth in lockdown, ending Australia’s two-week run without COVID-19
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian city of Perth was ordered into lockdown on Sunday after a security guard working in…
Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia
Middle East
January 25, 2021
Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a former teacher accused of sexually abusing her former students in Australia,…