Flowers, cheers and tears as Australia’s border reopens
by Andrew LEESON Australia's international border reopened on Monday almost 600 days after a pandemic closure began, sparking emotional scenes…
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Australia approves vaccine booster shots for adults
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Wednesday authorized booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines for over-18s, with the third dose expected…
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Australia sets $1 million reward for missing four-year-old
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian authorities on Thursday offered Aus$1 million (US$750,000) for information leading to the discovery of a…
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Melbourne eases months-long Covid lockdown restrictions
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- One of the world's most locked-down cities will reopen late Thursday, with Melbourne residents hoping this…
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Rio Tinto says to ‘halve’ emissions by 2030
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia-based mining giant Rio Tinto on Wednesday announced plans to cut direct carbon emissions 50 percent…
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Grapefruit-sized hailstones hit Australian town
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- A tropical north Australian town has been pounded by "record-breaking" hailstones the size of mangoes or…
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Australia’s PM drops threat to skip UN climate summit
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia's prime minister on Friday withdrew a threat to skip next month's landmark UN climate summit,…
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Sydney to scrap quarantine, readies to welcome overseas visitors
by Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney will scrap all quarantine requirements for travellers from next month, officials said…
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Sydney lockdown ends after 106 days
by Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Elated Sydneysiders were emerging from almost four months of "blood, sweat and no…
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Sydney readies for ‘freedom day’ after long virus lockdown
by Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's largest city will emerge from a 106-day lockdown on Monday, as Sydney…
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Australian firm recalls US Covid tests over false positives
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Australian medical tech manufacturer Ellume said it had recalled almost 200,000 at-home Covid-19 tests in…
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Global warming kills 14 percent of world’s corals in a decade
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Dynamite fishing and pollution -- but mostly global warming -- wiped…
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