Australia posts record number of new coronavirus infections
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia reported a record 502 new coronavirus infections Wednesday, nearly four months after the epidemic initially…
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Australian virus resurgence forces suspension of parliament
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's parliament will be suspended for two weeks over fears that politicians could bring coronavirus from…
6 years ago
Shark pulls 10-year-old from fishing boat in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A shark "grabbed" a 10-year-old boy from a fishing boat off Australia on Friday but swam…
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Australia locks down second city as global cases top 12 million
by Ryan Smith with Robin Millard in Geneva and AFP bureaus MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Millions of people in Australia's…
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Five million begin lockdown in Australian city
by Ryan Smith MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Five million people in Australia's second-biggest city began a new lockdown Thursday, returning…
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Panic-buying returns as Melbourne braces for lengthy lockdown
by Tania Lee MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Shoppers in Australia's second-biggest city stripped supermarket shelves Wednesday as millions in Melbourne…
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Australia warns of ‘arbitrary detention’ in China
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia warned its citizens Tuesday they could face "arbitrary detention" if they travel to China, the…
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Australia locks down millions as US struggles to contain virus
by AFP Bureaus Australia on Tuesday ordered millions of people locked down in its second-biggest city to combat a…
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Ancient Australian Aboriginal sites discovered underwater
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Archaeologists have for the first time found Aboriginal artefacts on the seabed off Australia, opening a…
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Australian outback station turned into national park
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A slice of the Australian outback almost the size of greater London will be turned into…
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Australia starts virus testing blitz to curb surge in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Health workers fanned out across suburbs of Melbourne Friday in a testing blitz aimed at choking…
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Australia calls military in after virus surge
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's military was called in Wednesday to help tackle a coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne -- a…
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