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City streets drain of life in Australia’s toughest lockdown
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City streets drain of life in Australia’s toughest lockdown

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Melbourne’s usually vibrant downtown streets were draining of signs of life on Wednesday on the eve…
British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran prison
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British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran prison

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A British-Australian academic serving a 10-year sentence for espionage in Iran has been moved to a…
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes…
Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million: Reuters tally
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Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million: Reuters tally

SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic…
Global coronavirus cases rise above 13 million
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Global coronavirus cases rise above 13 million

(Reuters) – Global coronavirus infections passed 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the…
Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings
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Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on…
Global coronavirus deaths top half a million
World

Global coronavirus deaths top half a million

SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally,…
Global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million
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Global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million

BEIJING (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone…
Fresh world protests against racism and police violence
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Fresh world protests against racism and police violence

Thousands marched in cities around the world for a second week of rallies Saturday to support the US Black Lives…
Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group
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Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group

Australian universities could lose up to US$11 billion dollars as an indefinite coronavirus border closure locks out the foreign students…
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