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Egypt’s consul general in Melbourne probes cooperation in water management
Egypt
October 20, 2024
Egypt’s consul general in Melbourne probes cooperation in water management
Egypt’s Consul General in Melbourne Haitham Mokhtar visited Shepparton city, which is located 200 kilometers away from central Melbourne, Australia,…
Marwan al-Qamash comes first and wins gold medal in World Cup in history of Egypt
Egypt
November 1, 2022
Marwan al-Qamash comes first and wins gold medal in World Cup in history of Egypt
Egyptian swimmer Marwan al-Qamash has won the gold medal in the 800m freestyle race at the World Swimming Championships (25m)…
Four Seasons Melbourne to open in skyscraper complex featuring world’s tallest vertical garden
World
February 25, 2022
Four Seasons Melbourne to open in skyscraper complex featuring world’s tallest vertical garden
(CNN) — Imagine a 5.5 kilometer garden path (3.51 miles), about twice the length of New York’s High Line, sprawling up the…
Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown as COVID-19 spreads in Australia
World
July 15, 2021
Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown as COVID-19 spreads in Australia
SYDNEY, July 15 (Reuters) – The Australian state of Victoria was ordered into a five-day lockdown on Thursday following a…
City streets drain of life in Australia’s toughest lockdown
World
August 5, 2020
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…
Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’
World
March 11, 2020
Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’
Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell claimed Wednesday he remains behind bars for child sex abuse based on “wrong” and…
Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed
World
January 6, 2020
Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed
Reserve troops fanned out across fire-ravaged regions in three Australian states on Monday after a horror weekend, as the government…
Military reservists called up as thousands flee Australian fires
World
January 4, 2020
Military reservists called up as thousands flee Australian fires
Up to 3,000 military reservists were called up to tackle Australia’s relentless bushfire crisis on Saturday, as tens of thousands…
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires
World
January 1, 2020
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires
A major operation to reach thousands of people stranded in fire-ravaged seaside towns was under way in Australia on Wednesday…
Thousands trapped on Australia beaches encircled by fire
World
December 31, 2019
Thousands trapped on Australia beaches encircled by fire
Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia Tuesday, as blazes ripped through…