U.S. sets one-day record, Australia to halve numbers of returning citizens
More than 60,500 new COVID-19 infections were reported across the United States on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a one-day record as weary...
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Worsening U.S. outbreak prompts tough actions, Australian city wakes to another lockdown
Officials in New Jersey and New York, the hardest-hit states at the outset of the U.S. outbreak, are trying to preserve progress in curtailing spread...
Australia deploys police, army to enforce border closure
Hundreds of police officers and army troops are being deployed to enforce the closure of the busy border between Australia‘s two most populous states as officials...
Young Australian Cypriot takes on China
One of his Cypriot forebears fought the Germans occupying Greece in World War II, another was involved in the Eoka struggle against British rule. Now...
‘Once in a decade storm’ hits Western Australia, New Zealand PM stays cool during earthquake
Thousands without power in Western Australia after once in a decade storm Wild weather downed trees and left tens of thousands of people without power...
Car crashes into Sydney hijab store, police say no immediate terrorism link
A sports car crashed into a shop selling traditional Islamic wear in western Sydney on Thursday, injuring 11 people as well as the driver, but...
Coronavirus: Australia launches controversial tracking app
By Lidia Kelly The Australian government launched a controversial coronavirus tracing app on Sunday and promised to legislate privacy protections around it as authorities try...
Australia and New Zealand mark Anzac Day at home
Thousands of people across Australia and New Zealand on Saturday honoured their country’s military personnel in private ceremonies held in driveways and on balconies as...
Australia battles new bushfire threat as smoke cloaks capital
Australian officials warned communities in bushfire-ravaged eastern states to strengthen fire defences on Tuesday amid forecasts of soaring temperatures and strong winds, as one approaching...
Canadian air tanker fighting Australia bushfires crashes, killing three
A Canadian-owned Hercules C-130 air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region on Thursday, killing all three of its crew, authorities said. All...
Australian bushfires threaten to drive tiny animal communities extinct
Australian animals living in specific habitats, such as mountain lizards, leaf-tailed geckos and pear-shaped frogs, are battling the threat of extinction after fierce bushfires razed...
KFC apologises for ‘sexist’ Australian ad
KFC apologised for an advertisement in Australia that shows two young boys staring at a woman’s breasts, after calls from a local campaign group to...
Australian bushfires hit coal output, hazardous conditions to return
Mining giant BHP Group said on Tuesday that poor air quality caused by smoke from Australia’s bushfires is hurting coal production, as authorities said a...
Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain
Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia’s east coast on Friday, to the relief of exhausted firefighters and farmers battling years of drought,...
Melbourne smothered in smoke as Australian bushfires burn despite cool change
Australia‘s devastating bushfire season is far from over despite cooler weather this week, Victorian state officials warned on Tuesday as Melbourne was blanketed by hazardous...
Australian firefighters get reprieve after tough night
Bushfire conditions on Australia‘s east coast eased on Saturday after a tough night for firefighters, and authorities said they expect to have at least a week...
“Get out”: Australians flee again as heat and wind fan huge bushfires
Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as soaring temperatures and erratic winds...
Foreign ministry issues guidance for Cypriot citizens in Australia
The ministry of foreign affairs has issued guidance for Cypriot citizens in Australia, due to the raging bushfires, with the situation expected to worsen, as...
BBQ drugs suspect remanded for a further eight days
A 30-year-old man was remanded for a further eight days on Sunday in connection with 645 kilos of ecstasy found in barbecue kits shipped from...
Two Cypriot suspects implicated in BBQ ecstasy probe (updated)
Police have detained a 30-year-old Cypriot businessman in connection with hundreds of ecstasy-filled barbecue kits shipped from Limassol and seized by Australian authorities earlier this...
