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Euro and Australian dollar gain as US transition goes ahead
Nov 24, 2020 11:27Currencies including the Australian dollar and the euro rose on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump accepted the start of a transition to a Biden regime on Treasury secretary.
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Australia admits troops involved in murder of unarmed Afghan civilians
Nov 19, 2020 12:11Australia has admitted that its military forces unlawfully killed dozens of civilians and prisoners in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.
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Vienna shooter was Daesh sympathizer just released by Austria police
Nov 05, 2020 09:09The 20-year-old attacker who recently opened fire on Vienna citizens had earlier spent a few months in an Austrian jail for condoning terrorism, but was released shortly before committing the horrendous crime, media reports say.
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India, US, Japan, Australia launch large naval drills
Nov 03, 2020 07:54India, the United States, Japan, and Australia have launched joint naval exercises, the largest in more than a decade, Indian government sources say, amid US attempts to counter China’s influence in the region.
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Australia to end naval presence in West Asia by end of 2020 as focus shifts closer to home
Oct 24, 2020 03:05Australia says it will no longer send warships to the West Asia region on an annual basis after it pulled out its last frigate deployed there some four months ago, stressing that Canberra will end its naval presence in the region by the end of this year.
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Russia leaves MH17 talks with Netherlands, Australia for anti-Moscow bias
Oct 16, 2020 05:50The Dutch and Australian governments have urged Russia to return to negotiations over its alleged involvement in the 2014 downing of a Malaysian Airline flight over Ukraine after Moscow withdrew from the talks while accusing it of being “biased” and “politicized” against Russia.
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China: Australian journalist detained on national security grounds
Sep 08, 2020 09:33China says the Australian journalist who was detained last month is suspected of endangering national security.
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Australia enters coronavirus-related recession after three decades of growth
Sep 02, 2020 04:27Australia has entered its first recession since 1991 after the economy shrank 7 percent during the second quarter, official figures showed Wednesday, as the country reels from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Senior Chinese envoy warns Australia of ‘shadow’ over ties
Aug 26, 2020 10:49A top Chinese diplomat has warned Australia of a “shadow” over the relations between Beijing and Canberra, saying Australia’s support for the United States in calling for an investigation into the origins of the new coronavirus prodded Washington to put more pressure on China.
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Russia becomes first country to approve COVID-19 vaccine: Putin
Aug 11, 2020 09:30President Vladimir Putin says Russia has become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess.