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Sydney asks thousands to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash floods
Apr 07, 2022 10:39Torrential rain pummeled Australia's east coast on Thursday with Sydney receiving nearly a month's rain overnight, turning suburban roads into rivers and triggering evacuations as authorities warn of more rain through the day.
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China slams US-UK-Aussie pact to develop hypersonic weapons
Apr 06, 2022 07:58China has censured newly-announced joint efforts by the US, Britain, and Australia to develop hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities.
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COVID-19 cases in Asia surpass 100 million
Mar 30, 2022 10:26Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant.
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Can drugs reduce the risk of long COVID? What scientists know so far
Mar 28, 2022 13:51Researchers are trying to establish whether existing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments can prevent lasting symptoms.
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Assange denied permission to appeal extradition
Mar 17, 2022 13:21Julian Assange, the publisher of WikiLeaks, has been denied his petition to appeal the High Court’s decision to extradite him to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison for publishing U.S. state secrets that revealed evidence of American war crimes.
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Australia flood toll rises to 20 as Sydney braces for 'tough 48 hours'
Mar 08, 2022 12:56The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Australia rose to 20 on Tuesday, after two more bodies were discovered in floodwaters in Sydney, reports said.
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Australians irked by slow flood relief, as Sydney braces for more rain
Mar 07, 2022 14:04Grappling with heavy downpours and record-breaking floods, people in eastern Australia are becoming increasingly exasperated over slow relief and recovery efforts.
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Houses, streets flooded in Australia, forcing people to take shelter
Mar 02, 2022 14:37Homes and streets are flooded in Lismore in Australia's New South Wales as floodwaters force tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
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At least 9 killed as 'weather bomb' batters Australia’s northeast
Feb 28, 2022 08:39At least nine people have been killed as heavy rains and flash floods battered northeastern Australia, in what authorities have described as a "weather bomb".
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Deadly floods hit eastern Australia, killing at least 4 people
Feb 26, 2022 13:12At least four people have been killed and two are still missing in the wake of torrential downpours that unleashed decades-high floods in eastern Australia.