Australia
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Olympic athlete for Tonga dies suddenly ahead of Paris Olympics
J.J. Rice, who was supposed to compete as the first Caucasian athlete to represent Tonga next month, was supposed to represent the country in the Olympic sport of Kitefoiling.
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Church stabbing attack investigated as terror incident
This is the second stabbing attack in Sydney in three days, after six people were killed at a shopping center on Saturday.
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Pro-Palestine protesters chant 'Gas the Jews,' 'F*** the Jews' and 'Allahu Akbar,' video shows
The Hamas attack over the weekend resulted in the worst mass slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust.
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Driver charged in bus crash that killed 10 wedding guests, injured 25 others
It has not been reported that the newlyweds were on the bus.
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CPAC Australia event location kept private due to 'left wing cancel culture'
Australian politicians have made attempts to shut down CPAC events in previous years.
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Emirates Airbus flies from Dubais to Australia with big hole in exterior
Flight occurred July 1 in an Airbus A380
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Welcome back, mate: Australia reopens borders to world after roughly two-year COVID restriction
Tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 now allowed to enter land down under
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Australia says the koala is now endangered species
Animal’s status unclear with international authorities.
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No. 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic ordered to leave Australia despite COVID vaccine exemption
"Rules are rules, especially when it comes to our borders," the Australian prime minister said.
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Hundreds given false-negative COVID results in Australia
The lab has since switched to what it views as more reliable testing methods.
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Australia deports TV commentator Katie Hopkins after she mocks, breaks COVID rules
An Australian official called the conservative commentator's pranks "appalling."
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Sydney enters hardcore lockdown amid rise in COVID cases
Broad shutdowns, strict masking orders, huge fines.
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Australia passes law requiring Facebook and Google to pay for news on their sites
Digital platforms will have one week to strike contracts with Australian media companies before the law affects them.