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Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row
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Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media…
Woman alleges raped in Australian parliament, PM apologises for way complaint handled
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Woman alleges raped in Australian parliament, PM apologises for way complaint handled

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised on Tuesday to a woman who alleged that she was raped…
Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response
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Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response

(Reuters) – Protesters took to the streets of Myanmar for a fifth day on Wednesday, vowing to keep up demonstrations…
Australia demands Myanmar release detained Australian
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Australia demands Myanmar release detained Australian

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has demanded Myanmar immediately release an Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi’s government who…
30 homes estimated to have been lost in Australian wildfire
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30 homes estimated to have been lost in Australian wildfire

PERTH, Australia (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed an…
Perth in lockdown, ending Australia’s two-week run without COVID-19
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Perth in lockdown, ending Australia’s two-week run without COVID-19

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian city of Perth was ordered into lockdown on Sunday after a security guard working in…
Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia
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Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a former teacher accused of sexually abusing her former students in Australia,…
Google threatens to block Australia from search engine
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Google threatens to block Australia from search engine

US tech giant Google on Friday threatened to block its services in Australia if the government proceeds with plans to make it…
The Latest: Thailand adds 745 virus cases, new restrictions
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The Latest: Thailand adds 745 virus cases, new restrictions

BANGKOK — Thailand registered 745 new coronavirus cases in two days on Monday with a new death reported in Bangkok,…
Australia changes word in anthem to honor Indigenous people
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Australia changes word in anthem to honor Indigenous people

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called…
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