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Fresh world protests against racism and police violence
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Fresh world protests against racism and police violence

Thousands marched in cities around the world for a second week of rallies Saturday to support the US Black Lives…
Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group
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Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group

Australian universities could lose up to US$11 billion dollars as an indefinite coronavirus border closure locks out the foreign students…
Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
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Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery

Victims of Australia’s catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages and makeshift shelters months after the blazes ended, with…
More easing in Europe but virus hits hard in S. America, Africa
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More easing in Europe but virus hits hard in S. America, Africa

Restaurants and churches will reopen in Italy on Monday as part of a fresh wave of lockdown easing in Europe,…
Europe prepares to reopen despite fears of virus second wave
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Europe prepares to reopen despite fears of virus second wave

Millions of Europeans were preparing for a return to partial normality on Sunday, a day before officials relax some of…
Arrests, conspiracy theories at Australia anti-lockdown protest
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Arrests, conspiracy theories at Australia anti-lockdown protest

Ten people were arrested and a police officer injured Sunday at an anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne, where demonstrators claimed coronavirus…
Australia ‘losing $2.5 bn a week’ in virus shutdown
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Australia ‘losing $2.5 bn a week’ in virus shutdown

Australia’s economy is losing Aus$4 billion (US$2.5 billion) every week its virus shutdown continues, with GDP forecast to plunge 10…
France, Spain to announce lockdown exit plan as Aussies hit waves
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France, Spain to announce lockdown exit plan as Aussies hit waves

France and Spain were on Tuesday set to announce plans to lift strict coronavirus lockdowns that have endured for weeks,…
Cardinal Pell freed after winning appeal over child sex abuse
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Cardinal Pell freed after winning appeal over child sex abuse

Cardinal George Pell was released from prison Tuesday, hours after Australia’s High Court quashed his conviction for child sex abuse,…
Extreme isolation: world’s last virus-free corners hold tight
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Extreme isolation: world’s last virus-free corners hold tight

A coronavirus-free tropical island nestled in the northern Pacific may seem the perfect place to ride out a pandemic —…
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