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Sydney's Air Quality On Par With Delhi After Rare Smog From Bushfires
Air quality in Sydney plummeted on Tuesday to levels among the world's worst as smoke from bushfires in the north blanketed the harbour city, taking large swathes into index ranges on par with New Delhi, one of the world's most crowded capitals.
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10 Killed As Bus Carrying Wedding Guests Rolls Over In Australia
Ten people have died and 11 more have been injured after a bus crash in Australia's Hunter wine region north of Sydney, police said Monday.
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Sydney Reports Record Delta Cases In A Day, Lockdown Widened
Sydney reported a record number of new daily delta variant cases on Thursday, with authorities to enforce stay-at-home orders beyond Australia's largest city as Covid-19 spreads north into other regions.
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Surfer Dies After Being Bitten By Shark In Australia
A surfer has died after being bitten by a shark at a beach north of Sydney, Australian authorities said Tuesday.
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Australia To Review 99-Year-Lease Of Port To Chinese Firm: Report
Australia will review the 99-year-lease of a commercial and military port in its north to a Chinese firm, the Sydney Morning Herald reported late on Sunday, a move that could further inflame tensions between Beijing and Canberra.
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Fresh Deluge Worsens "One In 100 Year" Australia Floods
Australia's south east was lashed by another round of intense rainfall Monday, worsening "one in 100 year" flooding north of Sydney, as thousands of people were ordered to evacuate and more than 200 schools closed.
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"Catastrophic" Fire Danger For Sydney As Bush Fires Rage Amid High Winds
On Tuesday, millions of Australians in and around Sydney all the way north to the Gold Coast face the highest wildfire risk predicted for the region, as an outbreak of deadly bush fires continues to scorch more than a million acres of the unusually hot and drought-stricken country.
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Sri Lanka Woman Cricketer Chamari Athapaththu Enthralls Sydney Crowd With Record Hundred. Watch
Despite Chamari Athapaththu's record-breaking century, Sri Lanka women suffered a 41-run loss to Australia women in the first T20I of the three-match series at the North Sydney Oval.
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Remote Cape With "World's Cleanest Air" Offers Smog Respite
Even Cape Grim is not immune to rising levels of pollution.When the wind blows from the north -- coming from Melbourne or Sydney -- it is possible to pick up the chemical signature of individual factories in operation that day.
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"Loyal Agent Of North Korea" Arrested In Sydney For Trying To Sell Missile Parts
A Sydney-based "loyal agent of North Korea" has been charged with trying to sell missile parts and technology on the black market to raise money for Pyongyang in breach of international sanctions, Australian police said Sunday.
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Surfer Bitten in Reported Australian Shark Attack
A surfer suffered serious injuries to his leg today after reportedly being mauled by a shark in the latest attack off Australia's east coast this year.
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3 Environmentalists Killed in Australian Helicopter Crash
Three environmentalists returning from a festival against a coal mine have died in a helicopter crash in Australia, police said today, with authorities still struggling to reach the rugged accident site.
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Thousands Gather in Macksville for Phillip Hughes Funeral
Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke and the rest of his test teammates were joined by former and current players from around the world, and friends and relatives from Hughes' hometown of 2,500 people on the northern coast of New South Wales state, 575 kilometers (350 miles north of Sydney).
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Cameraman recounts death of 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin
The cameraman who witnessed the death of Australian "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Monday revealed a stingray stabbed at him "hundreds of times" and his final words were "I'm dying."
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Shallow 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea
A shallow magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
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Sydney's Air Quality On Par With Delhi After Rare Smog From Bushfires
Air quality in Sydney plummeted on Tuesday to levels among the world's worst as smoke from bushfires in the north blanketed the harbour city, taking large swathes into index ranges on par with New Delhi, one of the world's most crowded capitals.
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10 Killed As Bus Carrying Wedding Guests Rolls Over In Australia
Ten people have died and 11 more have been injured after a bus crash in Australia's Hunter wine region north of Sydney, police said Monday.
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Sydney Reports Record Delta Cases In A Day, Lockdown Widened
Sydney reported a record number of new daily delta variant cases on Thursday, with authorities to enforce stay-at-home orders beyond Australia's largest city as Covid-19 spreads north into other regions.
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Surfer Dies After Being Bitten By Shark In Australia
A surfer has died after being bitten by a shark at a beach north of Sydney, Australian authorities said Tuesday.
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Australia To Review 99-Year-Lease Of Port To Chinese Firm: Report
Australia will review the 99-year-lease of a commercial and military port in its north to a Chinese firm, the Sydney Morning Herald reported late on Sunday, a move that could further inflame tensions between Beijing and Canberra.
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Fresh Deluge Worsens "One In 100 Year" Australia Floods
Australia's south east was lashed by another round of intense rainfall Monday, worsening "one in 100 year" flooding north of Sydney, as thousands of people were ordered to evacuate and more than 200 schools closed.
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"Catastrophic" Fire Danger For Sydney As Bush Fires Rage Amid High Winds
On Tuesday, millions of Australians in and around Sydney all the way north to the Gold Coast face the highest wildfire risk predicted for the region, as an outbreak of deadly bush fires continues to scorch more than a million acres of the unusually hot and drought-stricken country.
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Sri Lanka Woman Cricketer Chamari Athapaththu Enthralls Sydney Crowd With Record Hundred. Watch
Despite Chamari Athapaththu's record-breaking century, Sri Lanka women suffered a 41-run loss to Australia women in the first T20I of the three-match series at the North Sydney Oval.
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Remote Cape With "World's Cleanest Air" Offers Smog Respite
Even Cape Grim is not immune to rising levels of pollution.When the wind blows from the north -- coming from Melbourne or Sydney -- it is possible to pick up the chemical signature of individual factories in operation that day.
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"Loyal Agent Of North Korea" Arrested In Sydney For Trying To Sell Missile Parts
A Sydney-based "loyal agent of North Korea" has been charged with trying to sell missile parts and technology on the black market to raise money for Pyongyang in breach of international sanctions, Australian police said Sunday.
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Surfer Bitten in Reported Australian Shark Attack
A surfer suffered serious injuries to his leg today after reportedly being mauled by a shark in the latest attack off Australia's east coast this year.
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3 Environmentalists Killed in Australian Helicopter Crash
Three environmentalists returning from a festival against a coal mine have died in a helicopter crash in Australia, police said today, with authorities still struggling to reach the rugged accident site.
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Thousands Gather in Macksville for Phillip Hughes Funeral
Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke and the rest of his test teammates were joined by former and current players from around the world, and friends and relatives from Hughes' hometown of 2,500 people on the northern coast of New South Wales state, 575 kilometers (350 miles north of Sydney).
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Cameraman recounts death of 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin
The cameraman who witnessed the death of Australian "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Monday revealed a stingray stabbed at him "hundreds of times" and his final words were "I'm dying."
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Shallow 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea
A shallow magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
