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Humpback Whale Freed From Entanglement After 22-Hour Rescue In Sydney
A juvenile humpback whale was freed Friday after it was entangled in ropes and buoys in the harbour of Australia's largest city for 22 hours.
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Shark Attacks Woman Swimming At Australia Beach, Mauls Her Leg
A shark mauled a woman as she swam in Sydney Harbour in a gory attack that left her in hospital with a "serious" leg injury, officials and media said Tuesday. The predator struck Monday evening as the woman swam off a wharf.
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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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Smoke Blankets Sydney As Australia Prepares For "Most Intense" Bushfires
A smoky haze blanketed Australia's scenic Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, as a ring of controlled blazes burned on the city's fringes in preparation for the looming bushfire season.
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11 Arrested After Australia Climate Change Protest Disrupts Peak-Hour Traffic
Climate change protesters marched in Sydney on Monday forcing police to close major roads in the city centre while morning traffic through the landmark Sydney Harbour Bridge was disrupted after a woman chained herself to her vehicle.
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Stolen SUV Crashes Into Van At High Speed On Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bursts Into Flames
The Toyota Kluger was stolen minutes before the crash, and the driver is now being treated in a hospital under police's supervision.
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World Ushers In New Year In Shadow Of Pandemic
From Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Acropolis to Copacabana beach, fireworks burst in skies above eerily deserted landmarks as the world ushered in the New Year with muted celebrations and said good riddance to a pandemic-ridden 2020.
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Chinese Warships Cause Surprise In Sydney Harbour
Australians enjoying a sunny winter morning were surprised by the sight of three Chinese warships steaming into to Sydney Harbour Monday, forcing the prime minister to reassure jittery residents.
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From Mass Weddings To Concerts, How The World Is Welcoming 2019
Australia's largest city Sydney put on its biggest-ever fireworks display in a spectacular welcome to the New Year, kicking off a wave of celebrations for billions around the world.
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She Shared Drug-Smuggling Vacation On Social Media. Now 'Cocaine Babe' Is Off To Prison.
A Canadian woman who tried to smuggle millions of dollars worth of cocaine into Australia has been convicted and sentenced to eight years behind bars. Melina Roberge, 24, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to smuggling 95 kilos (209 pounds) of the drug into the Sydney Harbour in 2016, following an exotic weeks-long cruise that she and an...
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Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge Sees First Same Sex Wedding
Australia became the 26th nation to legalise same-sex marriage in December 2017, a watershed moment in a country where some states held homosexual activity to be illegal until twenty years ago.
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Wallaby, Spooked By A Dog, Falls Into Sydney Harbour. Watch The Rescue
A swimming wallaby has been plucked from Sydney harbour by a passing ferry after the spooked animal was apparently chased out of its bushland home by a dog.
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Watch: Wallaby Makes A Break For Freedom, Chased By Police
A wallaby in Australia was found hopping at towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge early morning on January 16, surprising motorists and pedestrians alike.
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Amid Heavy Security, Millions Across The World Celebrate As 2018 Rolls In
Australia rang in the New Year Sunday with a spectacular display of rainbow-coloured fireworks cascading from Sydney Harbour Bridge, as revellers marked the nation's legalisation of gay marriage amid tight security.
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Ferry McFerryface Chosen As Name Of New Sydney Ferry
Sydney has christened a new boat "Ferry McFerryface," following a public vote that took inspiration from the joke name "Boaty McBoatface" picked in Britain for a polar research ship last year. "Ferry McFerryface will be the harbour's newest icon, and I hope it brings a smile to the faces of visitors and locals alike," New South Wales Transport Mi...
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Humpback Whale Freed From Entanglement After 22-Hour Rescue In Sydney
A juvenile humpback whale was freed Friday after it was entangled in ropes and buoys in the harbour of Australia's largest city for 22 hours.
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Shark Attacks Woman Swimming At Australia Beach, Mauls Her Leg
A shark mauled a woman as she swam in Sydney Harbour in a gory attack that left her in hospital with a "serious" leg injury, officials and media said Tuesday. The predator struck Monday evening as the woman swam off a wharf.
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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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Smoke Blankets Sydney As Australia Prepares For "Most Intense" Bushfires
A smoky haze blanketed Australia's scenic Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, as a ring of controlled blazes burned on the city's fringes in preparation for the looming bushfire season.
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11 Arrested After Australia Climate Change Protest Disrupts Peak-Hour Traffic
Climate change protesters marched in Sydney on Monday forcing police to close major roads in the city centre while morning traffic through the landmark Sydney Harbour Bridge was disrupted after a woman chained herself to her vehicle.
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Stolen SUV Crashes Into Van At High Speed On Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bursts Into Flames
The Toyota Kluger was stolen minutes before the crash, and the driver is now being treated in a hospital under police's supervision.
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World Ushers In New Year In Shadow Of Pandemic
From Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Acropolis to Copacabana beach, fireworks burst in skies above eerily deserted landmarks as the world ushered in the New Year with muted celebrations and said good riddance to a pandemic-ridden 2020.
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Chinese Warships Cause Surprise In Sydney Harbour
Australians enjoying a sunny winter morning were surprised by the sight of three Chinese warships steaming into to Sydney Harbour Monday, forcing the prime minister to reassure jittery residents.
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From Mass Weddings To Concerts, How The World Is Welcoming 2019
Australia's largest city Sydney put on its biggest-ever fireworks display in a spectacular welcome to the New Year, kicking off a wave of celebrations for billions around the world.
-
She Shared Drug-Smuggling Vacation On Social Media. Now 'Cocaine Babe' Is Off To Prison.
A Canadian woman who tried to smuggle millions of dollars worth of cocaine into Australia has been convicted and sentenced to eight years behind bars. Melina Roberge, 24, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to smuggling 95 kilos (209 pounds) of the drug into the Sydney Harbour in 2016, following an exotic weeks-long cruise that she and an...
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Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge Sees First Same Sex Wedding
Australia became the 26th nation to legalise same-sex marriage in December 2017, a watershed moment in a country where some states held homosexual activity to be illegal until twenty years ago.
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Wallaby, Spooked By A Dog, Falls Into Sydney Harbour. Watch The Rescue
A swimming wallaby has been plucked from Sydney harbour by a passing ferry after the spooked animal was apparently chased out of its bushland home by a dog.
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Watch: Wallaby Makes A Break For Freedom, Chased By Police
A wallaby in Australia was found hopping at towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge early morning on January 16, surprising motorists and pedestrians alike.
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Amid Heavy Security, Millions Across The World Celebrate As 2018 Rolls In
Australia rang in the New Year Sunday with a spectacular display of rainbow-coloured fireworks cascading from Sydney Harbour Bridge, as revellers marked the nation's legalisation of gay marriage amid tight security.
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Ferry McFerryface Chosen As Name Of New Sydney Ferry
Sydney has christened a new boat "Ferry McFerryface," following a public vote that took inspiration from the joke name "Boaty McBoatface" picked in Britain for a polar research ship last year. "Ferry McFerryface will be the harbour's newest icon, and I hope it brings a smile to the faces of visitors and locals alike," New South Wales Transport Mi...
