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Australian State Bans 'Hazardous' Machete Knives In Attempt To Stop Crimes
The Australian state of Victoria will outlaw machetes to try stem an outbreak of "knife crime", its premier said on Thursday, making it the country's first state to impose such a ban.
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria 'Buruli Ulcer' Spreading In Australia. What It Is
In Australia, a flesh-eating bacteria that is believed to have been transmitted from possums and mosquitoes is spreading fast across the state of Victoria with health experts warning that "everyone" is at risk.
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Glasgow Set To Be Announced As Host City Of 'Scaled Down' 2026 Commonwealth Games: Report
The Scottish capital of Glasgow is set to be announced as the host city of a "scaled down" Commonwealth Games in 2026, a year after Australian state Victoria pulled out due to ballooning costs.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji's 'Wagh Nakh' Arrives In Mumbai From London Museum
The 'wagh nakh' or tiger claw-shaped weapon used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was brought to Mumbai from a London museum today, state Culture Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said.
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2 Killed In Plane Crash In Australia's Victoria
Two people were killed after an aircraft crashed in Mount Beauty in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, police said.
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US Girl, 7, Undergoes Several Amputation Due To Rare Bacterial Disease
A 7-year-old girl in the United States has had several limbs amputated over the last two weeks after contracting a rare bacterial disease.
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Thousands Of People Ordered To Evacuate As Bushfire Burns In Australia
More than two thousand people have been ordered to evacuate from towns in the west of Australia's Victoria state due to a bushfire burning out of control on Thursday.
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Bushfires Spread In Parts Of Australia Amid Spring Heatwave
A bushfire in Australia's Victoria state more than trebled overnight and authorities urged residents in a remote part of Tasmania state to evacuate as a spring heatwave fanned fires across the country's southeast.
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Australian State To Pay $243 Million For Pulling Out Of Commonwealth Games
Australia's Victoria state will pay A$380 million ($243 million) to Commonwealth Games organisers, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Saturday, after it withdrew as 2026 event host citing a projected cost blowout.
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9 Best Things for Indians to Do in Melbourne and Victoria
Here's everything you need to know about the best things to do in Melbourne and why a visit to the state of Victoria is exciting for all Indian tourists.
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Commonwealth Games 2026 In Limbo As Australia Pulls Out As Host
Victoria's State Premier Daniel Andrews said the initial estimated Aus$2 billion (US$1.36 billion) needed to hold the Games would more likely be around Aus$7 billion, which he called "well and truly too much".
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Commonwealth Games 2026 In Doubt As Australia Pulls Out As Host
The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday citing major cost blow-outs, leaving organisers fuming as they scrambled to keep the multi-sport event afloat.
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Hindu Temple Vandalised In Australia, Second In A Week: Report
"Khalistani supporters" have allegedly vandalised a Hindu temple in Australia with anti-India graffiti, a media report said on Tuesday, in the second attack on a temple in Victoria state within a week.
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Australia's Victoria State To Host 2026 Commonwealth Games
The Australian state of Victoria announced Tuesday that it will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with all sporting events taking place outside of the state capital Melbourne.
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Ukraine Figures In S Jaishankar's Talks With Top US Official
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said he held a "good discussion" with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on issues like ways to expand bilateral ties, Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine situation.
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Australian State Bans 'Hazardous' Machete Knives In Attempt To Stop Crimes
The Australian state of Victoria will outlaw machetes to try stem an outbreak of "knife crime", its premier said on Thursday, making it the country's first state to impose such a ban.
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria 'Buruli Ulcer' Spreading In Australia. What It Is
In Australia, a flesh-eating bacteria that is believed to have been transmitted from possums and mosquitoes is spreading fast across the state of Victoria with health experts warning that "everyone" is at risk.
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Glasgow Set To Be Announced As Host City Of 'Scaled Down' 2026 Commonwealth Games: Report
The Scottish capital of Glasgow is set to be announced as the host city of a "scaled down" Commonwealth Games in 2026, a year after Australian state Victoria pulled out due to ballooning costs.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji's 'Wagh Nakh' Arrives In Mumbai From London Museum
The 'wagh nakh' or tiger claw-shaped weapon used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was brought to Mumbai from a London museum today, state Culture Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said.
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2 Killed In Plane Crash In Australia's Victoria
Two people were killed after an aircraft crashed in Mount Beauty in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, police said.
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US Girl, 7, Undergoes Several Amputation Due To Rare Bacterial Disease
A 7-year-old girl in the United States has had several limbs amputated over the last two weeks after contracting a rare bacterial disease.
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Thousands Of People Ordered To Evacuate As Bushfire Burns In Australia
More than two thousand people have been ordered to evacuate from towns in the west of Australia's Victoria state due to a bushfire burning out of control on Thursday.
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Bushfires Spread In Parts Of Australia Amid Spring Heatwave
A bushfire in Australia's Victoria state more than trebled overnight and authorities urged residents in a remote part of Tasmania state to evacuate as a spring heatwave fanned fires across the country's southeast.
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Australian State To Pay $243 Million For Pulling Out Of Commonwealth Games
Australia's Victoria state will pay A$380 million ($243 million) to Commonwealth Games organisers, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Saturday, after it withdrew as 2026 event host citing a projected cost blowout.
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9 Best Things for Indians to Do in Melbourne and Victoria
Here's everything you need to know about the best things to do in Melbourne and why a visit to the state of Victoria is exciting for all Indian tourists.
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Commonwealth Games 2026 In Limbo As Australia Pulls Out As Host
Victoria's State Premier Daniel Andrews said the initial estimated Aus$2 billion (US$1.36 billion) needed to hold the Games would more likely be around Aus$7 billion, which he called "well and truly too much".
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Commonwealth Games 2026 In Doubt As Australia Pulls Out As Host
The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday citing major cost blow-outs, leaving organisers fuming as they scrambled to keep the multi-sport event afloat.
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Hindu Temple Vandalised In Australia, Second In A Week: Report
"Khalistani supporters" have allegedly vandalised a Hindu temple in Australia with anti-India graffiti, a media report said on Tuesday, in the second attack on a temple in Victoria state within a week.
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Australia's Victoria State To Host 2026 Commonwealth Games
The Australian state of Victoria announced Tuesday that it will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with all sporting events taking place outside of the state capital Melbourne.
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Ukraine Figures In S Jaishankar's Talks With Top US Official
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said he held a "good discussion" with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on issues like ways to expand bilateral ties, Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine situation.
