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Album: Discover the beauty of Sydney, Australia

People rest in front of the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei) SYDNEY, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Experience the refreshing sea breeze and discover the beauty of S

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COVID-19 elimination strategy "not sustainable": Aussie PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned that a pivot to a COVID-19 elimination strategy would double the unemployment rate. Scott Morrison said on Wednesday that a dramatic change in Aus

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England scraps quarantine for select 'low risk' countries, regions

00:53 Britain has unveiled a list of more than 50 countries and regions around the globe that are deemed "low risk" and could be exempt from the 14-day travel quarantine upon arriving

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Australia's Victoria reports biggest daily jump; Stay-at-home extended

A medical personnel administers tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing center in Sydney, Australia, April 7, 2020. /Reuters Australia's second mo

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UK's Sunak sees 'enormous difference' after social distance review

British finance minister Rishi Sunak signaled that the government is poised to relax its two-meter social distancing rule for England which businesses have said in its current form would slow thei

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World Rugby unveils qualification format for 2023 World Cup

FILE PHOTO: South Africa’s Siya Kolisi (centre) lifts the trophy as South Africa win the 2019 Rugby World Cup final match at Yokohama Stadium. /Getty Images World Rugby has announced the quali

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George Floyd death: Australians defy virus in mass anti-racism rallies

Tens of thousands of people have protested across Australia in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.Rallies were held despite warnings from officials over the cor

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Australia records largest-ever drop in visitor arrivals due to COVID-19

Australia has recorded the largest drop in international arrivals in its history as a result of COVID-19.According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statisti

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Australia records largest drop in visitor arrivals due to pandemic

Sydney Opera House is backdropped by haze from wildfires near the city, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday Nov. 12, 2019. /AP Australia has recorded the largest drop in international arrivals in it

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Australia records largest-ever drop in visitor arrivals due to the COVID-19

Australia has recorded the largest drop in international arrivals in recorded history as a result of the COVID-19. According to data released by the Australian Bureau

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Hardest hit Australian state records zero new COVID-19 cases

For the first time since COVID-19 officially reached Australia's shores, on Tuesday the hardest hit State of New South Wales (NSW) recorded zero new infections. Since late February, NSW has clocked

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COVID-19 "less infectious in children": Australian health authority

Australia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has confirmed that children are less likely to spread coronavirus than adults. Kelly told reporters on Wednesday afternoon that the scientific evid

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What is it like in London after more than 40 days of lockdown?

05:35 The COVID-19 death toll in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has crossed the 30,000 mark, emerging as the highest in Europe. However, the British government still pla

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Health experts call for close attention to possible airborne COVID-19 transmission

Researchers from Australia and China released a joint paper on Environment International on Thursday, arguing that the airborne transmission of the disease was underes

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COVID-19 death toll tops 12,000 in UK

The death toll of those hospitalized in Britain who tested positive for the novel coronavirus reached 12,107 as of Monday afternoon, marking a daily increase of 778, the Department of Health and S

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Coronavirus hospital deaths in UK top 10,000

Coronavirus hospital deaths in the UK have topped more than 10,000 as 657 more people die in England.It brings the total number of deaths of people who have tested posi

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Australian gov't releases modelling behind COVID-19 measures

The Australian government has released the modelling behind its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy released the modelling on