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Large bushfire burns near homes on Sydney outskirts
AFP, Published on 16/04/2018
» SYDNEY - Hundreds of firefighters were Monday battling a large bushfire that was raging near Sydney suburbs, with authorities saying it was "miraculous" no houses had been damaged and no-one had been injured.
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Researchers find 'catastrophic' coral die-off on Great Barrier Reef
AFP, Published on 19/04/2018
» SYDNEY: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffered a "catastrophic die-off" of coral during an extended heatwave in 2016, threatening a broader range of reef life than previously feared, a report revealed Thursday.
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Australia amnesty takes 57,000 guns off the streets
AFP, Published on 01/03/2018
» SYDNEY: More than 57,000 illegal firearms, many of them automatic or semi-automatic weapons, have been handed in under an Australian amnesty that authorities Thursday said had made the country safer.
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Fairfax flags almost A$1 billion in writedowns
Business, AFP, Published on 02/08/2016
» Sydney: Leading Australian publisher Fairfax Media Ltd said yesterday that it would post nearly A$1 billion in writedowns in the year to July, while it announced the creation of a new reporting segment for its lucrative online real estate division.
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Asian shares slip after week's rallies
AFP, Published on 13/02/2014
» HONG KONG - Asian shares fell on profit-taking Thursday following four strong sessions as a rally on Wall Street fizzled out, but Sydney pared earlier losses caused by data showing Australian unemployment at a 10-year high.
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Asian energy stocks sink, airlines rise
AFP, Published on 28/11/2014
» HONG KONG — Shares in energy firms tumbled Friday after oil prices hit four-year lows in reaction to Opec's decision to ignore calls for an output cut, although the prospect of cheaper fuel sent airlines surging.
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Asia stocks mixed on patchy US economic data
AFP, Published on 06/08/2015
» HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday, as gains on Wall Street drove trading in Tokyo but patchy US economic data fed wider uncertainty in the region.
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Yuan devaluation boosts Chinese shares
AFP, Published on 11/08/2015
» HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Shanghai and Hong Kong boosted by news China's central bank is devaluing its currency while other regional markets fell.
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Asian markets mostly higher
AFP, Published on 05/12/2014
» HONG KONG — Asian markets mostly rose Friday, with the dollar again breaking 120 yen while the euro held onto gains after the European Central Bank shied away from fresh stimulus measures.
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Asia stocks up in New Year trade
AFP, Published on 02/01/2015
» HONG KONG — Asian markets started 2015 on an upswing in limited trading on Friday, with mainland Chinese stocks surging in Hong Kong on speculation Beijing may ease monetary policy to boost slowing growth.
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