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Troops to enforce Sydney lockdown as Brisbane extends virus curbs
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» SYDNEY: Troops hit Sydney's streets on Monday to help enforce its prolonged lockdown, as stay-at-home orders in Australia's third-largest city Brisbane were extended to curb a worsening outbreak.
No 'eureka moment': the evolution of climate science
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» PARIS: What if Earth's atmosphere was infused with extra carbon dioxide, mused amateur scientist Eunice Foote in an 1856 research paper that concluded the gas was very good at absorbing heat.
Belarus athlete under protection in Japan after forced flight claim
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» TOKYO: A Belarusian Olympic athlete who claimed her team was forcing her to return home spent the night under protection and may be seeking asylum, officials said Monday.
Wanted insurgent killed in clash
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 02/08/2021
» PATTANI: A fugitive wanted under nine court warrants for insurgency-related robbery and murder was killed in a clash with a government security force early on Monday, police said.
Media, human rights lawyers ask court to annul PM's order
Online Reporters, Published on 02/08/2021
» Media outlets and human rights lawyers petitioned the Civil Court on Monday to void a new prime ministerial order under the state of emergency decree that they believe threatens press freedom and freedom of expression.
Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» BEIJING: Millions of people were confined to their homes in China Monday as the country tried to contain its largest coronavirus outbreak in months with mass testing and travel curbs.
5.9 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Papua
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's easternmost Papua region Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage.
Australia name Wade captain for Bangladesh T20s
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» DHAKA - Australia on Monday named wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade captain for the five-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh in the absence of the injured Aaron Finch.
'Powerless and angry': Japan's anti-Olympic activists fight on
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» TOKYO: Kai Koyama was standing outside Tokyo's Olympic Stadium as fireworks burst overhead during the opening ceremony but unlike many of those around him he wasn't cheering, but protesting.
Dorsey's Square to buy Australia fintech Afterpay for $29 billion
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» SYDNEY - Jack Dorsey's Square unveiled a record $29 billion deal to snap up Australia's fast-growing buy-now, pay-later firm Afterpay, in a major bet on the burgeoning sector, sending its share price soaring Monday.