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Australia's second-biggest city under new virus lockdown
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» MELBOURNE - Five million Melbourne residents were ordered back into lockdown after coronavirus cases surged in Australia's second-biggest city Tuesday.
Tie for warmest June globally, Siberia sizzles: EU
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» PARIS: Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above average in June across much of permafrost-laden Siberia, with last month in a dead heat for the warmest June on record globally, the European Union's climate monitoring network said Tuesday.
A-League chaos as Melbourne teams fail to beat border closure
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» SYDNEY - Australia's planned A-League restart next week was thrown into chaos after three Melbourne teams failed to leave Victoria state when their dramatic airport dash to beat a border closure was scuppered by fog.
Lin Dan retirement ends era of 'Chinese sports superstar'
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» SHANGHAI - The retirement of two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan signals the end of a golden era of Chinese sporting superstars, state media said on Tuesday.
Australia's second-biggest city under new virus lockdown
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» MELBOURNE: More than five million residents of Melbourne will be locked down for six weeks after coronavirus cases surged in Australia's second-biggest city, authorities announced Tuesday.
China censors Hong Kong internet, US tech giants resist
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» HONG KONG - China has unveiled new powers to censor Hong Kong's internet and access user data using its feared national security law -- but US tech giants have put up some resistance citing rights concerns.
TikTok says stopping app operation in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: TikTok said late Monday it is stopping its popular video snippet-sharing app from working in Hong Kong due to "recent events".
China censors Hong Kong internet, US tech giants resist
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» HONG KONG: China has quickly moved to censor Hong Kong's internet and access users' data using a feared new national security law, but US tech giants offered some resistance citing rights concerns.
'We're next': Hong Kong security law sends chills through Taiwan
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» TAIPEI: The imposition of a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong has sent chills through Taiwan, deepening fears that Beijing will focus next on seizing the democratic self-ruled island.
Art world, politicians salute talent of Morricone
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» ROME - Big names from Hollywood, music and politics lined up on Monday to praise the talent and the legacy of Italian maestro Ennio Morricone, after the iconic composer died aged 91, with Antonio Banderas saluting "a big master of cinema."