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Soccer-Canada overshadow Brazil in shootout, Australia knock Britain out

Editorial Bureau July 30, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) – Canada reached the semi-finals of the women’s soccer for the third consecutive Olympic Games as goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe saved two Brazil penalties in a 4-3 shootout win on Friday, while Australia stunned Britain in extra time. After Canada captain Christine

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Games on: Tokyo 2020’s road to recovery begins from Fukushima with Japan hosting Australia in softball

Editorial Bureau July 21, 2021

Nearly 16 months after the first postponement in history, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are set to finally get underway. The women’s football will also to kick off on Wednesday. The first pitch that will be thrown at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Wednesday (21 July) morning at the Fukushima Azuma Stadium will be […]

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Australia, under lockdown, witnesses disturbing jump in COVID-19 cases

Editorial Bureau July 21, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Australia’s two largest states confirmed sharp increases in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. This has come in contrast with the hopes that lockdown restrictions would be lifted with more than half the country’s population being made to follow stay-at-home orders. New South Wales (NSW) state, home to the country’s most populous

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Sydney toughens lockdown as Australia’s COVID-19 cases rise

Editorial Bureau July 17, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) -The Australian city of Sydney on Saturday enforced a shutdown of building sites, banned non-essential retail and threatened fines for employers who make staff come into the office as new COVID-19 cases kept rising three weeks into a citywide lockdown. Authorities in New South Wales state, of which Sydney is the capital, also […]

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Australia extends Sydney lockdown as COVID-19 outbreak almost touches 900 infections

Editorial Bureau July 14, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) -Australian authorities extended a lockdown in Sydney on Wednesday by at least 14 days after three weeks of initial restrictions failed to stamp out the biggest outbreak of COVID-19 this year in the country’s largest city. New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian said restrictions would remain in place until at least July […]

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Australia confirms first 2021 local COVID-19 death, highest case number

Editorial Bureau July 11, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) -Australia confirmed its first locally contracted COVID-19 death of the year on Sunday and a 2021 record 77 new cases of the virus in the state of New South Wales, which is battling an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant. State Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the numbers in and around the country’s […]

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Warning for Sydney saying worse may be ahead, COVID-19 cases at 2021 high

Editorial Bureau July 10, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) -Australia’s New South Wales state reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired coronavirus infections this year on Saturday, with authorities warning that worse may yet to come for Sydney, which is in a three-week hard lockdown. There were 50 new cases of community transmission in the country’s most populous state, up from […]

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Australia’s slow vaccination, locked borders reverses early virus success

Editorial Bureau July 8, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Last year, when much of the world was in coronavirus lockdown, Australia was successfully hosting international cricket matches and tennis tournaments in front of packed crowds in a show of what post-pandemic life could look like. But in recent weeks, new virus outbreaks, a chaotic vaccine rollout and a tightening of already […]

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Delta outbreak worsens, NSW to have a surge in cases in days to follow

Editorial Bureau July 2, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW) reported the biggest daily rise in locally acquired COVID-19 cases recorded so far this year. In the prevailing condition the authorities have warned residents to brace an increase in COVID-19 infections over the next few days Country-wide, Australia is fighting outbreaks of the highly

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Only 7% of the population vaccinated, Australia stuck in vaccine slow lane

Editorial Bureau July 1, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – After an aggressive early response spared Australia the high death counts seen around the world since early 2020, a patchwork inoculation strategy risks leaving vulnerable groups to suffer, while others defy official health advice, casting a fog over re-opening hopes. While other economies rebound as their vaccination rates rise, Australia has