Month: July 2021

CANBERRA, Australia — Bill Shorten, Australia’s leader of the opposition, insists he has no interest in returning to the leadership of the Labor Party, dismissing a story that he has been discussing this issue with colleagues […]

ADELAIDE, Australia — South Australia will likely end its week-long Covid-19 lockdown on time after reporting one new virus infection linked to the Modbury cluster, said Premier Steven Marshall. The premier said the shutdown will end at […]

BÉNI-AÏSSI, Algeria — Kamel Hamdad, a public service vehicle operator, was on his way from Tizi Ouzou, a city in north-central Algeria, to the nearby commune of Beni Douala just after midday on June 25, 1998, […]

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CANBERRA, Australia — A Bangladeshi asylum-seeker who arrived in Australia by sea eight years ago now has to choose between risking persecution to treat his chronic condition and continued detention that has left him all but […]

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg has again rejected calls for the JobKeeper wage subsidy to be reinstated, saying the current support measures are getting to applicants faster. But he continues to watch developments, particularly the lockdown […]

SYDNEY — AstraZeneca has backed Australia’s expert immunization panel’s new advice on vaccination after the latter recommended getting any jab available. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation strongly recommends everyone in Sydney get any jab available, including […]

Almost five years have passed since the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and allegations of corruption and fraud still abound. Many of the projects set for the Barra da Tijuca Olympic Park and […]

WASHINGTON — In a push to develop carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology, legislation outlining such measures has been included in a larger Energy Infrastructure Act approved by a bipartisan U.S. Senate committee. The infrastructure […]

Comedian and actor Gabriel Iglesias dared the so-called “cancel culture” to go after him when he announced he would be voicing Speedy Gonzales in the anticipated live-action/animated sports comedy film “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” Funny […]