Australia
Australia reports no COVID-19 deaths for first time in two months
The news came a day after a strict lockdown of Melbourne was loosened, allowing residents to spend an extra hour a day exercising outside and visiting friends...
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COVID-19 cases in Australia's hotspot fall to 7-week low
Victoria said it has detected 73 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the lowest since 3 July.
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Aussie women to host New Zealand for six games
The entire New Zealand squad, and all Australian players from New South Wales and Victoria states, will need to enter a 14-day quarantine before the series begins.
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Australia's COVID-19 hotspot expects fewer than 100 cases a day by next week
Victoria state said it has detected 113 new cases in the past 24 hours, unchanged from the previous day, and well below the one-day record of 725 cases reported in early August.
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Aussie penguin parade is lockdown live-stream hit
Before the pandemic, going to watch the penguin colonies on Phillip Island was a major tourist draw. But with the region under lockdown after a resurgence in coronavirus cases, the island's conservation park launched "Live Penguin TV" on Facebook and YouTube.
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Australia wrestles with coronavirus second-wave, 17 more dead
Other than in Victoria, which accounts for over 80% of Australia’s COVID-19 deaths due to a second wave of infections, the country has largely avoided the high casualty numbers of many nations with about 24,500 infections and 502 deaths.
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Antarctic winds trigger rare snowfall across southeast Australia
Pictures of snowy towns and landscapes across New South Wales (NSW), Victoria, the Australia Capital Territory and the island state of Tasmania flooded social media as locals rushed to capture the surprise early spring snowfall.
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Australia's Victoria reports lowest rise in COVID-19 cases in a month
The state recorded 17 deaths from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a day after recording its deadliest day of the pandemic with 25 casualties. It reported 222 cases compared with 282 on Monday.
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Oz rugby league probes racist taunt claims
A group of people were thrown out of the Central Coast Stadium, north of Sydney, on Friday night after allegedly hurling racist taunts at indigenous winger Brent Naden during Penrith Panthers' victory over the New Zealand Warriors.
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Australia awaits cruise ship virus inquiry findings
Passengers spread the virus across the country and internationally, resulting in more than 600 cases and 20 deaths in what was at the time Australia’s largest outbreak of the disease.
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Khawaja, Head miss out as Australia confirm England tour
The confirmation ensures Australians will pad up for their first internationals in nearly six months, with Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Lyon and Marcus Stoinis recalled to the squad, while Usman Khawaja and Travis Head missed out.
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Australia's Victoria reports deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic
The state reported 725 new cases compared with 439 a day earlier. It recorded its previous one-day high of 723 cases and 13 deaths last week.
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West Indies T20 series in Australia called off
It follows the postponement of the T20 World Cup, scheduled for October-November in Australia, and this month's one-day international series against Zimbabwe.
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Tourist 'crushed by whale's tail' in Australia
The victim was exploring near the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef in the Indian Ocean when she was struck by the tail of one of the giant creatures.
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Australian state records daily virus record, warns of lockdown extension
The second-most populous state reported 532 new cases of the virus which causes COVID-19, the most new cases in a day since the pandemic arrived in Australia, and six more deaths, taking the state toll to 77, almost half the national death toll.
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Melbourne orders compulsory masks as Australia battles COVID-19
Victoria state, of which Melbourne is the capital, recorded 422 coronavirus cases on Thursday - a dip from a record peak of 484 on Wednesday, but its 18th consecutive day of triple-digit rises.
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Australia posts record number of new COVID-19 infections
Australia has now recorded almost 13,000 cases of COVID-19 and 128 fatalities in a country of about 25 million.
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Australia warns coronavirus outbreak will take weeks to tame
Authorities in the state of Victoria, whose capital Melbourne is in partial lockdown amid a new outbreak, reported 275 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down from a daily record of 438 three days earlier.
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Concern over new Sydney cluster as Australia virus cases surge
Three pubs in Sydney and its surrounds were closed after being linked to outbreaks or failing to comply with social distancing requirements.
