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Japan's Osaka beats Brady to win Australian Open
Osaka edged a tight first set and broke the American twice in the second to win 6-4, 6-3 in 77 minutes in front of thousands of fans at Rod Laver Arena.
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Melbourne orders snap COVID-19 lockdown during Australian Open tennis
Under the restrictions, some five million people in Australia's second-biggest city will have to remain at home for five days from midnight except for a limited number of permitted essential activities.
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Australia cheers end of Melbourne lockdown but virus ravages Europe, US
Much of the United States - the worst-hit nation in the world - is also bracing for a tough winter, but there was exhilaration and relief in Melbourne as its five million people were able to return to shops and restaurants after months at home.
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Melbourne lockdown lifted after zero new virus cases recorded
Stay-at-home orders for Melbourne's five million residents will be lifted from midnight Tuesday into Wednesday while restaurants, beauty salons and retail stores will be permitted to throw open their doors.
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Virus cases in hard-hit Australian state reach lowest in months
The figure was the lowest daily rise in infections in Victoria since June 12 and came as residents of the state capital Melbourne saw a raft other virus restrictions also eased.
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Dozens arrested at Melbourne anti-lockdown protest
About 250 people attended the illegal protest - the second in as many days in the city - promoted by coronavirus conspiracy groups on social media.
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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 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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Melbourne sees record rise in coronavirus cases despite lockdown
The total was higher than any single daily increase in COVID-19 cases for the entire country since late March.
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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.
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Five million begin lockdown in Australian city
Residents have been told to stay at home for six weeks after other measures to contain a spike in COVID-19 failed to prevent the virus spreading.
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Panic-buying returns as Melbourne braces for lengthy lockdown
Five million residents were ordered back into a six-week lockdown beginning midnight Wednesday into Thursday as soaring community transmission of the coronavirus brings more than 100 new cases daily.
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Australia: Second largest city orders 36 suburbs locked down to stop virus spike
From midnight on Wednesday the first suburb-specific stay-home order will be imposed on some 320,000 people, the Victorian state Premier Daniel Andrews told a news conference on Tuesday.
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Toilet paper limits imposed in Australia to stop virus panic buying
While the number of new cases is relatively low compared to soaring tallies elsewhere in the world, the Melbourne outbreak has sparked fears of a second wave of the epidemic.
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Djokovic the man to beat, again, at Melbourne Park
Novak Djokovic is unlikely to care a jot for those sentiments, and if the bookmakers are to be believed, is set to crush them ruthlessly.
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Rejuvenated Osaka looking to retain Melbourne title
Naomi Osaka’s victory over Petra Kvitova in Melbourne last year earned her a second consecutive Grand Slam title following her success at the 2018 US Open.
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Poor air continues to disrupt Australian Open qualifying
Organisers of the year’s first Grand Slam said practice had been suspended at Melbourne Park until 11 am (0000 GMT) and qualifiers would not get underway until 1 pm
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Melbourne smothered in smoke as Australian bushfires burn despite cool change
At least 180 fires continued to burn across Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) states although widespread rainfall is forecast for fire-hit areas on the east coast from Wednesday.
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Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for 6 years for sexual attack on choir boys
County Court of Victoria Chief Judge Peter Kidd, who handed down the sentence in a live television broadcast, said there was a real possibility that at age 77, Pell could spend the rest of his life in prison.
