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Sydney man finds snake in lettuce bought at supermarket

Alex White thought he was watching a huge worm writhing in plastic-wrapped lettuce he’d just brought home from a Sydney ...

Driver jailed for 22 years for killing 4 Australian police

A truck driver was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Wednesday for hitting and killing four police officers on an Australian ...

Australia rules out adding J&J vaccine to inoculation plan

The Australian government said Tuesday it had decided against buying the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine ...

The Latest: Tweet recalls queen's loving anniversary speech

Events and reaction from around the world to mark the death of Prince Philip at age 99: LONDON — The Twitter account of ...

Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97

The Australian photographer and actress June Newton — also known under her pseudonym Alice Springs — has died at 97, the ...

Gun salutes mark death of UK's Prince Philip

Gun salutes across the U.K., in Commonwealth countries and at sea are marking the death of Britain’s Prince Philip on ...

Australia to buy extra 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

Australia said Friday that it has finalized a deal to buy an extra 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine as it rapidly ...

A paper cowboy rides out his quarantine in Australian hotel

By Day 3 of being confined to his Australian hotel room for quarantine, David Marriott was getting bored. He'd watched a few ...

Asia Today: India sees another record rise in virus cases

India reported a record daily surge in new coronavirus cases for the second time in four days on Wednesday, while New Delhi, ...

Rescuers hampered by damaged roads, more rain in Indonesia

Rescuers were hampered by damaged bridges and roads and a lack of heavy equipment Monday after torrential rains caused ...

Australia to build guided missiles to boost defense capacity

Australia announced Wednesday it would begin building its own guided missiles in close collaboration with the U.S. as it ...

Barty, Medvedev rise to challenge on tough day at Miami Open

Aryna Sabalenka clearly labored in the final set of her match. Frances Tiafoe seemed to barely have the energy needed to ...

World's last Blockbuster more popular after Netflix show

The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon, soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on ...

Australian envoy reportedly describes China as 'vindictive'

Australia’s ambassador to Beijing has reportedly described China as a “vindictive” and “unreliable” trading partner as ...

2 trapped drivers become first Australian flood fatalities

Two men trapped in vehicles hundreds of kilometers (miles) apart have become the first fatalities of record flooding on ...

Australian east coast rain to ease but flooding continues

Heavy rainfall was forecast to ease across Australia’s east coast but floodwaters will linger for days across New South Wales ...

Asian stocks mixed after Wall St rises on tech gains

Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street rose on gains for tech stocks and reassurance by the U.S.

Australia PM wants more women in politics after new scandal

Australia’s prime minister said on Tuesday he was shocked and disgusted by the latest sex scandal to rock his government and ...

Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state

Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia’s most populous state ...

Australia's most populous state hit by severe rains, floods

Australia's most populous state of New South Wales on Sunday issued more evacuation orders following the worst flooding in ...