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Australia releases dozens of refugees after years in detention
Agence France-Presse . Brisbane, Australia | Updated at 02:15pm on March 02, 2021
Australia has freed dozens of refugees after holding them in detention for years under a policy designed to deter people from seeking asylum in the...
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Bailey insists Finch will be Australia T20 WC captain
Agence France-Presse . Melbourne | Updated at 04:35pm on February 28, 2021
Selector George Bailey Sunday insisted under-fire Aaron Finch would be Australia's skipper at this year's Twenty20 World Cup, calling mounting criticism of his leadership and...
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A counterweight to the Belt and Road Initiative
Dmitry Bokarev | Updated at 12:00am on February 28, 2021
THERE has long been a struggle for economic and political dominance in the Indo-Pacific Region, in which the most powerful players and main competitors are...
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New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown hits cricket
Agence France-Presse .Wellington | Updated at 05:45pm on February 27, 2021
A community coronavirus outbreak in Auckland has forced New Zealand cricket bosses to hastily reschedule two Twenty20 matches against Australia as other affected sports assessed...
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New Zealand beat Australia in T20 run-fest
Agence France-Presse. Dunedin | Updated at 01:03pm on February 25, 2021
Veteran batsman Martin Guptill returned to form with a blistering 97 as New Zealand held on for a nail-biting win over Australia in the second...
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Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for news
Agence France-Presse . Sydney | Updated at 10:16am on February 25, 2021
Australia’s parliament passed landmark legislation on Thursday requiring global digital giants to pay for local news content, in a move closely watched around the world....
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Australia, Qatar pull out of 2021 Copa America
Agence France-Presse . Buenos Aires | Updated at 02:56am on February 24, 2021
Australia and Qatar have pulled out of the 2021 Copa America starting in June, South American football's governing body CONMEBOL said on Tuesday. CONMEBOL's deputy...
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Facebook to lift contentious ban on Australian news pages
Agence France-Presse . Sydney | Updated at 02:47pm on February 23, 2021
Facebook said on Tuesday that it would lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages, after the government agreed to amend a world-first law requiring...
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New Zealand beat Australia in first T20
Agence France-Presse . Christchurch | Updated at 04:05pm on February 22, 2021
Devon Conway inspired New Zealand to a 53-run win over Australia in the opening Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Monday. Conway smashed an unbeaten 99...
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Bangladesh missions in abroad observe February 21
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:29pm on February 22, 2021
Bangladesh missions in different countries on Sunday observed Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day 2021 through holding different programmes. Bangladesh High Commission in...