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Australia

Balloons deadliest risk to seabirds ingesting ocean plastic

Seabirds are much more likely to die from ingesting balloon fragments than hard plastics, researchers have found.

04/03/2019

Markets

Stocks jump as U.S., China inch closer to trade deal

Stocks jump as U.S., China inch closer to trade deal

04/03/2019

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Mardi Gras, Australian style

More than 300,000 revellers on Saturday descended onto Sydney's iconic Oxford Street for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

02/03/2019

Markets

European shares led lower by miners on China data; AB Inbev fizzes

European shares led lower by miners on China data; AB Inbev fizzes

28/02/2019

Markets

Asia shares tick up, dollar near three-week low after Powell comments

Asia shares tick up, dollar near three-week low after Powell comments

27/02/2019

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Police rescue elderly man during Queensland flood

Bodycam footage by Australia's Queensland police shows the evacuation of an elderly man who was sitting waist-deep in rising floodwaters in his house last week.

13/02/2019

Markets

Asian stocks lifted by U.S.-China trade talk hopes

Asian stocks lifted by U.S.-China trade talk hopes

13/02/2019

Markets

Asian stocks edge up, U.S. futures rise on hope for no U.S. government shutdown

Asian stocks edge up, U.S. futures rise on hope for no U.S. government shutdown

12/02/2019

Markets

Asian shares search for direction as U.S.-China trade talks begin

Asian shares search for direction as U.S.-China trade talks begin

11/02/2019

Markets

European shares recover from one-week low as trade talks resume

European shares recover from one-week low as trade talks resume

11/02/2019

Markets

Asian shares doze in data lull, New Zealand dollar takes a dive

Asian shares doze in data lull, New Zealand dollar takes a dive

07/02/2019

Markets

Asian shares subdued after Trump speech, Aussie slumps

Asian shares subdued after Trump speech, Aussie slumps

06/02/2019

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Floodwaters wreak havoc in northern Australia

Flooding in and around Townsville, Australia continued on Sunday, as the area was lashed by record rainfall, officials said.

03/02/2019

Markets

Asia stocks hit four-month high as Fed turns more cautious; dollar sags

Asia stocks hit four-month high as Fed turns more cautious; dollar sags

31/01/2019

Markets

Asia shares slip as China's Huawei in legal hot water; focus on Sino-U.S. talks

Asia shares slip as China's Huawei in legal hot water; focus on Sino-U.S. talks

29/01/2019

United Kingdom

Singer’s shock after ‘finding two stowaways’ on her UK-bound tour bus

Amy Shark was en route from Brussels when the pair were found in the luggage compartment of her tour vehicle.

29/01/2019

United Kingdom

Remains of explorer Matthew Flinders discovered near London station

The remains of the first man to circumnavigate Australia, explorer Matthew Flinders, have been discovered near a train station in London

25/01/2019

Markets

Asian shares dip, worries over growth and trade sour mood

Asian shares dip, worries over growth and trade sour mood

23/01/2019

Markets

Stock markets mixed in Asia, pound finds some peace

Stock markets mixed in Asia, pound finds some peace

17/01/2019

Markets

Asia shares subdued, May's Brexit options eyed after crushing vote defeat

Asia shares subdued, May's Brexit options eyed after crushing vote defeat

16/01/2019