Australia

Australian barley, coal, copper ores, cotton, hay, logs, rock lobsters, sugar, wine, beef, citrus fruit, grains, table grapes, dairy products and infant formula have all been subject to Chinese sanctions.

Novak Djokovic's participation at the 2022 Australian Open remains in doubt with his father suggesting that his son could skip the event owing to their insistence of every player being vaccinated.

No reason was given for the timing of the move, which comes as Lebanon reels from spiralling political and economic crises.

The agreement has angered China, which describes it as an "extremely irresponsible" threat to stability in the region.

The young dad is now in the ICU after having been stabbed in the chest, arm, and stomach.

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Aside from the head wound, the police officer also suffered a dislocated shoulder.

The actress could face perjury charges for the illegal importation of her dogs to Australia in 2015.

ABC News reported on Thursday that Victoria will also lift quarantine requirements for international travellers at the end of the month.

There will still be limits on mass gatherings and international borders and schools will not fully reopen for a few weeks yet.

Two officers and three security guards were treated for non-life-threatening injuries following the altercation

China's application comes at a time when Beijing is feuding with a host of western nations.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were also roasted by Cedric the Entertainer at the Emmy Awards 2021.

Emergency services said they had received calls for help as far away as Dubbo, about 700 kilometres from the quake epicentre

Restaurants and pubs will be allowed to reopen but only with a maximum of 50 fully vaccinated people seated outdoors

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The deal eliminates tariffs on UK exports to Australia and on imported Australian goods such as wine, swimwear and confectionery goods.

The nation has recorded almost 48,000 cases and nearly 1,000 deaths during the pandemic to date.

It was unclear if the pair violated New South Wales' quarantine protocols

Limited supply and pockets of vaccine hesitancy have slowed efforts to inoculate Australians, with just over 20 percent of the population now fully vaccinated.

Overwhelmed mortuaries are renting refrigerated containers to store bodies, while medical and other frontline workers are exhausted.

Qantas said staff will be paid for two weeks before the change comes into effect.

About 13 percent of Australians have been vaccinated, with low supplies of Pfizer-BioNTech shots and scepticism about the AstraZeneca jab.

The country has recorded more than 33,000 infections and 920 Covid-related deaths in a population of 25 million.

The 54-year old once called the Duchess of Sussex a "phony" and a "jaded, shallow, conceited woman."

In Britain, daily infections have climbed, averaging more than 50,000 since last week, with Delta taking hold in many areas.

Andrews said Hopkins had been granted a visa with the support of a state government on the basis it would potentially be of economic benefit to the country.

While not naming countries, the WHO blasted those considering Covid-19 booster vaccinations while the most vulnerable in other nations were left exposed to the virus.

"Anything to do with children of any type, particularly of this nature, is absolutely traumatic."