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Australia’s ruling coalition forced into minority government
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s ruling coalition was forced into minority government on Saturday after a massive swing against its senior partner, the Liberal Party, in a by-election for the seat of the prime minister the…
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Terror charges against Sri Lankan in Australia dropped
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The family of a Sri Lankan man living in Australia says terrorism charges against him have been dropped. Kamer Nizamdeen, a 25-year-old working at the University of New South Wales,…
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Prince Harry opens memorial as royal tour continues
Prince Harry paid tribute to Australian service members by opening a new wing of a war memorial on Saturday before heading to a delayed opening of the Invictus Games as he and wife Meghan continued their visit to Australia and the South Pacific.
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1 dead, dozens hurt after tour bus, pickup truck collide
SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and nearly 40 others have been injured after a tour bus and a pickup truck collided on a central Pennsylvania highway. News outlets report the…
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AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
Anti-India protests and clashes between Kashmiri demonstrators and government forces occurred this week in Srinagar, the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Protests had taken place Tuesday during the last phase of local elections, and on…
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Prince Harry raises Invictus Games flag over Sydney Harbor
SYDNEY (AP) — Prince Harry scaled the Sydney Harbor Bridge on Friday to raise a flag marking the arrival of the Invictus Games, his brainchild and the focus of his current royal tour of Australia…
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Australia lawyers’ group: Draft cyber laws would curb rights
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The president of Australia’s top lawyers’ group told a parliamentary inquiry that proposed cybersecurity laws to force global technology companies such as Facebook and Google to help police by unscrambling encrypted…
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After Canada legalizes pot, industry eyes rest of the world
MONTREAL (AP) — Cam Battley is a top executive at one of Canada’s biggest marijuana companies, but he isn’t sticking around to savor the country’s historic pot legalization. He’s off to Germany on Friday and…
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Meghan Markle makes homemade banana bread for Australian farmers on royal tour
Meghan is known for her love of cooking. Prior to marrying Prince Harry, she ran a lifestyle website, The Tig, that featured recipes.
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Harry and Meghan bring rain to drought-stricken Outback town
DUBBO, Australia (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were jokingly thanked for bringing England’s notoriously inclement weather to a drought-stricken Outback town on Wednesday in a rain-drenched visit to Dubbo during their Australian…
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Australia shifts on refusal to send refugees to New Zealand
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The prime minister has signaled that he could accept New Zealand’s longstanding offer to resettle 150 refugees exiled to Pacific islands as long as the Australian Parliament legislates to ban them…
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Australia considers moving embassy to Jerusalem
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has raised the prospect of following the United States by relocating its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in a policy shift that critics described Tuesday as a…
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Prince Harry in another catch-up with war widow in Sydney
SYDNEY (AP) — There’s clearly a special bond between Prince Harry and a 98-year-old war widow who gave him a warm hug Tuesday when they met — again — in Sydney. It’s a regular catch-up.…
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Global stocks rise amid strong earnings reports
SINGAPORE (AP) — World stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday after strong earnings reports in the United States. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 added 0.4 percent to 5,116, while Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.2 percent…
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AP PHOTOS: Royal couple in Australia as pregnancy announced
Meghan’s tight-fitting dress barely revealed a bump as she and Prince Harry were welcomed at their first event Tuesday at the Sydney harbor-side mansion where the two are staying. See photos.
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