Australia

Australian states reinstate curbs as Omicron cases rise

Sydney – Australia’s two most populous states re-introduced Covid-19 curbs on Thursday as daily infections hit their highest amid an outbreak of the highly infectious Omicron variant and a rush on already-stretched testing clinics. New South Wales state, home to a third

December 23, 2021

Australia·Breaking News

Two people are dead and dozens are injured as Sydney-Melbourne train derails

Two people have been killed after a Sydney to Melbourne express train derailed near the Victorian town of Wallan leaving some commuters trapped, officials say. Several other passengers were being treated for injuries, emergency services said. One person was airlifted to a

February 20, 2020

Australia·Breaking News

Australia’s Prime Minister Denies Being Pressured by Trump Over Probe

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied being pressured by President Donald Trump to help probe the origins of the Justice Department’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Morrison said Wednesday he had a brief telephone conversation with Trump a couple

October 2, 2019

Australia·Zimbabwe

Zimbawe’s tobacco sales hit new record of 237.1 million kilograms

ZIMBABWE tobacco sales have hit a record 237.1 million kilograms according to official data presented last Friday by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB). Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s highest foreign currency earner followed by gold. In 2017 tobacco exports topped $900m, which

July 22, 2018

Australia·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe latest: Ignatius Chombo describes dramatic arrest ‘at hands of masked men with AK-47s’

A Zimbabwe former minister Ignatius Chombo said masked men in uniform armed with AK-47s stormed his home and abducted him during the military operation that lead to the ousting of Robert Mugabe. Former finance minister Ignatius Chombo appeared in court on Saturday on corruption charges that

November 25, 2017

Australia·Breaking News·US & Canada

Breaking News : Woman shot dead by police after dialling 911 to report assault

An Australian woman was shot and killed by a police officer in the US after she called 911 to report an assault near her home, family members have said. Justine Ruszczyk, also known as Justine Damond, 40, had already taken the last

July 17, 2017

Australia

My Marriage in the Diaspora is a nightmare

WHEN I landed in Perth, Australia back in 2000 with my wife and two young children from Harare, we were so happy to start a new life in a new country. My wife and I were both graduates from the University of

July 8, 2017

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