CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – An Australian Outback pub has banned emus for “misbehavior” and erected barriers to prevent large flightless birds from wreaking havoc on the interior. Locals and tourists alike have been baffled by the antics of emuses eager to steal food from people in Yaraka, a remote Queensland …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police arrested six people on Tuesday and ordered 50 others to disperse after meeting in Sydney for a Black Lives Matter protest despite an official ban due to the coronavirus pandemic. Police officers issue fines to protesters, after police closed a demonstration that was deemed illegal, …
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Eight students in the state of New South Wales (NSW) were the targets of “virtual kidnapping” scams this year, with foreign relatives paying a total of A $ 3.2 million ($ 2.3 million) in ransom, Police said in a statement. In one case, the father of a 22-year-old Chinese student …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Gold hit record highs on Tuesday before the sheer size of its earnings sparked a profit-taking explosion, which in turn helped the dollar from two-year lows and curbed initial capital gains. FILE PHOTO: Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit room of the Pro Aurum Gold …
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(Reuters) – The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed coronavirus model is seen against the words coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on …
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