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Moon rock back in Cyprus after 50 years
Half a century after US astronauts brought it back from the moon’s surface, a minute piece of extraterrestrial rock has finally reached its intended destination, the island of Cyprus. The …
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Aloisi defends embattled ALM competition
Socceroos great and Western United coach John Aloisi has launched a passionate defence of the A-League Men as the embattled competition reels from its violent pitch invasion. Victory fans’ storming …
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China scraps COVID quarantine for arrivals
China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine from January 8 in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have been largely shut since 2020. …
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Australia’s visa backlog slashed further ahead of 2023
Australia has slashed the visa backlog hitting the 600,000 milestone by the end of the year. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, said that “we were left …
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ NY blizzard kills 27
A blizzard that paralysed western New York over the Christmas weekend has killed more than two dozen people, as crews struggle to dig out the snow-bound region around Buffalo from …
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Author pays tribute to her Yiayia in children’s book series
Greek-American Author Brianna Koucos Midgley celebrates her Greek heritage, keeps her grandmother’s memory alive, and shares lessons learned in the kitchen with her children’s book series, Yiayia’s Kitchen and related …
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Four people die in Australian waterways
It’s been a deadly Christmas weekend across Australian beaches and lakes, with four people drowning in separate incidents. Three Victorians and a South Australian woman have drowned in a deadly …
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Cyprus Orthodox Church elects new archbishop
The Cyprus Orthodox Church on Saturday elected the Bishop of Paphos as its new leader following the death of his predecessor last month. Archbishop Georgios was appointed with a majority …
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Greek woodcutters give energy crisis the chop
Huddled around a campfire sipping hot tea, a group of Greek lumberjacks take a badly needed break in an oak forest not far from the Albanian border. With petrol and …
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Tsitsipas sends fans a message ahead of United Cup
Australia’s United Cup, a new mixed national team tennis tournament organised by the ATP and WTA, will kick off on 29 December for the first time across several cities. National …