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Solar-powered cars speed through Australia, foreseeing future EV technologies | South China Morning Post
Dozens of teams from around the world took part in the 2023 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia on October 22, 2023. The solar-powered electric cars will race across a 3,000km (1,864 mile) route from Darwin in northern Australia to the southern city of Adelaide. The event fosters innovation in solar vehic…
Sara Lee pound cake, a staple for the Asian diaspora, crumbles after 50 years | South China Morning Post
Frozen Sara Lee pound cakes could soon become harder for fans to find after the Australia-based manufacturer went into voluntary administration on October 17, 2023. Post deputy culture editor Charmaine Mok muses about how the ready-to-eat dessert has been a staple found in the freezer compartments of many Asian fami…
Australian journalist Cheng Lei in first interview since release from China detention | South China Morning Post
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Detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei returns home after 3-year detention in China | South China Morning Post
Australian journalist Cheng Lei has returned home after three years in detention in China. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement on October 11, 2023, saying that the Chinese-born journalist had been reunited with her family in Melbourne. Cheng was detained in August 2020 on charges of leak…
Australia state swings from bushfires to flash floods in 24 hours | South China Morning Post
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China and Australia hold high-level talks after 3-year break | South China Morning Post
China and Australia held high-level talks for the first time in 3 years on September 7, 2023. Relations between the countries continue to thaw following Australia’s election of a centre-left Labor government in 2022. That comes on the same day Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had a “frank and const…
Living worm removed from Australian woman's brain in first known case | South China Morning Post
Australian doctors have surgically removed a living, wriggling roundworm from a 64-year-old woman's brain. The worm, scientifically known as Ophidascaris robertsi, is usually found in kangaroos and carpet pythons, but for the first time, has been found in a human body. After treatment, the afflicted woman was allowe…
‘I miss my children’: Australian journalist detained in China for 3 years writes ‘love letter’ home | South China Morning Post
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VOA60 America-Acting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland's request to visit Niger's ousted president rejected by junta
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Blinken, Austin Visit Australia Amid Tensions With China
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VOA60 America - Senior Australian, US Officials to Meet in Brisbane
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Nearly 100 beached whales wash ashore in Western Australia, with half dying overnight | South China Morning Post
A pod of 97 pilot whales stranded themselves on Cheynes Beach in the state of Western Australian on July 25, 2023. Fifty-one of them died overnight, while rescuers tried to save the remaining half. Scientists are puzzled as to why whales beach themselves.
Blinken Heads to Tonga, Australia, New Zealand to Boost US-Pacific Ties
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Australian man and dog rescued after 2 months adrift off the coast of Mexico | South China Morning Post
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Free tram rides and discounted meals to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong marked the 26th anniversary of its return to China with colourful events around the city. The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association spearheaded the offer of free tram rides around the city, and senior government officials attended an opening ceremony at the Whitty Street tram depot. Meanwhile, Victoria…
Will Australian military top brass go to the Hague for Afghanistan war crimes?
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Over 2,000 nude swimmers brave icy water to celebrate winter solstice in Australia | South China Morning Post
Over 2,000 Australians waded into the frigid River Derwent naked in the Australian city of Hobart on June 22, 2023. The annual nude swim celebrates the arrival of the winter solstice and marks the climax of the 10th music and arts festival, Dark Mofo.
Teen fan rushes pitch to hug Lionel Messi during friendly match in China | South China Morning Post
A teenage fan rushed the pitch at the Beijing Workers’ Stadium during a highly-anticipated friendly match between Argentina and Australia, evading security until he had his chance to hug football legend Lionel Messi. Argentina eventually won the game 2-0, with Messi scoring his fastest goal to break the ice.
Australian war hero found complicit in murdering unarmed Afghans refuses to apologise | South China Morning Post
Australian war hero Ben Roberts-Smith has been found by a civil court to be complicit in the murder of unarmed Afghans and lost out on a defamation case against three local newspapers. Speaking on June 14, 2023, after the release of the judgment, Roberts-Smith said he was devastated about the court outcome and refus…
VOA60 World - 10 killed, 25 injured in Australia bus crash
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Swooning duck pumped back to life in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour | South China Morning Post
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Chartered bus crashes in Australia’s Hunter region, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens | South China Morning Post
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Giant rubber duck deflated in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour out of ‘safety concerns’ | South China Morning Post
Video circulating on social media shows the moment one of the rubber ducks in Victoria Harbour deflated on June 10, 2023, after arriving just a day before. Organisers behind the installations said they decided to deflate one of the duo after an inspection found surfaces of the display had tightened up during the hot…
Giant rubber duck returns to Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour with a friend | South China Morning Post
A giant inflatable duck that paddled into Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour a decade ago has returned to the city, joined by a second yellow companion. The 18-metre (59ft) tall duo will be stationed for two weeks at the Central and Western District promenade. Created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, the original duck w…
Snowden spy leaks shook the world, a decade later, what’s changed? | South China Morning Post
In 2013, a 29-year-old US government intelligence employee came to Hong Kong to secretly meet with journalists. Edward Snowden leaked tens of thousands of top-secret documents showing that his employer, the National Security Agency (NSA), was illegally seizing the private records of billions of individuals who had n…
Carnival replaces vigil in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary | South China Morning Post
A three-day carnival co-hosted by 26 pro-Beijing groups is being held in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to mark 26 years since the city's return to Chinese rule. Day two of the event falls on the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, which for decades had been marked in the park's football pitches with a ca…
‘Australian should be executed’: Afghans react to decorated soldier losing defamation case | South China Morning Post
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Israel exporting ‘technology of occupation’, says Australian journalist | South China Morning Post
Australian author and journalist Antony Loewenstein discusses his latest book, The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World, with Post columnist Alex Lo. Loewenstein warns that Israel is selling hi-tech surveillance tools to autocracies and democracies alike, with profou…
Elderly woman dies after being tasered, officer charged in Australia | South China Morning Post
A 95-year-old woman who was tasered by an officer in Australia has died a week after, police announced on May 24, 2023. Clare Nowland suffered from dementia and was living in a nursing home. The officer, Kristian White, reportedly used a stun gun on the victim as she approached him with a walking frame and a steak k…
Giant rubber duck makes its comeback in Hong Kong after a decade, bringing a new friend | South China Morning Post
An inflatable rubber duck that floated in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in 2013 will make its comeback to the city with a new friend in mid-June. The two ducks were tested in waters at a dockyard in Tsing Yi on May 25, 2023, and will be towed off to Admiralty in about a week. Both visitors are said to be bigger than …
Travel between India and Australia likely to increase after migration deal signed in Sydney | South China Morning Post
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Indian PM Modi receives rare, rock-star welcome from Australian leader Albanese | South China Morning Post
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rock-star welcome from tens of thousands of Indian expatriates during a visit to Sydney, Australia on May 23, 2023. His Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese referred to him as “The Boss”, the nickname for American rock star Bruce Springsteen. The campaign-style event…
A fireball lights up the night sky over Cairns Airport in Australia | South China Morning Post
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95-year-old woman in critical condition after being tasered by Australian police | South China Morning Post
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Australian trade minister visits China, 'hopeful' for trade resolution | South China Morning Post
Australia's trade minister arrived in Beijing on May 11, 2023, ahead of meetings with his Chinese counterpart. as both countries seek to stabilise diplomatic relations. Australian wine, beef, barley, coal, seafood and timber exports to China were hit by trade curbs in 2020. Canberra expressed hope “that with some go…
As Australian reporter marks 1,000 days in detention, China says Cheng Lei’s rights ‘protected’ | South China Morning Post
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said an Australian television presenter’s “legitimate rights and interests are protected in accordance with the law” on May 8, 2023, one day before Cheng Lei marked 1,000 days in detention in China. Since she disappeared on August 13, 2020, Beijing authorities have accused the Chinese-bo…
Australia bans recreational vaping to prevent young generation from becoming nicotine addicts | South China Morning Post
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Australia unveils biggest defence reform in decades, prioritising long-range missiles | South China Morning Post
Australia unveiled its biggest military shake-up since World War II on April 24, 2023, shifting its focus from the territorial defence strategy to deterring would-be foes far from its shores by purchasing more long-range strike weapons. The defence review comes amid rising tensions over China’s recent actions in the…
Explorers discover WWII ship 81 years after Australia’s worst-ever maritime disaster | South China Morning Post
Undersea explorers have located the wreck of a Japanese transport ship that was torpedoed during World War II by Allied forces who did not realise it was carrying more than 1,000 prisoners of war. The Montevideo Maru was torpedoed on July 1, 1942, by a US submarine. Considered Australia’s worst-ever maritime disaste…
Hybrid solar eclipse darkens skies in Australia and parts of Southeast Asia | South China Morning Post
A rare hybrid solar eclipse drew crowds of amateur and professional astronomers to a beachside town in Australia on April 20, 2023. The eclipse was both a total solar eclipse, in which the moon blots out the sun, as well as an annular one where only the centre is obscured. However, the total solar eclipse was only v…
Taiwanese airline Starlux pushes Airbus for faster deliveries as it eyes North American expansion | South China Morning Post
Taiwan’s newest airline Starlux is pressing Airbus to ramp up production as it looks to add new long-haul North American routes. In an April 19, 2023, interview, Starlux CEO Glenn Chai said that the five wide-body planes the company expects to receive from Airbus by next year are not enough to keep pace with explodi…
Russian Embassy in Australia Distorts Reports on Landmine Use in Ukraine
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Hong Kong students mark National Security Education Day with nunchuck martial arts performance | South China Morning Post
Over 100 students took part in a nunchuck performance near Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour on April 14, 2023, to mark China’s National Security Education Day. The theme day first designated on the mainland in 2015 was adopted by Hong Kong in 2021, several months after Beijing imposed a national security law on the city…
China, Australia reach deal to resolve barley tariff dispute as Canberra suspends WTO case | South China Morning Post
Australia has reached an agreement with China to resolve their dispute over barley imports, with Canberra suspending its case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over 80.5 per cent tariffs Beijing imposed on imports to China of Australian barley. The tariffs nearly wiped out imports of the grain by the world’s lar…
Bodycam footage shows Australian police seize US$28 million of illegal tobacco | South China Morning Post
Authorities in Australia’s New South Wales released bodycam footage on April 11, 2023, showing a raid on an illegal tobacco plantation, whose crop is reportedly worth up to US$28 million. Local police warned of a booming trend in the use of illegal plantations to fund criminal activities among syndicates. Growing to…
Scientists break separate records for deepest fish ever caught and filmed near Japan | South China Morning Post
Scientists have broken the world records for the deepest fish ever caught, as well as catching such a feat on camera. As part of a joint Japanese-Australian expedition to study the deepest fish populations in the world, snailfish were filmed in August 2022 at a depth of 8,336 metres (27,349ft) in the Izu-Ogasawara T…
Robot prototype 3D prints biomaterials inside human body, lowering surgical risks | South China Morning Post
Biomedical engineers in Australia have developed a prototype of a small flexible robot that they say can be used to 3D print biomaterials directly inside the human body. The device called F3DB functions like an endoscopic tool, and may have applications as a way to repair ruptured tissue or blood vessels without the…