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Australia’s battered tourism puts hope in China’s reopening

CBT Holidays, a Sydney-based tour company, hopes the reopening of China’s borders will revive Australia’s tourism sector after a year…

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Australia’s battered tourism puts hope in China’s reopening

 CBT Holidays, a Sydney-based tour company, hopes the reopening of China’s borders will revive Australia’s tourism sector after a year…

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Brazilian Amazon deforestation up 150% in Bolsonaro’s last month

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose 150 percent in December from the previous year, according to government figures, presenting a…

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Myanmar’s military holds election talks with armed ethnic groups

Myanmar’s military government has held talks with three ethnic armed groups on staging elections in areas under rebel control, a spokesman…

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Once in 50,000-year comet to be visible from Earth

A comet that will shoot past Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000…

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Iran executes two more men in cases linked to ongoing protests

Two men have been hanged in Iran after being convicted of killing a member of the paramilitary Basij force during…

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Republican Kevin McCarthy elected US House speaker

Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy has been elected speaker of the House of Representatives, overcoming the opposition of right-wing dissenters who had derailed…

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Artillery shells fly on Ukraine’s front lines despite ‘ceasefire’

Russian and Ukrainian artillery have continued to pound targets in war-scarred eastern Ukraine despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin saying he…

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