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Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the...
Melbourne, Australia, set for 4th lockdown as cluster grows
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s second-largest city was set to enter its fourth lockdown Thursday as concern grew over the rapid spread of infections from...
Canada basketball loads camp roster for Tokyo qualifying bid
Virtually all of Canada’s top NBA players, excluding those who are injured, have accepted invitations to attend training camp next month in advance of...
The return of the (Wellington) Phoenix: 433 days later
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s only professional soccer team, the Wellington Phoenix, played at home Saturday for the first time in 433 days...
Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
There’s a wild card in the push to return to post-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to the jobs they once...
Report: Manchester United looks to buy Australian team
SYDNEY — Manchester United is reported to be interested in joining its English Premier League city rival and become a team owner in Australia’s...
Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97
BERLIN — The Australian photographer and actress June Newton — also known under her pseudonym Alice Springs — has died at 97, the Helmut...
Gasparyan retires in final, Kasatkina wins in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Daria Kasatkina won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday when wild card Margarita Gasparyan retired from their all-Russian final...
Osaka back to No. 2; Medvedev No. 3; Karatsev jumps 72 spots
Naomi Osaka's Australian Open championship moved her up...
Kasatkina wins 3rd WTA Tour event with victory in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia — In a tournament that gave a second opportunity to first-week losers at the Australian Open, Daria Kasatkina of Russia beat Marie...
