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Weekend scorcher: Australia braces for first major heat wave of fire season
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is bracing for the first major heat wave of the bush fire season this weekend with temperatures forecast to hit well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), prompting authorities to urge people to stay indoors.
Tennis-Thiem breaks 'Big Three' hold on Grand Slams in virus-hit 2020
(Reuters) - Tennis welcomed a first men's Grand Slam champion from outside the 'Big Three' since 2016 in Dominic Thiem during a 2020 campaign with compelling storylines despite the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out almost half the season, including Wimbledon.
Bradman's 'baggy green' sold for A$450,000
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The "baggy green" cap awarded to late Australian cricketing great Don Bradman on his test debut in 1928 has been sold to a local businessman for A$450,000 after it failed to sell at auction last week.
Kyrgios out of Australian ATP Cup team as world ranking slips
(Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios has paid the price for a year of inaction over COVID-19 concerns after he was ruled out of Australia's team for next month's ATP Cup after his world ranking slipped to number 46 following a 11-month absence from the ATP Tour.
Make The Year Awesome With Amazing Travel Experiences In Australia
Here’s a list of some wonderful do over experiences in Australia to help you plan your next trip.
Residents flee, find shelter as bushfire nears South Australian town
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Residents of a small town in South Australia state were warned to seek shelter on Monday as firefighters were called in to battle a fast-moving grassfire.
Australian firefighters battle blaze destroying homes
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Firefighters in Western Australia battled gusty winds and high temperatures on Tuesday as they fought a bushfire that has scorched thousands of hectares of land, raging out of control to ravage more than 30 homes.
Australian Open cohort at 'relatively low risk' from COVID-19 case
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria health officials believe 520 players and support staff connected with the Australian Open are at relatively low risk of having been exposed to the new coronavirus by a Melbourne quarantine hotel worker who tested positive for COVID-19.
Game, set and mask: fans trickle in on first day of Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tennis fans wearing masks filtered into Melbourne Park on Monday for the start of the Australian Open, this year's first Grand Slam event, as the host city recorded one new locally transmitted case of the novel coronavirus.
It will be a sunny Chinese New Year in most areas
PETALING JAYA: While many things have changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, others don’t such as having blazing hot days in Peninsular Malaysia.
