Ukraine retreats from key city in east in major Russian gain
Siversk, Ukraine—The Ukrainian army retreated from the strategic city of Lysychansk over the weekend, as Russia claimed a major victory ...
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China intercepted jet in international airspace in May
Australia insisted Wednesday that its patrol plane was in international airspace when a Chinese warplane intercepted it and released a ...
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PM-elect vows to repair Australia’s image overseas
Incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese vowed to reset Australia's relations with the world and sweep aside the country's reputation as ...
Read moreIncoming Australian PM Albanese says to meet US, Japan, India leaders
Australia's incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese said he will meet one-on-one with the US, Japanese and Indian leaders in Tokyo ...
Read moreCounting begins in Australia’s polls
The first polls closed and counting was under way on Saturday in Australia’s fiercely fought national election that could end ...
Read moreCandidates crisscross Australia on eve of ‘close’ election with 17 million set to vote
Launceston—The man narrowly tipped to become Australia’s next prime minister predicted a “close” outcome in Saturday’s vote, as he barnstormed ...
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Conservatives tipped to lose in nail-biter Aussie polls
Sydney―Australians punch drunk after three crisis-ridden years of fire, flood, and plague will go to the polls on Saturday, in ...
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In Australia, no DOVID-19 deaths for 1st time in 2 months
Melbourne—Australia recorded zero new coronavirus deaths for the first time in two months on Tuesday, as a slowdown in new ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.