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Lacking radioactive capsule present in Western Australia

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SYDNEY, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Australian authorities on Wednesday discovered a radioactive capsule that was misplaced within the huge Outback after almost a week-long search alongside a 1,400 km (870-mile) stretch of freeway, an emergency providers official mentioned. The army was verifying the capsule and it could be taken to a safe facility within the … Read more

Australian nuclear physique joins seek for lacking radioactive capsule

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MELBOURNE, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Australia’s nuclear security company mentioned on Tuesday it had joined the hunt for a tiny radioactive capsule lacking someplace within the outback, sending a workforce with specialised car-mounted and transportable detection tools. Authorities have now been on a week-long seek for the capsule which is believed to have fallen from … Read more

Asia shares flip cagey as fee hikes, earnings loom

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https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 Fed seen mountain climbing 25bp this week, ECB and BOE by 50bp Tech giants lead host of earnings outcomes China shares up as vacation journey surges SYDNEY, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Asian shares turned cagey on Monday forward of every week that’s sure to see rates of interest rise in Europe and the USA, … Read more

New Zealand counts value of Auckland floods, extra rain forecast

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WELLINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Flood-ravaged Auckland is forecast to obtain additional heavy rain within the coming days, authorities in New Zealand’s largest metropolis mentioned on Monday, as insurers counted the prices of what seems to be more likely to be the nation’s most costly climate occasion ever. 4 folks misplaced their lives in flash … Read more

Rio Tinto apologises after contractor loses radioactive capsule in Australia

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MELBOURNE, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Rio Tinto Ltd’s (RIO.AX) iron ore division chief Simon Trott apologised on Monday after a contractor employed by the mining big misplaced a radioactive capsule in transit in Western Australia, sparking a radiation alert throughout components of the state. It’s unclear how lengthy the radioactive capsule, a part of a … Read more

1000’s rally for ‘Invasion Day’ protests on Australia Day vacation

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SYDNEY, Jan 26 (Reuters) – 1000’s of Australians marked the nation’s nationwide day celebrations on Thursday with rallies in assist of Indigenous individuals, lots of whom describe the anniversary of the day a British fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour as “Invasion Day”. In Sydney, the capital of New South Wales – Australia’s most populous state … Read more

New Zealand’s Ardern bids emotional farewell on final day as prime minister

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WELLINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday bid an emotional farewell on her final day as prime minister, talking of the kindness and empathy New Zealanders have proven her, however stated she was able to be a sister and a mom. Days after gorgeous the world by asserting she had “no extra within … Read more

Australian park rangers say ‘Toadzilla’ could possibly be world’s greatest toad

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SYDNEY, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Australian park rangers imagine they’ve stumbled upon a record-breaking big toad deep in a rainforest. Dubbed “Toadzilla”, the cane toad, an invasive species that poses a risk to Australia’s ecosystem, was noticed by “shocked” park ranger Kylee Grey throughout a patrol in Conway Nationwide Park in Queensland state on Jan. … Read more

Shares rise, yen climbs as BOJ battles bond bears

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BOJ underneath intense strain because it defends yield coverage Yen hits 7-mth excessive, yuan climbs as greenback eases Extra earnings forward, many central financial institution audio system Britain’s FTSE flirts with file excessive SYDNEY/LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Shares firmed on Monday as optimism over company earnings and China’s reopening offset considerations the Financial institution … Read more

Cardinal Pell lies in state, funeral plans overshadowed by memo revelation

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VATICAN CITY, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Australian Cardinal George Pell was mendacity in state on Friday, with funeral preparations overshadowed by revelations that he was the writer of an nameless memo that branded Pope Francis’ hold forth a disaster. Pell’s closed darkish brown wood coffin was positioned on the ground of the small church of … Read more