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Sydney Records Wettest Year Since 1858; More Heavy Downpour Expected In Australia
Australia’s Sydney recorded the wettest year in 164 years, with heavy downpour and major floods reported across several parts of the nation. Sydney has recorded 2,213 mm of rain, with three more months to go in 2022. The previous such record was in 1950, when Australia’s largest city of Sydney received 2,194 mm of rainfall. Meanwhile, the city is expected to receive more downpour in the coming days and weeks.
Tags: Australia, Sydney, rainfall, Wettest Year, environment
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Team India Squad Led By Rohit Sharma Leaves For Australia ICC T20 World Cup
The Indian cricket squad, led by Rohit Sharma, left for Australia on morning of October 6, for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Notably, the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is set to begin in Australia, from October 16. The BCCI social media accounts posted a picture of the Team India contingent departing for Australia and captioned it "Picture perfect, let's do this #TeamIndia. @cricketworldcup here we come,"
Tags: BCCI, sports, Rohit Sharma Squad, Australia, T20 World Cup
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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US, Australia & Japan Join Forces To Work Against China; Condemn China’s ‘Bullying Behaviour’
The defence ministers of US, Australia and Japan have formed a military cooperation to counter China’s “bullying behaviour” amid the ongoing China-Taiwan conflict. Officials from Australia and Japan flew to US’ military headquarters for the pacific region, where the leaders met. This has come after US announced $810 million aid for pacific island nations where US is planning to intensify its diplomatic presence, reported Hindustan Times… read-more
Tags: China, Taiwan, US, Australia, Japan
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Australia PM Allows Alerted Security Rules Amid Cyber Attack, Data Breach
After a recent cyber attack on the second largest telecom firm in Australia, PM Anthony Albanese express the need to change the privacy policy in the country. Anthony allowed modifying security rules for banks and staying alerted to cyber attacks. Notably, the concern came after personal data including address, licence number, bank details and other data of about 40% of the population, were compromised in Australia's biggest data breaches.… read-more
Tags: Australia, Bank Alert, Cyber Attack, Data Breach, PM Anthony Albanese
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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BCCI Announces 15-Members Squad For ICC T20 World Cup Next Month
The BCCI announced its squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, scheduled to be held in Australia in October. The squad of 15 members will be led by Rohit Sharma (Captain). KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh are Indian… read-more
Tags: ICC Men's T20, World Cup, Australia, BCCI, Cricket
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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Kangaroo Kills 77 Year Old Owner In Australia
In Australia, a wild kangaroo, who was kept as a pet killed his owner, a 77-year-old man. The local media confirmed it on September 13, saying it is the first fatal roo attack in 86 years. The victim was found by a relative with "serious injuries" at a property in the sparsely, Redmond in Western Australia. Furthermore, the man was rushed to spot but died on his way.
Tags: kangaroo, Man Killed, Bizarre Incident, Wild animal, Australia
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Australian Supercomputer Takes Minutely Accurate Image Of Exploding Star
A magnificent picture of the star exploding has been presented by an Australian supercomputer. The star, which is 10,000-15,000 light years distant, was found in 1967 by CSIRO scientist E R Hill. The data for the image was obtained by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope in Wajarri Yamatji Country, Western Australia. The supercomputer, dubbed Setonix, is named after a Western Australian mammal, the quokka (… read-more
Tags: exploding star, Image, supercomputer, Australia, Setonix
Courtesy: India Today
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Cricket Australia Aims To Have Cricket Included In 2032 Brisbane Olympics
Cricket Australia hopes to get cricket included in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Along with eight other sports, cricket has been selected for consideration for inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games. The host city may include any sport, but only with the agreement of International Olympic Committee. Cricket's participation in the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics is part of the plan's "sustainable future" component, which also intends to improve the… read-more
Tags: Cricket, Australia, Brisbane, Olympics, IOC
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With Official Closing Of 2022 Commonwealth Games, Flag Handed To Australia For 2026
The Commonwealth Games 2022 concluded with a magnificent closing ceremony at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium on August 8. The Commonwealth Games flag was given to the Governor of Victoria. The Commonwealth Games will be held in Victoria, Australia, in 2026. Approximately the previous 11 days, from July 28 to August 8,… read-more
Tags: Commonwealth Games 2022, Birmingham, Australia, Victoria Governer, Commonwealth Games 2026
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Indian Badminton Team Advances To Quarter-Finals Of Commonwealth Games 2022, Defeats Australia 4-1
Indian badminton team advanced to the quarter-finals of Commonwealth Games 2022 after defeating Australia 4-1 in their mixed team event on July 30. Srikanth Kidambi, PV Sindhu, Sumeeth Reddy, and Chirag Shetty put India up 3-0 over Australia. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand of India were defeated by Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen and Gronya Somerville.… read-more
Tags: Srikanth kidambi, Commonwealth Games 2022, Badminton, Quarterfinals, Australia
Courtesy: ANI
