Australia
Former Aussie batsman, IPL 2020 commentator Dean Jones dies of cardiac arrest
The former Australian batsman was in a Mumbai hotel with the Star Sports’ commentary team for the Indian Premier League.
Suspending goodwill gesture, Huawei ends Australian sporting deal over trade war
Huawei will end its current financial backing of the Canberra Raiders at the end of the current National Rugby League season.
Australia's draft law makes it mandatory for Google and Facebook to pay for news content
The aggregators will be given three months to work out a deal on fair pay for news, failing which arbitrators will make a binding decision.
6,00,000 people succumb to COVID-19 globally
While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with 350,879 cases
Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years
Victoria, Australia's most populous state, will be closed off from the rest of the country, and its 6.6 million residents along with it
No flight for Australia till July 14 due to COVID-19 imposed restrictions
All rescheduled flights will now operate from July 15 onwards, Air India said in a statement
Australia considering to provide 'safe haven' for Hong Kongers
China’s parliament passed the controversial national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday against disapproval from international community
Australia escalates defences amid rising tensions with China
Just as US has angrily demanded to its allies, Australia's government has committed to spending at least two percent of GDP on defence
Australia sees second wave of virus after restrictions eased
The country reported its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in the last two months and is now considering reimposing social distancing
China, South Korea report new cases in double digits
A recent report said testing found only a few cases without a link to Beijing market and the steps taken mean the risk of spread is low