Qantas loss remains large even before Sydney lockdown, Flight Centre eyes return to profit
Qantas has posted another massive COVID-related loss, but is optimistic international travel will resume before Christmas.
The airline lost $1.73 billion in the 2020-21 financial year,...
The Suez Canal: A man-made marvel connecting the Mediterranean and Red Sea
Compiled By: Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF (Retd)
Introduction
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the...
India: Military chief, 12 others die in helicopter crash
The Indian Air Force said today (Wednesday) that 13 people, including India's defense chief General Bipin Rawat, died in a helicopter crash in the south of the...
Australia News- Australia’s house prices have seen the steepest increase in almost 18 years
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Tokyo Olympics: A Games in a pandemic, new sports, British medal hopes and global...
BBC News- The Tokyo Olympic Games are upon us. They look and feel different to any other Games of times gone by, but they...
NSW records 12 deaths with 1,431 new COVID-19 cases.
By: Nalin Jayetileke
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Australian border to reopen for first time in pandemic
BBC News Report: Australia will reopen its international border from November, giving long-awaited freedoms to vaccinated citizens and their relatives.
Since March 2020, Australia has...
Russian Armed Forces reach the outskirts of Kyiv
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BBC- Seven die in Nigerian Air Force Abuja plane crash
BBC News- Seven people have died after a Nigerian military plane crashed short of a runway in the capital Abuja on Sunday morning, according...
BBC- China allows couples to have three children
BBC News- China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth...
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