Tag: Australia

• Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

  Argentina Parana River returns to normal activity following release of grounded vessel

  

  Grains shipping on Argentina’s Parana River was returning to normal on Saturday after a ship ran aground on Friday, causing delays, the head of Argentina’s Chamber of Port and Maritime Activity said.

• Tuesday, May 1st 2018 - 10:03 UTC

  Vatican's Treasurer to stand trial in Australia on sexual abuse charges

  

  A magistrate in Australia has ordered Cardinal George Pell, one of the Vatican's senior-most officials, to stand trial on sexual abuse charges involving allegations from multiple individuals dating back decades.

• Friday, April 13th 2018 - 09:03 UTC

  Australia calls off search for woman that fell overboard from P&O Pacific Dawn

  

  Australian authorities have called off a search for a woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship in the Coral Sea. The passenger fell from the Pacific Dawn about 16:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Thursday, about 300km west of New Caledonia.

• Thursday, April 5th 2018 - 09:25 UTC

  Even rain stops for the spectacular opening of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast

  

  Fireworks followed rain on Thursday as the 21st Commonwealth Games opened on the Gold Coast, Australia, complete with a beach party featuring dancing lifeguards and a floating white whale and a musical soundtrack that included a didgeridoo maestro and aboriginal rapper.

• Friday, March 23rd 2018 - 09:03 UTC

  Falklands promotes sports challenge with “Road to Gold Coast 2018”

  

  With the Commonwealth Games around the corner, what better way for the Falklands community to get involved than, “a sporting challenge of our own,” asks Infant/Junior School teacher Daniel Harrison.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2018 - 09:46 UTC

  China increases its military budget 8.1% to US$ 175bn; regional powers “nervous”

  

  China revealed on Monday that it will raise its military budget by US$ 175 billion for the 2018 fiscal year, 8.1% increase that is the largest military spending hike in three years. According to Premier Li Keqiang, the additional funding will “advance all aspects of military training and war preparedness, and firmly and resolvedly safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests.”

• Monday, February 19th 2018 - 08:53 UTC

  Peru and Australia sign trade deal, which opens market for Aussie farm produce

  

  Australia and Peru have signed a new trade deal that is expected to lead to more local products - including beef, sugar, almonds and dairy - being sold in nation which is a full member of the Pacific Alliance.

• Monday, January 15th 2018 - 04:23 UTC

  Norway laughs at Australia's blooper on polar bear attacks

  

  Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted a helpful clarification for Australian travelers, who had been warned by their government about Norwegian polar bear attacks.

• Wednesday, January 10th 2018 - 10:33 UTC

  Scorched Australia: 2017 third hottest year on record

  

  Australia experienced its third-warmest year on record in 2017, according to the nation's Bureau of Meteorology. The national mean temperature of 22.75C was almost 1C higher than a 1961-1990 baseline, its annual report revealed. Only 2005 and 2013 were warmer, based on records kept for about a century.

• Saturday, November 25th 2017 - 23:42 UTC

  UK's post-Brexit plans on food imports quotas criticized by Australia and New Zealand

  

  Australia has criticized UK's post-Brexit trade plans to split quotas of food imports from around the world. EU rules allow for a certain amount of goods to be brought in from countries outside of the Union without charging full tariffs, but after Brexit, the UK and EU want to split these quotas, based on where the goods are mostly consumed.