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Topic: Sydney

What is Hanukkah, the Jewish festival that was being celebrated at Bondi beach when gunman struck

Fifteen people were killed in the attack carried out by two men at a gathering to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, at the iconic Sydney beach on Sunday.

12 killed in Hanukkah shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach; cops say 1 shooter dead, another critical

Police said emergency services were called to Campbell Parade at around 6.45 pm local time following reports of shots being fired at Bondi Beach, where a Hanukkah event was under way.

Curious koala leads Australian police on low-speed chase through railway station

Trains were ordered to slow as the koala came dangerously close to platform edge. It eventually hopped station fence after cops were dispatched to chase it away from tracks.

Australian police arrests, charges 14-year-old with terrorism after Sydney Univ stabbing incident

Authorities have informed that although the motive of the attack is unknown, there is evidence of the boy being radicalized online.

Covid-19 pandemic: Serious cases rise among unvaccinated in Israel, cases in Sydney fall

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia struggles to contain growing Covid clusters in Sydney, Melbourne

The outbreaks are a blow to Australia, which had largely suppressed community transmission through rigorous testing and contact tracing, and by closing borders.

Second cluster of Covid cases emerges in Sydney, restrictions tightened

Eighteen new local cases of the virus were reported overnight. Nine of those were in Northern Beaches, where the cluster now stands at 138 & some 250,000 people remain under lockdown.

Sydney scales back New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations to contain Covid spread

While the fireworks display over the Sydney Opera House and harbor bridge will go ahead, New South Wales state Premier urged people to stay home & watch the display on TV instead.

Sydney’s swelling Covid outbreak risks scuppering Christmas

A new order limits gatherings in homes & venues across Sydney for 3 days, while state health officials work to trace the source & contain a growing cluster involving 83 people.

Sydney declared Covid hotspot, Queensland bans visitors from the Australian city

New South Wales state, which has Sydney as its capital, recorded 19 new cases of the virus on Wednesday.

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India-EU FTA will change how US looks at trade with New Delhi. We must be ready

For India and the EU, the reliance on the US for security needs and on China for goods and services is associated with greater risks and vulnerability to major disruptions.

Borrowing to survive: Indian households are saving more, why are they still in debt?

RBI data shows personal loans tripled in six years, with rising slippages; real wages halved as middle class uses loans to maintain lifestyle fuelled by social media.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.