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Topic: Sydney

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.

Australia considers swapping venues for last two India Tests due to Sydney Covid outbreak

Cricket Australia still wants to host 3rd Test in Sydney from 7 to 11 January, but could swap it with Brisbane, where 4th Test is scheduled from 15 January.

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.

After Melbourne, Sydney has new Covid hotspots as Australia’s infections cross 10,000

The outbreak in Sydney has caused the New South Wales state govt to announce it would reverse some easing of social-distancing restrictions, including in pubs.

Sydney’s open for business again. So where is everybody?

More than a week after schools and businesses reopened, traffic levels are edging back to pre-lockdown levels, yet there’s little sign of people taking to cars en masse.

Sydney’s air pollution is so bad it’s setting off fire alarms

The pollution has been so bad it has set off building smoke alarms, while ash has been washing up on the beaches.

How to survive the world’s longest flight ⁠— Qantas’ non-stop NY to Sydney 20-hour route

Qantas' Project Sunrise is testing out long distance non-stop flights, with hopes of launching by 2022. However, the experience in itself is soul-crushing, body-buckling experience.

Air India commander Rohit Bhasin suspended for allegedly shoplifting a wallet in Sydney

The incident allegedly took place on 22 June, and Captain Rohit Bhasin, who comes from a family of commanders, has been placed on suspension pending inquiry.

This new blue pill is stopping HIV like never before, study shows

An anti-viral pill cut new HIV cases among men by almost a third to the lowest on record, study published in Lancet shows.

A marathon plane is in the making, and it could take you halfway around the world in 20 hours

Boeing believes its vehicles can survive a journey from Sydney to London, but airlines have to catch up by designing appropriate interiors. 

On Camera

Aamir Khan and Salman Khan are still dodging and deflecting the age question, 20 yrs later

On the first episode of Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were confronted with another hypocrisy: age gaps. And they didn't come out looking good.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.