Tag: Oceania
Australian Olympians prepare for a Tokyo Games like no other
<p>SYDNEY — Australian athletes are preparing for a games like no other before them when the Tokyo Olympics start on July 23 — 100...
New Zealand bans live cow exports due to welfare concerns
<p>WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand announced Wednesday it is banning the export of live cows and other farm animals by sea due to...
Ex-Canadian Olympic gold medalist leads Australian swimming
<p>GOLD COAST, Australia — Two-time Canadian Olympic gold medalist Alex Baumann has been named chief executive of Swimming Australia, moving up from his current...
Australia rules out adding J&J vaccine to inoculation plan
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government said Tuesday it had decided against buying the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and identified a second...
Report: Manchester United looks to buy Australian team
<p>SYDNEY — Manchester United is reported to be interested in joining its English Premier League city rival and become a team owner in Australia’s...
Australia rules out adding J&J vaccine to inoculation plan
<p>CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government said Tuesday it had decided against buying the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and identified a second...
Report: Manchester United looks to buy Australian team
SYDNEY — Manchester United is reported to be interested in joining its English Premier League city rival and become a team owner in Australia’s...
Brazilian, US surfers win opening WSL event in Australia
<p>NEWCASTLE, Australia — Defending World Surf League champion Italo Ferreira won an all-Brazilian men’s final Saturday over Gabriel Medina at the Newcastle Cup, the...
Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97
<p>BERLIN — The Australian photographer and actress June Newton — also known under her pseudonym Alice Springs — has died at 97, the Helmut...
Brazilian, US surfers win opening WSL event in Australia
NEWCASTLE, Australia — Defending World Surf League champion Italo Ferreira won an all-Brazilian men’s final Saturday over Gabriel Medina at the Newcastle Cup, the...