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Chinese minister says Australia regularly launches trade cases
SYDNEY: China’s Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said China’s anti-dumping investigation into Australian barley that imposed tariffs of 80.5 per cent had complied with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Zhong has declined requests to speak to Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham
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6,749 Malaysians’ stranded in 51 countries returned home
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 6,749 Malaysians who were stranded in 51 countries, have returned home as at 6pm today, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar said. He said the costs incurred in bringing the Malaysians home were either borne
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COVID-19: First human trial of vaccine begins in US
UNITED STATES: Supported by a global coalition founded by India and Norway, US has begun the phase one clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed, to protect against the coronavirus disease which has claimed the lives of over 7,000 people
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Australia’s Home Minister tests positive for COVID-19
ANKARA: Australia’s Home Minister Peter Dutton today said that he tested positive for coronavirus, reported Anadolu Agency. In a tweet, Dutton said that he woke up to a sore throat with temperature. “I immediately contacted Queensland Department of Health and
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Drunk driver kills four kids in Australia, community in shock
The builder accused of killing four children after mowing them down in his 4WD while drunk is the son of a retired police detective and had allegedly been drinking at home with friends in the lead up to the tragedy.
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Australia scientists claim first re-creation of coronavirus outside China
SYDNEY: A team of scientists in Australia said today that they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help combat the global spread of the illness.
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Australia town mourns volunteer firefighter fallen in bushfires
Firefighters, family and the small Australian town of Holbrook hailed fallen volunteer firefighter Samuel McPaul a hero in a solemn funeral today, as long awaited rains started to extinguish some of the deadly bushfires raging for months. McPaul, 28, was
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Australia fires ‘long way from over’
MOGO, Australia: Massive bushfires in southeastern Australia still have a ‘long way to go’, authorities have warned, even as colder conditions brought some relief to exhausted firefighters and communities yesterday. After a blustery night that saw a series of massive infernos
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Malindo passengers to and from Australia can change travel dates
KUALA LUMPUR: Malindo Air passengers with valid tickets for flights to and from certain parts of Australia between Jan 7 to 31, 2020, issued on or before Jan 7, 2020, may opt to change their travel dates. In a statement
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Australian leader urges tourists not be deterred by bushfires crisis
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged foreign tourists not to be deterred by deadly wildfires that have razed large swathes of the country and sent smoke palls as far as South America, even as authorities warned of revitalized blazes. Morrison
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