Tag: Canberra

  • Rome grants honorary citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

    Rome grants honorary citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

    Assange, who is currently 52 years old, remains incarcerated in London’s maximum-security Belmarsh prison. As of 2019, he has resisted extradition to the United States. There, he faces a possible life sentence because WikiLeaks published in 2010 the US military’s secret intelligence related to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Melito emphasized that with this…

  • FIFA Women’s World Cup: Defending champions USA suffer quickest exit ever, Netherlands, Sweden reach quarterfinals

    FIFA Women’s World Cup: Defending champions USA suffer quickest exit ever, Netherlands, Sweden reach quarterfinals

    Canberra [Australia], August 6 (ANI): The defending champions USA suffered their earliest exit from the FIFA Women’s World Cup, losing by 5-4 on penalties against Sweden on Sunday in their round of 16 clash that initially ended in a goalless stalemate of 120 minutes, ending their dreams of completing a hat-trick of World Cups. During…

  • FIFA World Cup group stage reflects rapid rise of women’s football

    FIFA World Cup group stage reflects rapid rise of women’s football

    © Provided by Xinhua With thrilling competitions, the group stage of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has concluded, presenting the world with the charm of football. CANBERRA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The group stage of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has concluded, marking the end of the most exciting and competitive first round…

  • Wagner group withdraws from Russian positions after ending rebellion

    Wagner group withdraws from Russian positions after ending rebellion

    Russian paramilitary Wagner group pulled its fighters from Rostov-on-Don, where they had seized the military headquarters, the regional governor said on Sunday. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin halted his troops’ advance on Moscow late Saturday and said he would leave for Belarus to avoid facing charges. Follow our blog to see how the day’s events unfolded.…

  • Australia’s Matildas will play against France in the WC expulsion

    CANBERRA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Australia’s national women’s soccer team will face France in their final match before the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Football Australia (FA) announced on Tuesday that the Matildas will face fifth-ranked Les Bleues in Melbourne on July 14 in a “relegation match” six days before they open their World Cup…

  • Veterans return to Australia camp for women’s soccer friendlies

    CANBERRA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — Australia women’s national football coach Tony Gustavsson on Monday announced a 24-player squad for friendlies against Sweden and Thailand ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. It features the return of several star players from injury, including first-choice goalkeeper Lydia Williams, defender Alanna Kennedy and…

  • Australian coach Gustavsson defends the record after poor results

    CANBERRA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — Australia women’s soccer team head coach Tony Gustavsson has defended his record on the job ahead of the 2023 home World Cup. Gustavsson said the team worked hard to achieve the three goals he was given when he was appointed head coach of the Matildas in September 2020. The Matildas…

  • Australia hosts Sweden in women’s World Cup warm-up

    CANBERRA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — Australia’s women’s soccer team will host reigning Olympic silver medalists Sweden for a friendly in Melbourne on Nov. 12 ahead of the FIFA World Cup, Football Australia (FA) announced Saturday. The match will mark the Matildas’ first match in Melbourne since a 3-0 loss to Argentina in March 2019 and…

  • Sri Lanka closes embassies in Norway, Iraq, Consulate General in Australia from April 30 as economic crisis continues

    Colombo [Sri Lanka]April 5 (ANI): In the midst of the ongoing economic crisis in the country, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday decided to close its embassies in Norway and Iraq together with the Consulate General in Sydney, Australia with effect from April 30. “Following a recent decision by the Cabinet of…

  • Copenhagen named the world’s most sustainable city

    Copenhagen named the world’s most sustainable city

    Online education platform GetSmarter has identified Copenhagen as the world’s most sustainable city in a new report on green living entitled ‘Sustainability: The Meaning, Changing Perceptions, and Expanding Agendas’. A sustainable city is defined as “one that is able to conserve the supply of natural resources while achieving economic, physical and social progress, while remaining…

  • Researchers criticize lack of Danish PFOS check of firefighters

    Several international researchers, with whom Jyllands-Posten has spoken, criticize the Danish authorities for not testing firefighters for the toxic substance PFOS. – There are serious health hazards with PFOS, and it is even associated with cancer. I think that is argument enough to respond. – With the firefighters, we even have a population group that…

  • ‘Unthinkable to continue EU-Australia trade’

    ‘Unthinkable to continue EU-Australia trade’

    Brussels [Belgium]September 20 (ANI / Sputnik): Trade negotiations between the European Union and Australia are likely to collapse due to a lack of confidence after Canberra released a multi-billion dollar defense contract with France, European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told Politico. Last week, Paris recalled its ambassador from Canberra and Washington, after Australia chose to…

  • More than 30 Irish embassies to mark Bloomsday 2021

    More than 30 Irish embassies to mark Bloomsday 2021

    More than 30 of Ireland’s embassies and consulates mark Bloomsday 2021 with various physical and virtual events in collaboration with local partners. “Based on Ireland’s innovations in digital diplomacy over the past year, our Bloomsday 2021 campaign is a global celebration of Joyce, as our diplomatic network mobilizes hundreds of different partnerships to provide inspiring…

  • Denmark is among the worst countries in the world to have observed the month of Ramadan

    Denmark is among the worst countries in the world to have observed the month of Ramadan

    What do the capitals Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Montevideo and Canberra have in common? Well yes, their southern hemisphere is linked to the answer, but it’s not really geographically. Specifically, over the next month, the four cities in question will offer a significant 11-12 hours of darkness each day, and while this is a gift…

  • Interview: “I got a midnight visit from the state security police”

    Interview: “I got a midnight visit from the state security police”

    Bill Birtles of the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) and Michael Smith of the Australian Financial Review fled China on September 8 after protecting Australian diplomatic associations for a few days. Their hasty departure came after Chinese police arrested Australian national and state media anchor Cheng Lei pending an investigation in which Smith and Birtles were…

  • 3rd LD Writethru: Australia in recession for the first time in almost 30 years

    CANBERRA, September 2 (Xinhua) – Australia has officially fallen into its first recession in 29 years with the largest decline in gross domestic product (GDP). According to national accounts published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, GDP fell by 7 percent in the June quarter – more than three times more than…