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Sydney suffers worst pandemic day as lockdown nears six weeks

Asia Pacific · 3:47 AM UTC

Sydney reported its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday with five deaths and a record rise in locally acquired infections as a weeks-long hard lockdown is struggling to contain the highly contagious Delta strain of the coronavirus.

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IndiaExclusive: India enforcement agency threatens Flipkart, founders with $1.35 bln fine
Asia PacificJapan set to expand COVID-19 curbs as surges strain hospitals
United StatesLandlord groups ask U.S. judge to toss out new COVID-19 eviction ban
United StatesFast-moving wildfire burns homes, forces evacuations in Northern California
United StatesFirst Broadway play opens in NY since lengthy pandemic shutdown

Olympics

Olympics · 4:00 AM UTCAthletics-Another relay fail as U.S. men finish sixth in heat to miss final

The United States failed to make the Olympic men's 4x100 metres relay final after a ragged run saw them finish a shock sixth in their semi-final on Thursday, the latest in a dire run of performances in an event they dominated for decades.

OlympicsAthletics-Britain set the pace in women's 4x100m relay
OlympicsMarathon Swimming-Germany's Wellbrock wins men's marathon swimming gold
OlympicsKarate debuts in long-shot battle for spot in future Games
OlympicsHockey-India win bronze after 5-4 win over Germany
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Asia Pacific

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United States

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Business

BusinessKey Fed official sees rates liftoff in 2023 as policy debate heats up
BusinessUber posts $509 mln adjusted loss on driver incentives even as trips rise
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BusinessAsian stocks hold gains, dollar strong on Fed official comments

Technology

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TechnologyUber posts $509 mln adjusted loss on driver incentives even as trips rise
TechnologyRobinhood shares surge 50%, as investors scoop up 'the meme of memes'

Americas

Americas'Not the plan': Guatemalan migrants lament fast-track deportations
AmericasBrazil's Bolsonaro rages against probe, threatens to act beyond constitution
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AmericasTop paramilitary, guerrilla leaders in Colombia ask forgiveness

Middle East

Middle EastTwo rockets from Lebanon hit Israel, drawing Israeli retaliation
Middle EastLebanese demand justice on port blast anniversary
Middle EastHijacking ends in Arabian Sea, says UKMTO, as Oman identifies tanker involved
Middle EastS.Arabia says Hezbollah power a major cause of Lebanon's crisis

Europe

EuropeSite of ancient Olympic Games threatened as Greece battles wildfire
EuropeBelarusian sprinter reaches Poland after defying order home
EuropeSpurred by pandemic, Barcelona backs greener, car-free future
EuropeBritain rows back on France quarantine, opens to more countries

Technology

TechnologyU.S. lawmaker says Facebook move to cut off researcher access is 'deeply concerning'
TechnologyLinkedIn must face narrowed U.S. lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers
TechnologyUber posts $509 mln adjusted loss on driver incentives even as trips rise
TechnologyRobinhood shares surge 50%, as investors scoop up 'the meme of memes'

Energy

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EnergyU.S. crude stockpiles rise, gasoline draws down - EIA
EnergyOil prices rise on Mideast tensions; crude stock build caps gains
EnergyChesapeake Energy’s future muddied by executive departures, strategy shifts

Environment

EnvironmentSite of ancient Olympic Games threatened as Greece battles wildfire
EnvironmentTurkish wildfires are worst ever, Erdogan says, as power plant breached
EnvironmentMediterranean has become a 'wildfire hotspot', EU scientists say
EnvironmentNOAA's revised hurricane outlook sees more storms in 2021 Atlantic season

Sustainable Business

Sustainable BusinessInvestors call for urgent action by steelmakers on carbon emissions
Sustainable BusinessCosta Rica eyes permanent ban on fossil fuel exploration and extraction
Sustainable BusinessOne coal unit at Britain's Ratcliffe power plant to close next year -Uniper
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Lifestyle

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