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Australia courts sports diplomacy with Pacific against China
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (304+ words) Three Pacific Islands leaders will travel to Australia for security talks timed for a showpiece rugby league match, officials said Sunday, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese mounts a sports diplomacy push to curb China's influence. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister…...
New Bata Shoe Museum exhibit steps back into the Roman Empire
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (160+ words) CP24 New Bata Shoe Museum exhibit steps back into the Roman Empire A new exhibit at the Bata Shoe Museum lets visitors explore footwear and culture from the Roman Empire over 2, 000 years ago. t New Bata Shoe Museum exhibit steps back…...
3 Australian women returning from Syria are arrested on suspicion of slavery and terrorism offences
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (484+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia " Three women who were among 13 Australians returning home from Syria were arrested at airports on Thursday on allegations of slavery and terrorism inside the Islamic State group's former so-called caliphate, police said. The four women and nine children,…...
$3, 000 penny-farthing bicycle stolen from Ontario home: OPP
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) Ontario Provincial Police are looking for a vintage bicycle they say was stolen from a home east of Toronto earlier this month. In a post on social media, the Northumberland detachment of the OPP said officers received a report of…...