Thousands of Muslims gathered in mosques across Sydney for regular prayers on April 19 despite concerns about retaliatory attacks after police charged a 16-year-old boy with a terrorism offence over the stabbing of a Sydney bishop earlier this week. Police…
COVID-19: Lagos Governor canvasses vaccine equity at Global Citizen Live
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on richer nations of the world to urgently work towards equitable vaccine distribution to end the devastating effects of COVID-19, especially in low-income countries in Africa. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal while addresing a…
Sanwo-Olu, Finance Minister, Prince Harry and Meghan, others for Global Citizen Live September 25
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan will join Global Citizen Live on Saturday, 25th September, announced international advocacy organization…
Jay-Z suing Australian children’s bookstore for using his image and lyrics (Page6)
Jay-Z is suing a small web-based shop in Sydney, Australia, called The Little Homie, according to the New York Times. The item that sparked the lawsuit is a book called “A B to Jay-Z” which repurposes a line from the…
Sydney incident: Man arrested over stabbings in city centre (BBC)
An armed man has been arrested after stabbing a woman in central Sydney and being detained on the street by members of the public. A second woman was found dead inside an apartment building on the same street. “All the…
World champion Pearson makes hurdles return in Sydney (Euronews)
World high hurdles champion Sally Pearson returned to competition in her pet event for the first time in 14 months at the Australian national championships on Sunday, winning her heat before skipping the final because of fatigue. The London Olympic…
Kerber through as Stephens avoids shock loss in Sydney (Supersport)
Defending champion Angelique Kerber cruised into the Sydney International third round Tuesday as she targets back-to-back titles, while world No 5 Sloane Stephens narrowly avoided a shock loss. The second seeded German was made to work hard in the opening…
Sydney seaplane crash: Passenger photos give clues to final moments (BBC)
Australian investigators have released the final pictures taken on board a seaplane which plunged into a river last year, killing six people. Five members of a British family and a Canadian pilot died in the incident north of Sydney on…
Australia might restrict where migrants live
The Australian government has unveiled a proposal to force new migrants to live outside Sydney and Melbourne. The policy would aim to ease congestion in Australia’s two biggest cities while boosting regional areas, Population Minister Alan Tudge said on Tuesday.…
