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Order Blocking Elon Musk's X For Australian Church Stabbing Video Lifted

Reuters | Monday May 13, 2024, Sydney

An Australian court on Monday rejected a bid by the country's cyber safety regulator to extend a temporary order for Elon Musk-owned X to block videos of the stabbing of an Assyrian church bishop, which authorities had called a terrorist attack.

Glimpses Of Northern Lights After Strongest Solar Storm In 2 Decades

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Saturday May 11, 2024

The event was attributed to an "extreme" geomagnetic storm, which struck Earth making the Northern Lights visible in certain parts of the world.

Explained: How Australia's New Student Visa Rule Change Affects Indians

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 09, 2024

Australia has made ittougherfor international students to get visas. It has increased theamount ofmoney a student must have as savings toenter the country.

2 Brothers From Haryana Arrested For Killing Indian Student In Australia

Edited by Pushkar Tiwari | Thursday May 09, 2024, New Delhi

Two brothers from Haryana have been arrested in Australia for stabbing to death a 22-year-old Indian student.

Bodies Of Murdered Australian, US Surfers Identified In Mexico

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 06, 2024, Tijuana, Mexico

Relatives on Sunday identified the bodies of two Australians and an American shot dead in a suspected robbery in Mexico, authorities said, marking a tragic end to the search for the missing surfers.

Bodies In Mexico, Likely Those Of Missing US, Australia Surfers, Found With Bullet Wounds

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 06, 2024, Tijuana, Mexico

Three bodies believed to be those of two Australian brothers and an American who disappeared on a surfing trip in Mexico have bullet wounds to the head, authorities said Sunday.

"Radicalised" Teenager With Knife Shot Dead By Cops In Australia

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 05, 2024, Sydney

Australian police shot and killed a "radicalised" 16-year-old boy with a knife who had wounded a member of the public in Western Australia, police and state Premier Roger Cook said Sunday.

After US, Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread To More Countries

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 05, 2024, New Delhi

Student protests against the Israeli military assault on Gaza following the unprecedented October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel have spread to several countries.

Australian PM Says Violence Against Women A "National Crisis"

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 01, 2024, Sydney

Australia's prime minister on Wednesday declared violence against women a "scourge" and a "national crisis", days after protests in several major cities.

"He Helped Save Lives": Australia Mourns Pak Guard Killed In Sydney Attack

Agence France-Presse | Friday April 26, 2024, Sydney

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed as a hero Pakistani security guard Faraz Tahir, killed in Sydney while trying to stop a mass stabbing attack, in remarks delivered on Friday at a funeral attended by hundreds.

"Can't Get Out Of Bed": Ex Australia PM Says He Was "On Meds" For Anxiety

Agence France-Presse | Friday April 26, 2024, Sydney

Australia's former conservative prime minister Scott Morrison has revealed he took medication for "debilitating" anxiety while in office, in a media interview published Friday.

Elon Musk's X Says Australia Bishop Stabbing Posts Don't Promote Violence

Reuters | Friday April 26, 2024

Elon Musk's social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as "part of public discussion", rejecting a regulator's order to take down the content on grounds it is offensive and violent.

Over 100 Pilot Whales Stranded On Australian Beach, Likely To Be Euthanised

Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 25, 2024, Sydney

Marine biologists raced Thursday to save more than 100 pilot whales after a mass stranding on an Australian beach, with officials fearing many will have to be euthanised.

"Need To Show More Respect To Women": Australian PMs Message For Men, Boys

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 23, 2024, Canberra

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged the nation's men and boys to take responsibility for ending a crisis of violence against women.

Sydney Stabber Was Psychotic, Schizophrenic, Off Medication: Doctors

Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 21, 2024, Sydney

No one can know the mind of Sydney shopping mall killer Joel Cauchi, but psychiatrists say one underlying cause of his rampage is evident: he had schizophrenia, stopped his medication and fell out of treatment.

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