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Deported Novak Djokovic welcomed home to Serbia

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been welcomed home to Serbia after his deportation from Australia. It comes amid questions about his French Open eligibility.

01:21

1 hour ago

Deported Novak Djokovic welcomed home to Serbia

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been welcomed home to Serbia after his deportation from Australia. It comes amid questions about his French Open eligibility.

02:12

2 hours ago

Martin Luther King Jr's family criticise voting laws on MLK day

Martin Luther King III has called on the US government to make it easier to vote. Protesters marched in Washington DC to mark the birthday of the US civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

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3 hours ago

Scale of damage in Tonga remains unclear, says Red Cross

Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights to assess damage in Tonga, isolated from the rest of the world after the eruption of a volcano that triggered a tsunami and blanketed the Pacific island with ash.

01:02

14 hours ago Australia

Pat Cummins pauses Ashes celebrations to include Usman Khawaja

As the Australian cricket team celebrated their Ashes victory with bottles of bubbles, Australia's first Muslim cricketer had stepped to the side because drinking alcohol is against his religion.

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22 hours ago Coronavirus

NSW warns of high death toll as hospital staff are 'exhausted'

NSW's hospitals are now caring for 2,776 COVID-19 patients while 203 people are in intensive care with COVID-19 as the state recorded 17 virus-related deaths.

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1 day ago

Tonga tsunami surveillance flight delayed as vision shows impact

Australia is sending a plane to assess the damage in Tonga as vision shows a large tsunami hitting the Pacific nation.

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15 hours ago Australia

Catch up: SBS World News (17 January 2022)

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02:40

1 day ago

Serbian president slams Djokovic 'witch hunt' after deportation

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic strongly criticised Australia's handling of tennis superstar Novak Djokovic's case, after the Federal Court upheld a government decision to cancel his visa on the grounds that his decision not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 posed a risk to the country.

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1 day ago

Satellite footage shows the moment the volcano erupted off Tonga

An underwater volcano has erupted off the coast of Tonga, causing giant swells and tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific.

02:49

1 day ago

Djokovic departs Australia after court upholds visa cancellation

Men’s tennis world number one Novak Djokovic has lost his bid against the federal government’s decision to cancel his visa on the eve of the Australian Open. Chief Justice Allsop said the three judges had unanimously ruled to uphold the government's cancellation of Djokovic's visa.

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1 day ago Climate Change

Sydney performance on 2.7-ton iceblock spotlights climate crisis

'THAW', a performance by Sydney-based theatre company Legs on the Wall, takes place on top of a 2.7-ton block of melting ice suspended 20 metres above the Sydney harbour for 10 hours each day.

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1 day ago Australia

Catch up: SBS World News (16 January 2022)

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2 days ago

Farmers continue to struggle through Venezuela's economic crisis

Venezuela's agriculture continues to suffer in the wake of economic disaster, with limits on loans leaving farmers unable to invest in their operations and causing many to abandon their farms.

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2 days ago

Servicemen in Ukraine keep watch as US-Russian talks reach a stalemate

A US official has said the United States has information that Russia has prepositioned operatives in eastern Ukraine to conduct a “false-flag” operation.

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2 days ago Australia

Catch up: SBS World News (15 January 2022)

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01:14

3 days ago Asia-Pacific

Drones used for 'holy bath' at Indian festival as country battles rising COVID cases

Authorities in India used drones to give 'holy baths' as thousands of devotees gathered in Gangasagar (January 13), ahead of the Hindu festival of 'Makar Sankranti', hoping to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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