Five lions escape from Sydney zoo

Nov 02, 2022, at 08:02 pm

Sydney/UNI: Five lions have sparked a brief emergency at an Australian zoo after escaping from their enclosure.

Two travellers from South Africa who reached Sydney via Singapore test positive for Omicron COVID

Dec 01, 2021, at 01:59 am

Sydney/UNI: Two travellers from South Africa who reached Sydney via Singapore have tested positive for the new Omicron COVID-19 variant.

Australia fights COVID-19: Curfew imposed in parts of Sydney

Aug 20, 2021, at 03:10 pm

Sydn/Xinhua: Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW), epicentre of the country's current COVID outbreak, announced Friday to extend the lockdown on Greater Sydney until the end of September and to impose curfew on some areas of concern.

COVID-19 in Australia: 18,000 police officers patrolling Sydney streets to enforce lockdown

Aug 16, 2021, at 11:46 pm

Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: Almost 18,000 police officers and 800 soldiers are patrolling the streets of Sydney in Australia to enforce COVID-19 lockdown imposed in New South Wales state in June, the ABC broadcaster reported on Monday.

Australia: Queensland authorities extend lockdown till Sunday as COVID-19 cases surge

Aug 02, 2021, at 03:07 pm

Sydney: Authorities in Australia's Queensland region have extended lockdown till Sunday as the country is struggling to contain the recent COVID-19 surge.

Australia: Lockdown imposed in Brisbane after Delta virus infection cases emerge

Jul 31, 2021, at 10:57 pm

Brisbane: Lockdown is back in several Australian regions as  the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread in the nation.

India urged to bridge gap between evidence and policy in tackling women’s cancers

Jan 08, 2019, at 10:53 pm

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Underscoring the urgent need for countries like India to put women’s cancers on the map of the public health agenda, Prof Ian Jacobs, Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, an acknowledged global expert on the subject,  Monday said India can benefit immensely from the global experience on screening and prevention in the area of ovarian and cervical cancers.

India urged to bridge gap between evidence and policy in tackling women’s cancers

Dec 11, 2018, at 07:57 pm

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Underscoring the urgent need for countries like India to put women’s cancers on the map of the public health agenda, Prof Ian Jacobs, Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, an acknowledged global expert on the subject,  Monday said India can benefit immensely from the global experience on screening and prevention in the area of ovarian and cervical cancers.