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Australia: Truck driver charged after 7 children seriously injured in collision with school bus
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A truck driver was charged Wednesday after seven children were hospitalized with serious injuries when he rear-ended a school bus on the outskirts of Melbourne in southeastern Australia, officials said. The dump truck that Jamie Gleeson was driving hit...
7 children battling serious injuries after truck crashes into school bus in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven children remain hospitalized with serious injuries after a truck struck a school bus carrying as many as 45 students on the outskirts of Melbourne in southeastern Australia, authorities said Wednesday. The truck hit the rear of the...
Australian tennis player Owen Davidson, who won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles, dies at 79
Australian tennis player Owen Davidson, who won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles, has died. He was 79. The International Tennis Hall of Fame announced Saturday that Davidson died on Friday. Longtime friend Isabel Suliga said he died in Conroe, Texas. He won 11 major titles...
L3Harris: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $337 million. The Melbourne, Florida-based company said it had net income of $1.76 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to...
Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89. ...
Ex-principal of Jewish school found guilty of sexual abuse
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The former principal of a Jewish girls school in Australia was found guilty Monday of sexually abusing two students, ending a nine-year legal battle that strained relations between the Australian and Israeli governments while antagonizing Australia’s Jewish...
Verstappen wins in wild finish to F1 Australian Grand Prix
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his first Australian Grand Prix on Sunday in remarkable circumstances after a chaotic F1 race filled with drama from the green light to the checkered flag. Although Red Bull’s first triumph in Melbourne since 2011...
Gender equality: coming to a Formula One racing team soon?
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taking a break in the paddock after watching Max Verstappen during a practice session Saturday at the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne teenager Kaitlyn Bourne was loving her day at the track. The 17-year-old Bourne, who was wearing a clear plastic poncho...
Trans woman awaits ruling from Australian basketball league
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A transgender female player is awaiting a decision from Basketball Australia on whether she can compete in a second-tier division of the women's national league, adding to the global debate over the issue in sport. Lexi Rodgers revealed in a podcast that...
Australian jury mulls verdicts in Israeli principal trial
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian jury retired on Wednesday to consider their verdicts following the six-week trial of a former principal of a Melbourne ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls school accused of molesting three sisters. Malka Leifer, 56, has pleaded not guilty in the...
