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Australia to get nuclear subs in new US, British partnership

SYDNEY: The United States announced a new alliance with Australia and Britain to strengthen military capabilities in the face of a rising China, with Canberra to get a nuclear submarine fleet and American cruise...

Australia has scrapped a $66 billion contract it had with France to build submarines, replacing it with nuclear-powered subs using US and British technology. -- AFP
A lone woman walks across an unusually quiet city centre bridge on the first day of a lockdown as Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease outbreak in Melbourne. - Reuters
A non-invasive, printable saliva test strip for diabetics is seen at the University of Newcastle in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. -- Reuters
A person wearing a protective mask walks in a deserted shopping mall in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in Sydney. - Reuters
Police officers patrolling in front of the Opera House, usually packed with visitors, as a lockdown in Sydney was tightened due to new Covid infections hit a record and authorities warned an outbreak of the Delta variant was spinning out of control. - AFP
A health worker dressed in protective gear conducts COVID-19 testing at the St. Vincents Hospital drive-through testing clinic at Bondi in Sydney. -- AFP
A ferry makes its way into Sydney Harbour as heavy fog floats over the Harbour Bridge. - AFP
A woman walks in front of the Opera House in Sydney on Wednesday. - AFP
A woman runs with her dog through Elizabeth Quay in Perth on Tuesday as several positive Covid-19 cases have led to a four-day lockdown of the Perth metropolitan area. — AFP
A delivery courier wears a face mask on the usually busy Oxford Street in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak in Sydney. — Reuters
Tables and chairs sit empty along the water in Circular Quay in central Sydney on the first full day of a two-week coronavirus lockdown to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. - AFP
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A worker cleans public seating outside the Opera House in Sydney after authorities locked down several central areas of Australia's largest city to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. - AFP
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Professor Michael Mahony holds a Green and Golden Bell Frog inside a laboratory at the University of Newcastle. — Reuters file photo
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