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Nasa blasts off from Australian Outback in ‘historic’ launch

SYDNEY: Nasa’s first-ever launch from a commercial site outside of the United States blasted off from Australia’s Outback late on Sunday, in a “historic” moment for the country’s space industry. In the first of...

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Near-empty ferries pass in front of the Opera House in Sydney on Saturday. -- AFP
Visitors spend their afternoon at Mrs Macquarie's Point amid an extended lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Sydney. - AFP
A health worker takes a swab sample at a coronavirus drive through testing site in the Smithfield suburb of Sydney. - AFP
A resident checks her details on a Covid-19 swab test container at a drive-through testing site in western Sydney as Australia's state of New South Wales reported another record day of infections. - AFP
Police walk outside a residential building in the southwestern Sydney suburb of Campbelltown after residents were placed in isolation due to reports of Covid infections within the building. - AFP
A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident at a Covid-19 drive-through testing site in western Sydney on Wednesday. - AFP
Police officers patrol the streets of central business district of Sydney as authorities warned against the anti-lockdown protest. - AFP
Police conduct a law enforcement operation to prevent anti-lockdown protesters from gathering during a lockdown in Sydney suburb. - Reuters
Health workers taking swab samples from residents at a Covid-19 drive-through testing clinic in Sydney. - AFP
Health workers take swab samples from residents at a Covid-19 drive-through testing clinic in Sydney on Wednesday. - AFP
Mounted police officers patrol at Bondi Beach during a lockdown to curb the spread of a Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney, on Tuesday. - Reuters
Police officers detain a protestor during a rally in Sydney as thousands of people gathered to demonstrate against the city's month-long stay-at-home orders. - AFP
Protesters march through the city centre during an anti-lockdown rally as an outbreak of Covid-19 affects Sydney, on Saturday. - Reuters
Assorted reef fish swim above a staghorn coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns. -- Reuters file photo
A general view of a quiet harbour during lockdown in Sydney may have prevented a tidal wave of cases, but have so far failed to stop the outbreak. - AFP
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