Australia Day

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Michal Herzog speaks at the Center for Family Medicine.
Finnish neo-nazis start their Independence Day march with swastika flags in Helsinki, Finland December 6, 2018.

Australia PM condemns neo-Nazis after arrest of 'disguised' group

Police said late on Friday, a holiday known as Australia Day, that they arrested six people and issued 55 others with infringement notices for offensive behavior at a train station in Sydney.

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An environmental company is removing dead fish downstream from the site of the train derailment that forced people to be evacuated from their homes in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023

Australia's dead fish mystery has been solved

The deaths of thousands of fish, found floating near the town of Menindee, has now been explained by scientists.

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MIRIAM NAOR in January 2015, when receiving her appointment as president of the Supreme Court from then-president of the state Reuven Rivlin.

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Australia Day celebrations clouded by impact of fires

Thousands also rallied in support of indigenous Australians who regard Australia Day, the day which marks the start of white settlement, as "Invasion Day."

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A supplied image obtained January 8, 2020 shows Country Fire Authority (CFA) strike teams performing controlled burning west of Corryong, Victoria, Australia, January 7, 2020. Picture taken January 7, 2020