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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Sydney

Sydney stories: 27 news summaries

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Aussie Anglican Won't Make Nice for Papal Visit

Cleric has no beef
with controversial government funding

May 26, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - An influential Anglican cleric won’t be welcoming Pope Benedict to Australia with open arms. But the outspoken dean of Sydney, whose brother is the city's archbishop, says he has no trouble with the public funding that's going toward the pontiff's July visit. Phillip Jensen says he won’t be... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • Anglican Church • religion • Sydney • Anglican • Phillip Jensen

Australia Spirits Away
Torch Ahead of Relay

Protesters do their thing anyway

Apr 23, 08 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Olympic torch arrived Down Under today, but was immediately whisked off to a secret location to avoid protesters, the AP reports. Tomorrow’s torch relay in Canberra will be open to the public—unlike those in Jakarta and New Delhi—but the route will be lined with yard-high fences... More »

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China • Australia • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Sydney • Kevin Rudd • Olympic torch • Olympic protests • torch relay

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 Cities Dim Lights for Earth 

Australian brainstorm becomes global phenomenon

Mar 29, 08 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cities around the world dimmed their lights for an hour tonight to draw attention to global warming, the AP reports. Sydney, Australia, the city where Earth Hour began a year ago, helped get things started, followed by municipalities around the world at 8 pm. in their time zones. Chicago and... More »

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climate change • Sydney • Earth Hour • carbon emissions

World Will Dim Lights Tomorrow for Earth Hour

Cities will power off
to call attention
to global warming

Mar 28, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cities across the world will dim their lights  tomorrow night—temporarily darkening major landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Sydney’s Opera House and Chicago's Wrigley Field—in an effort to raise awareness about energy conservation and climate change. Phoenix, Atlanta, and a dozen other US cities will join... More »

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climate change • energy • Australia • San Francisco • Chicago • global warming • Bangkok • Sydney • World Wildlife Fund • Earth Hour

Cities Ready Protest Blackout

World 'Earth Hour' aims to raise awareness about global warming

Feb 20, 08 10:21 AM CST
(Newser) - An hour of darkness will descend on cities from Australia to Denmark on March 29 as homes and business turn out the lights to raise awareness about global warming. The event began last year in Sydney, where 2.2 million people shut off the lights, AFP reports. Two dozen cities... More »

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climate change • Australia • San Francisco • Chicago • Atlanta • global warming • Bangkok • Phoenix • Tel Aviv • Sydney • Copenhagen • Earth Hour

Aussie Comics Penetrate Tight Sydney Security

Fake Osama, other pranksters mock Bush, embarrass police

Sep 6, 07 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Only one was dressed as Osama bin Laden, but all 11 eleven members of an Australian comedy troupe were arrested in Sydney today after they posed as a Canadian delegation and drove through two security checkpoints near President Bush’s hotel. The stunt was an embarrassment to Sydney police, who... More »

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Australia • satire • Canada • Asia • Osama bin Laden • Sydney • comics • George W. Bush

Aussie PM: Troops Not Leaving Iraq

Bush may be talking withdrawal, but
Howard stands pat

Sep 4, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush arrived in Sydney last night amid speculation he would reduce troop levels in Iraq, but his Australian counterpart dismissed any notion that his country would be withdrawing its forces. Prime Minister John Howard said the idea that Sydney could both pull its 550 troops and still make a... More »

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Australia • Condoleezza Rice • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • coalition troops • John Howard • Sydney • George W. Bush

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