On Wednesday evening, the NSW Rural Fire Service issued an order for tourists to vacate a roughly 250-kilometer stretch of the NSW South Coast, another popular summer getaway. By Thursday morning, giant queues had formed of people trying to buy fuel, food and water in order to make their way home.
On the other hand, visitors from the United States (14,474), Canada (6,011) and Britain (3,812) registered decreases, whereas those from Australia (9,924) increased.
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund, the first known conversation between a US leader and a top Taliban official, as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened the Washington-led effort to forge a peace deal in Afghanistan.
On Wednesday, thousands prayed for loved ones at mass graves and mosques to mark the 14th anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, which killed about 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean.
On Wednesday, the National Development and Reform Commission released a draft automobile investment regulation to solicit opinions from related government agencies, local governments and the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
On Thursday, US Senator Kamala Harris of California, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, canceled all campaign travel through this weekend after a flight crew member and her communications director tested positive for coronavirus.
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On the other hand, eyeing the rapid development of electric vehicles and batteries, Rio Tinto said the company would focus more on metals like copper and aluminum.
On a month-on-month basis, industrial output edged up 0.48 percent from October.
On that note, Cheung Gor had a message for the city's young people: Don't do something for which the consequences may be severe. "Is it really necessary and worthy to spend all their precious time in political turmoil?" He hopes young people give a second thought before joining violent protests.
On the issue of the prisoner swap, Ghani said: "It is not in the authority of US to decide, they are only a facilitator."