More than 1,000 families in Victoria are being urged to evacuate as bushfires burn across the state and a severe heatwave pushes temperatures in parts of southeast Australia towards 50C.

The Australian Open is off to a cooler start today after parts of Melbourne buckled under 45-degree heat yesterday, in a heatwave setting historic temperature records across the country's south-east.

Every year in Australia, the city of Melbourne (metro population of approximately 5.5 million), hosts two major global events: the tennis world’s Australian Open (this year Jan. 12-Feb. 1) and auto racing’s Australian Grand Prix (March 6-8).

Jessica Pegula eliminó a Madison Keys, su compañera de podcast y campeona defensora, del Abierto de Australia para asegurar una cita en los

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A gunman was at large after a shooting in a town in Australia’s New South Wales state on Thursday left three people dead and another wounded, police said.

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