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                                <title><![CDATA[ Melbourne reopens as world’s most locked-down city eases pandemic restrictions ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:33:57 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Australia's second-largest city has so far endured 262 days, or nearly nine months, of restrictions during six separate lockdowns since March 2020. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Melbourne to ease world’s longest Covid-19 lockdowns as vaccinations rise ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2021 06:12:35 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ By Friday, when some curbs will be lifted, the Australian city of five million people will have been under six lockdowns totalling nearly nine months since March 2020. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Australia reports easing in new Covid-19 infections as vaccinations rise ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 02:03:37 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A total of 1,420 new locally acquired cases were reported in Victoria, most of them in state capital Melbourne, down from a record 1,763 on Tuesday. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Australia’s Victoria state logs record infections ahead of key sporting event ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2021 01:13:19 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Officials expect case numbers to keep rising until mid-November as the state races to raise vaccination rates above the 70% double dose threshold, up from around 46% currently. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Melbourne faces more anti-lockdown protests as daily cases hit pandemic high ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 01:40:14 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Australia's total infections topped 90,000, with some 60,000 recorded since mid-June when the first Delta case was detected in Sydney. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rare Australian earthquake triggers panic in Melbourne ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 01:46:29 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The quake was felt as far as the city of Adelaide, although there were no reports of damage outside Melbourne and no reports of injuries. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Melbourne construction sites shut down after anti-vaccine mandate protest ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:54:51 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Hundreds of people clashed with union officials with bottles and a crate thrown at them, after the Victorian government required all construction workers to have at least one vaccine dose by Friday. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Melbourne drops Covid-zero plans, shifts focus to rapid vaccinations ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 05:10:48 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Australia is trying to get a handle on the third wave of infections that has locked down more than half of its 25 million population. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2021 02:37:05 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Authorities have not revealed how long stay-at-home orders will remain in place, saying officials will 'look at all the different options'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Australia’s second-largest city introduces virus curfew ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:55:42 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Stay-at-home restrictions in both Melbourne and the capital of Canberra have also been extended to Sept 2. ]]></description>
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