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Premier Dominic Perrottet (right) and Deputy Premier Pail Toole drink a beer before holding a media conference at Watson’s Pub in Moore Park on October 11, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sydney reopens after more than 100 days in lockdown

Sydney, Australia aimed to lift its strict COVID-19 mandates for only those who have been fully vaccinated. Salons, gyms, bars and restaurants opened up their doors to vaccinated patrons on Monday.

French ambassador to Australia Jean-Pierre Thebault gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated-Press in Paris, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed France's decision to return its ambassador to Australia and said Thursday the bilateral relationship was bigger than the canceled submarine contract. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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French ambassador to Australia addresses France’s interests in ‘Indo-Pacific’ region

France’s ambassador to Australia made his way back to his post in Canberra, but the relationship between the two countries hasn’t been restored to the way it used to be. During an interview in Paris, a day before he returned to Australia, French ambassador Jean Pierre Thebault said he doesn’t understand how he was lied to for 18 months from a so-called ally.

John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, departs after attending a keynote address by Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Ministerial Council Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Paris. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

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Kerry reveals Biden ‘was not fully aware’ of French submarine deal he derailed

Joe Biden’s climate envoy, John Kerry, claims Biden did not fully understand the French submarine deal with Australia that he derailed.