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Australia's international border reopened on Monday almost 600 days after a pandemic closure began, sparking emotional scenes at Sydney airport as loved ones reunited. Shortly after dawn, bleary-eyed passengers began to trickle into the arrivals terminal at Kingsford Smith International and were quickly wrapped up in the tearful embraces of flower-clutching relatives.

Tens of thousands of travellers were expected to touch down in Bangkok and the holiday island of Phuket on Monday as Thailand reboots its tourism industry after 18 months of Covid curbs.

Draped in a colourful saree and shirt, Lakshmi Murgesan dives into the azure waters off India’s southern coast to collect seaweed, which is being hailed by scientists as a miracle crop that absorbs more carbon dioxide than trees. India is the world’s third largest carbon polluter, behind China and the US, and has yet to set a target date for its emissions to reach net zero.

Tens of thousands of travellers were expected to touch down in Bangkok and the holiday island of Phuket on Monday as Thailand reboots its tourism industry after 18 months of Covid curbs. The coronavirus pandemic hammered the kingdom’s tourism-reliant economy, which last year saw its worst performance since the 1997 Asian financial crisis with arrivals down more than 80 per cent.

At the side of a railway track on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Cocker Spaniel Monte is enthusiastically sniffing the ground, his long furry ears flopping around his nose. When he finds what he is looking for, he obediently stops, sits and is delighted to receive a treat from his trainer.

Galloping across the shimmering red sands of Jordan’s spectacular Wadi Rum valley, more than one hundred riders on horses swept through the lunar-like desert as part of an epic long-distance race. The 200km five-day long “Gallops” race, involving mainly amateur jockeys, started in Wadi Rum and ended on Friday in the famed ancient desert city of Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Latte drinkers may in the future be sipping on java sourced from a petri dish rather than a plantation, say scientists behind a new technique to grow what they hope to be sustainable coffee in a lab. “It’s really coffee, because there is nothing else than coffee material in the product,” Heiko Rischer said, pointing to a dish of light brown powder.

The Samdech Techo Sen Volunteer Lawyers – a legal-aid group set up by Prime Minister Hun Sen to assist the poor – will represent two girls who were allegedly assaulted by the commander of the Military Police in Kratie town for the death of his dog.

Draped in a colourful saree and shirt, Lakshmi Murgesan dives into the azure waters off India’s southern coast to collect seaweed, which is being hailed by scientists as a miracle crop that absorbs more carbon dioxide than trees. India is the world’s third largest carbon polluter, behind China and the US, and has yet to set a target date for its emissions to reach net zero.

A brand-new Phnom Penh restaurant with a prime location situated just a block over from the intersection of Monivong and Mao celebrated its grand opening on October 18, stirring hopes that the pandemic-era – with its far more frequent restaurant closings than openings – is truly coming to an end and the economy will soon be back on track.