Australia

In one entry, a boy describes fleeing Iraq only to struggle with illness and worry about his family's safety. Asked what he wants to be when he grows up, he responds, "Anything, free."

Defending champion New Zealand will face off against its rival, Australia, in London. You can watch the game on NBC at noon ET.

In the past week, a video for Drake's song "Hotline Bling" has inspired both memes and jokes. A new entry has its roots in a fictional Australian high school with a gung-ho drama teacher.

Inspired by recent campaigns that have marked notable deaths, Australians create a "prehumous" tribute to a controversial leader: They're putting out their onions for Tony Abbott.

After less than two years, Abbott's often contentious term came to a sharp end. His own Liberal Party voted to replace him with the more moderate Malcolm Turnbull.

A sheep found in the wild in Australia had to undergo emergency shearing — 89 pounds, 3 ounces of wool was cut away. The sheep's weight reportedly dropped by half.

In 19 officially dry aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, the dark-brown yeast-based spread is reportedly being purchased in bulk to produce homebrew.

That was the finding presented by a national inquiry on the sexual abuse of children that was launched in 2013. According to the inquiry, church elders also destroyed records about the allegations.

A viral video by the Australian trick basketball team How Ridiculous demonstrates a property of physics that can make the ball appear to momentarily defy gravity.