Australia approves vaccine booster shots for adults
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Wednesday authorized booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines for over-18s, with the third dose expected…
3 years ago
Australia and Oceania
New Zealand sets 90% vaccine target to end lockdown
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand set a 90-percent vaccination target Friday for scrapping lockdowns as Prime Minister Jacinda…
3 years ago
Australia sets $1 million reward for missing four-year-old
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian authorities on Thursday offered Aus$1 million (US$750,000) for information leading to the discovery of a…
3 years ago
Melbourne eases months-long Covid lockdown restrictions
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- One of the world's most locked-down cities will reopen late Thursday, with Melbourne residents hoping this…
3 years ago
Grapefruit-sized hailstones hit Australian town
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- A tropical north Australian town has been pounded by "record-breaking" hailstones the size of mangoes or…
3 years ago
New Zealand Covid cases hit record despite vaccination push
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the start of the…
3 years ago
Sydney to scrap quarantine, readies to welcome overseas visitors
by Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney will scrap all quarantine requirements for travellers from next month, officials said…
3 years ago
Palau nears 100 percent Covid vaccination
KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has emerged as one of the world's most vaccinated places…
3 years ago
New Zealand health workers, teachers told ‘no jab, no job’
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand announced Monday a sweeping "no jab, no job" policy for most healthcare workers…
3 years ago
Sydney lockdown ends after 106 days
by Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Elated Sydneysiders were emerging from almost four months of "blood, sweat and no…
3 years ago
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