New Zealand PM says mall stabbing a ‘terrorist’ attack
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- An ISIS-inspired terrorist stabbed six people at an Auckland supermarket on Friday before police who…
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Australia and Oceania
Man shot dead by police after New Zealand supermarket rampage
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand police shot dead a man who wounded six people in an attack at…
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UK to send four million vaccine doses to Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Britain will send four million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday,…
3 years ago
Guam halts vacation-and-vax tours as virus cases rise
HAGATNA, United States (AFP) -- The US Pacific territory of Guam has suspended a program allowing international visitors to receive…
3 years ago
Climate and weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives – WMO report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrLaT1wyLaE Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50…
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Australia’s Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A lockdown of Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will be extended, authorities announced Sunday as they struggle…
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New Australian virus cases soar over 1,000 for first time
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Thursday reported more than 1,000 new local coronavirus cases for the first time during…
3 years ago
New Zealand to stay in lockdown, outbreak ‘yet to peak’
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand extended a national Covid-19 lockdown Monday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying a…
3 years ago
New Zealand queries virus approach as Delta outbreak grows
New Zealand conceded its ambitious "Covid zero" elimination strategy may no longer be viable Sunday, as an outbreak of the…
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US tells citizens to avoid Kabul airport due to ‘security threats’
The United States on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport, citing "potential security…
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