Australia and Oceania

Delta variant confirmed in New Zealand, virus case total at five

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A coronavirus case that plunged New Zealand into a snap national lockdown was confirmed as…

Snap national lockdown in New Zealand over virus case

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand will move into a snap three-day lockdown after recording its first case of…

New Zealand records first local virus case in six months

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand recorded its first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 in six months on Tuesday,…

Australia’s second-largest city introduces coronavirus curfew

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A coronavirus curfew was announced Monday for Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne, with residents confined to…

Poland sells 1 million Covid vaccines to Australia

Poland has sold one million Pfizer Covid vaccine doses to Australia as part of a "responsible policy of solidarity", the…

Australia’s capital Canberra to enter virus lockdown

CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's capital Canberra was ordered into a seven-day lockdown Thursday, after a single Covid-19 case was…

Australia’s second-largest city extends lockdown

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Five million people in Australia's second-largest city will remain under stay-at-home orders for at least another…

Sydney hits new Covid case record as outbreak spreads

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney posted a new record of Covid-19 infections Tuesday as the city struggles to control…

UN climate report ‘starkest warning yet’ warns COP26 chief

An upcoming UN report on climate change gives the international community its clearest ever warning about the dangers of accelerating…

Sydney posts fresh Covid record as Melbourne races to trace outbreak

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's state of New South Wales reported another record day of Covid-19 cases Saturday, as authorities…

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