Guam launches vacation-and-vax tourism drive
HAGATNA, Guam (AFP) -- The US Pacific territory of Guam will offer visitors a Covid-19 vaccination with their tropical holiday,…
3 years ago
Australia and Oceania
Two skydivers die after falling from plane in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A skydiving instructor and their customer died Sunday after falling from a plane before a tandem…
3 years ago
Sydney broadens Covid lockdown as Delta variant cases sweep city
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney streets were nearly deserted on Saturday at the start of a beefed-up two-week lockdown…
3 years ago
After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague
by Andrew LEESON Agence France Presse Dubbo, Australia (AFP) -- After surviving years of crippling drought, farmers in eastern…
3 years ago
Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydneysiders were largely banned from leaving the city Wednesday as Australian authorities rushed to stop a…
3 years ago
Mouse plague forces Australian prison evacuation
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A mouse plague ravaging Australia's farmlands forced the evacuation of hundreds of inmates from a rural…
3 years ago
Strong earthquake shakes New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook the area around New Zealand's Kermadec Islands early Monday, the…
3 years ago
Australia further restricts AstraZeneca vaccine over clotting concerns
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia recommended that AstraZeneca's Covid-19 jab should not be given to people under 60 on Thursday,…
3 years ago
After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague
by Andrew LEESON DUBBO, Australia (AFP) -- After surviving years of crippling drought, farmers in eastern Australia are locked in…
3 years ago
Australia’s second-largest city to exit two-week virus lockdown
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Five million Melbourne residents will exit lockdown Thursday after Australian authorities said their adherence to strict…
3 years ago
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