Emergency declared as New Zealand floods threaten thousands of homes
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand authorities declared a state of emergency in the province of Canterbury Sunday, as…
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Australia and Oceania
Australia’s Covid success under threat as Melbourne goes into lockdown
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Five million weary Melbourne residents returned to lockdown Friday, straining local resolve and testing Australia's "zero-Covid"…
3 years ago
Millions in Australia’s second city ordered into snap Covid lockdown
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- More than five million people in Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne were ordered into a snap…
3 years ago
Ardern spends big in New Zealand’s ‘recovery’ budget
by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled a big-spending budget Thursday aimed…
3 years ago
Nauru vaccinates all its adults in ‘world record’ effort
KOROR, Palau(AFP) -- The tiny Pacific nation of Nauru has congratulated itself for a "world record" Covid-19 vaccination drive which…
3 years ago
Australia aims to vaccinate all adults by year’s end
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) -- Australia set a new target of vaccinating all willing…
3 years ago
Five stabbed in New Zealand knife attack, terror link ruled out
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A knife-wielding attacker stabbed five people in a New Zealand supermarket Monday, critically injuring three,…
3 years ago
Australia to end ban on citizens returning from India
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia will not extend a controversial ban on citizens returning from Covid-hit India, the prime minister…
3 years ago
Australia borders could be shut until late 2022: minister
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia is likely to remain shut to visitors until late 2022, the country's trade and tourism…
3 years ago
Sydney rushes to trace first local Covid cases in a month
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney's first local Covid-19 cases in more than a month left health authorities scrambling to trace…
3 years ago
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