Australia’s Perth battles bushfire amid virus lockdown
PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- A wildfire on the fringes of Australia's fourth-largest city Perth has destroyed several homes and forced…
3 years ago
Australia and Oceania
Australia says Myanmar army must release elected leaders ‘immediately’
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Monday demanded Myanmar's army immediately release de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and…
3 years ago
New Zealand confirms two more virus cases in community
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand confirmed two new cases of the more virulent South African Covid-19 strain in…
3 years ago
New Zealand PM expects closed borders for much of 2021
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's borders are likely to remain closed for much of the year as health…
3 years ago
New Zealand’s new Covid-19 case is South African variant
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's first case of coronavirus in the community for more than two months has…
3 years ago
Pacific’s Micronesia records first Covid-19 case
KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- The remote Pacific nation of Micronesia recorded its first case of Covid-19 on Monday, ending its…
3 years ago
UK virus strain triggers lockdown in Australia’s Brisbane
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- The Australian city of Brisbane has called a snap three-day lockdown after a worker at a…
3 years ago
Australia vows not to rush vaccine rollout, citing UK ‘problems’
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Under mounting pressure to speed up coronavirus vaccinations, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said…
3 years ago
Australian ‘lives and homes’ at risk as fire nears Perth
PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives and homes in Australia's west coast city of Perth Monday, with…
3 years ago
Sydney bans New Year crowds as Australian virus cluster grows
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Plans to let thousands of frontline workers ring in the new year around Sydney Harbour were…
3 years ago
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