Australia and Oceania

Australia records deadliest day of pandemic so far

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, including a man in his…

Australian killed in Beirut explosions: PM

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian was among the dead after massive explosions devastated Beirut's port on Tuesday and killed…

Australian city begins curfew as global virus cases top 18 million

  by Carly Waters, with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's second-largest city started a six-week…

Global virus cases top 18 million as Australian city imposes curfew

by AFP Bureaus MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide topped 18 million on Monday with…

Melbourne orders compulsory masks as Australia battles coronavirus

  by Tania Lee Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Anyone venturing out in Australia's second-biggest city was ordered…

Plan to cull nearly 2,000 kangaroos in Australia pushes through amid COVID pandemic, says ACT gov’t

https://youtu.be/lsXFe36eC2U By Rohnczel Castro EBC Canberra Bureau (Eagle News) -- This year, the government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)…

Australia posts record number of new coronavirus infections

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia reported a record 502 new coronavirus infections Wednesday, nearly four months after the epidemic initially…

Australian virus resurgence forces suspension of parliament

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's parliament will be suspended for two weeks over fears that politicians could bring coronavirus from…

Shark pulls 10-year-old from fishing boat in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A shark "grabbed" a 10-year-old boy from a fishing boat off Australia on Friday but swam…

Magnitude 7 quake hits Papua New Guinea

  A strong magnitude 7 quake shook Papua New Guinea on Friday, July 17, sending residents scrambling from buildings in…

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