Australia and Oceania

Australia calls military in after virus surge

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's military was called in Wednesday to help tackle a coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne -- a…

Fears of second virus wave in Australia’s second city

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australians were warned Monday to avoid travelling to Melbourne, as the country's second biggest city tightened…

New Zealand cop dies in ‘devastating’ shooting: PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- An unarmed New Zealand police officer was fatally shot on an Auckland street Friday, the…

New Zealand military to control borders after virus bungle

by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the military to oversee the…

New virus cases in China, N. Zealand sound pandemic alarm

  by Beiyi Seow and Jing Xuan Teng, with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- More than…

New Zealand reports first new virus cases in 25 days

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand reported two cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, ending a three-and-a-half week spell without any…

Australia set to allow 10,000-strong sporting crowds

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Crowds of up 10,000 people will be allowed into Australian sports stadiums from next month,…

Joyful PM Ardern declares New Zealand virus victory

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand lifted all domestic coronavirus restrictions on Monday after its final COVID-19 patient was…

Strong earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea, no tsunami warning

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Monday, the US Geological Survey that tracks…

New Zealand clears its last COVID-19 case

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand has no active COVID-19 cases after the country's final patient was given the…

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