Cyclone Damien batters northwestern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Tropical cyclone Damien lashed Australia's northwestern resource-rich region of Pilbara on Saturday as locals heeded…
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Australia and Oceania
Thousands flee severe flooding in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Severe flooding forced thousands of residents in New Zealand's South Island to flee their homes…
4 years ago
Australia to refuse entry to non-citizens arriving from China
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Australian government on Saturday said it would bar non-citizens arriving from mainland China from…
4 years ago
Emergency declared for bushfire-threatened Canberra
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Authorities in Canberra on Friday declared the first state of emergency in almost two decades as…
4 years ago
New Zealand charters flight to assist with Wuhan evacuation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand announced Thursday it will charter a 300-seat aircraft to evacuate nationals from Wuhan,…
4 years ago
Australia heatwave renews bushfire worries
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia was bracing for a heatwave to sweep across the country's fire-ravaged southeast in the coming…
4 years ago
6.3-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands
(Eagle News) -- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked the Solomon Islands on Monday, Jan. 27, about 105 kilometers west…
4 years ago
New Zealand shaken by series of magnitude 5.1 and 5.3 quakes, says USGS data
(Eagle News) – New Zealand was rocked by a series of quakes – specifically two magnitude 5.1 and magnitude…
4 years ago
Australia confirms first coronavirus case
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Saturday confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus that has claimed 41…
4 years ago
Three killed in Australia firefighting plane crash
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Three people were killed when a water-bombing plane crashed southwest of Sydney on Thursday, setting off…
4 years ago
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