Rooftop rescues in Australia as tens of thousands evacuated from floods
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes Monday, as torrential rain…
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Australia
Australia’s gas and mining emissions higher than estimated: report
by Maddison Connaughton Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Gas and mining projects in Australia are emitting significantly more greenhouse…
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One dead, 10 feared missing in Australia floods
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- One person was found dead in a submerged car and 10 others were reportedly missing on…
4 years ago
Australia sanctions top Russian officials for ‘unprovoked’ Ukraine invasion
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia announced sanctions on eight of President Vladimir Putin's top security advisors on Wednesday following Russia's…
4 years ago
‘Fortress Australia’ re-opens after two-year Covid closure
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia opened its international borders to all vaccinated tourists Monday, nearly two years after the island…
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Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant to close
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia's largest coal-fired power plant will shut in 2025 -- several…
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Australia to list Hamas as terror group
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia on Thursday said it would list all of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas as a terrorist…
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US, Asia allies meet to deepen bulwark against China
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France-Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) - The top diplomats of the United States, Australia, Japan and India…
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Australia warns koalas ‘endangered’ as numbers plunge
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as "endangered" on Friday, with…
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Perth suburbs threatened as Australia bushfires rage
PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- Two out-of-control bushfires threatened lives and homes in Western Australia on Wednesday, with blistering temperatures set…
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Eruption-hit Tonga closes borders as Covid detected
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) - Volcano-devastated Tonga will close its borders Wednesday after Covid-19 was detected in the previously virus-free Pacific…
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Australia pumps cash into Great Barrier Reef protection
SYDNEY, Austalia (AFP) - Australia unveiled a billion-dollar package to protect the climate-ravaged Great Barrier Reef on Friday, hoping to…
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