Super Rugby to monitor air quality in new season
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) Super Rugby on Wednesday announced it will monitor air quality at venues and cancel games if smoke from…
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“Game changer for diagnosis” – Australian scientists ‘first to grow’ new coronavirus outside China
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Scientists in Australia have successfully replicated the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, in what they said would…
6 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…
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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…
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Waterbombing plane missing as Australia bushfires flare
by Holly ROBERTSON SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A water-bombing plane was missing and feared to have crashed in Australia's southeast…
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High alert for new Australia bushfires as heat and winds pick up
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian firefighters are on high alert for the possibility that scorching temperatures and strong winds could…
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Australia fires ‘devastating habitats’ of endangered species
by David MILLIKIN Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's bushfires and other climate change effects are devastating the habitats…
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Climate change pushing Australia’s platypus towards extinction
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Prolonged drought and other effects of climate change are pushing Australia's unique platypus population towards extinction,…
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Dust storms and giant hail batter bushfire-weary Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- "Apocalyptic" dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas of Australia over the weekend, with thunder and giant…
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Threatened species hit hard by Australia’s bushfires
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's bushfires have burned more than half the known habitat of 100 threatened plants and animals,…
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Fires, then floods: How much can a koala bear?
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A week ago, koalas at an Australian wildlife park were in the path of raging bushfires.…
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Rain hits Australian fires, but blazes still rage
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Heavy rain fell on bushfires in eastern Australia Friday for a second straight day, offering further…
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