Australian officer charged with manslaughter after tasering 95-year-old
SYDNEY, Nov 29, 2023 (AFP) - An Australian police officer was charged with manslaughter Wednesday, after allegedly tasering a 95-year-old…
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Australia and Oceania
Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes north of Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological…
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Luxon sworn in as new prime minister of New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - Former airline boss Christopher Luxon formally took office as New Zealand's prime minister Monday,…
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Wildfire engulfs homes in Western Australia
SYDNEY, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) - Australian firefighters Thursday battled a runaway bushfire that has incinerated 10 homes and forced…
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Chinese sonar pulses ‘likely’ injured divers: Australia defence chief
SYDNEY, Nov 18, 2023 (AFP) - Australian navy divers were "likely" injured by sonar pulses emitted by a Chinese warship…
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Australian economist recounts ‘Kafkaesque’ time in Myanmar junta jail
SYDNEY, Australia, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - Days after Myanmar's military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February 2021,…
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Australian ports reopen after cyberattack
SYDNEY, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - Major ports handling 40 percent of Australia's freight trade have reopened, operator DP World…
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Malaysian killer freed from Australian immigration detention: lawyer
SYDNEY, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - A Malaysian former bodyguard convicted in the 2006 murder of a Mongolian translator has…
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Australia offers refuge to Tuvaluans facing climate displacement
By Steven TRASK SYDNEY, Nov 10, 2023 (AFP) - Citizens of climate-threatened Tuvalu will have the right to live in…
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Major outage hits Australian telecoms giant
SYDNEY, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) - Nationwide outages hit a major Australian communications company Wednesday, disrupting phone lines, crashing payment…
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