Floods threaten 130 homes in eastern Australia, just 48 hours after bushfires
SYDNEY, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - Emergency services warned people to flee floods threatening more than 130 homes in eastern…
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Australia and Oceania
Early start to Australia’s bushfire season sparks ‘horror’ warning
SYDNEY, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - Warm winds fanned multiple blazes on Wednesday in an unusually early start to Australia's…
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N. Zealand PM contracts Covid during election campaign
WELLINGTON, Oct 1, 2023 (AFP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Sunday that he had contracted Covid-19,…
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Armed suspect who caused Oahu Army base lockdown captured in another island
HONOLULU (Eagle News) – Paul A. Smith was captured at Molokai Island’s airport on the evening of Thursday, September 28,…
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Pres. Biden recognizes two Pacific nations in move to counter China
WASHINGTON, Sept 25, 2023 (AFP) - President Joe Biden said the United States officially recognized the Pacific nations of Cook…
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UN General Assembly chief warns: ‘World’s breadbaskets’ are sinking
While small island states are the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, the impact is much wider, warned the President…
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Australia’s firefighters face worst season in years
SYDNEY, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - Volunteer firefighters are scorching Australia's forest undergrowth, reducing fuel for what is expected to…
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Floods force evacuations on New Zealand’s South Island
WELLINGTON, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - New Zealand emergency officials have ordered about 100 people to evacuate in the tourist…
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Rupert Murdoch hands leadership of media empire to son Lachlan
NEW YORK, Sept 21, 2023 (AFP) - Rupert Murdoch will step down as chairman of his media empire, a conservative…
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