New Zealand seeks international help as cyclone cripples North Island
Napier, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand deployed gunships and helicopters to deliver water, food and fuel to cities cut…
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Australia and Oceania
Flights grounded, power cut as storm lashes New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of homes in New Zealand were without power Monday and hundreds of…
2 years ago
Earthquake in Indonesia’s Papua kills 4
Jayapura, Indonesia | AFP | At least four people were killed Thursday when an earthquake struck the capital of Indonesia's…
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Australia vows to hold Russia accountable for MH17 disaster
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Thursday pledged to hold Russia accountable for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after…
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Police seize enough cocaine to supply N. Zealand for 30 years
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Police said Wednesday they had seized enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years,…
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Late Australian cardinal’s funeral sparks Sydney protests
by Steven TRASK Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Protesters denounced late Australian cardinal George Pell for his "bigoted" views…
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Vanuatu on alert as submerged volcano erupts
Volcano Information bulletin issued; Date: 01/02/2023 Time: 04:33 PM Location: EAST EPI ISLAND - VANUATU REGION pic.twitter.com/DQH3qvndgG — Seismology Fiji…
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Australia’s lost radioactive capsule found on the side of the road
A tiny but dangerously radioactive capsule which fell off a truck along a remote stretch of outback highway in Australia…
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Australian Church mourns cardinal Pell, despite protests
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's Catholic Church held a prayer vigil for late cardinal George Pell who lay in state…
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Rio Tinto ‘sorry’ for losing radioactive capsule in Western Australia
Mining giant Rio Tinto apologised Monday for losing a tiny but dangerously radioactive capsule that fell off a truck along…
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