URGENT: Strong 7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands
Honiara, Solomon Islands | AFP | A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting…
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Australia and Oceania
Australians rescued from roofs after flash floods
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Rescuers plucked more than 100 people from their roofs Monday after a flash flood swamped a small…
2 years ago
Tsunami warning lifted after major quake near Tonga
Sydney, Australia | AFP | A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck in the sea off Tonga late Friday, according to the…
2 years ago
ALERT: Tsunami warning after magnitude-7.1 quake near Tonga: USGS
Strong Earthquake In the Tonga Islands Region; Tsunami Advisory Issued For American Samoa For more information see https://t.co/c9d70XmEZF pic.twitter.com/3zVSFItTai —…
2 years ago
Russian hackers behind medical record theft: Australian police
Sydney, Australia | AFP | Russian hackers were behind a cyberattack on a major Australian healthcare company that breached the…
2 years ago
Hackers demand $10 m for stolen Australian health records
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Hackers leaking medical records stolen from a major Australian healthcare company said Thursday they are demanding…
2 years ago
Australian sentenced to 129 years in Philippine child sex abuse case
Manila, Philippines | AFP | by Allison Jackson and Mikhail Flores An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years…
2 years ago
Island nations call for oil tax, anti-fossil fuel treaty at UN summit
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt | AFP | by Laurent Thomet Small island nations led calls at the UN climate…
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Pacific nuclear legacy overshadows US talks in Marshall Islands
MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) -- Marshall Islands officials say they are ready to resume talks with the United States this…
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Australia ‘concerned’ about trade deal after UK turmoil
Sydney, Australia | AFP | Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday voiced fears that Britain's political convulsions and the…
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