Australia and Oceania

Lockdowns sink Australian economy in third quarter

  by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Pandemic-induced lockdowns caused Australia's economy to shrink 1.9 percent…

Australia detects first Covid Omicron infections

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Health officials said Sunday they had detected the Covid Omicron strain in Australia for the first…

Australia bans southern Africa flights over virus concerns

Australia banned flights from nine southern African countries on Saturday, tightening its borders to prevent the entry of the new…

WTO’s big conference postponed due to new Covid variant

by Agnès PEDRERO Next week's World Trade Organization ministerial conference, the global trade body's biggest gathering in four years, was…

Three killed in Solomon Islands unrest

The bodies of three people have been discovered in a burnt-out building in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara, police said…

Several buildings ablaze in Solomon Islands’ capital riots

HONIARA, Solomon Islands  (AFP) -- Several buildings were set alight in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara Thursday as thousands of…

Tens of thousands rally against Covid curbs in Europe and Australia

  by Danny Kemp and Julie Capelle, with AFP bureaus DEN HAAG, Netherlands (AFP) -- Tens of thousands took to…

APEC meeting to put climate rhetoric to the test

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Pacific Rim leaders will begin a virtual summit Friday, facing pressure to back up ambitious…

New Zealand’s APEC host Ardern calls for ‘bold’ climate action

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Pacific Rim trade and foreign ministers agreed to push for a freeze on fossil fuel…

WATCH: Eagle News International – November 9, 2021

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