Australia and Oceania

Climate and weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives – WMO report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrLaT1wyLaE   Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50…

Australia’s Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A lockdown of Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will be extended, authorities announced Sunday as they struggle…

New Australian virus cases soar over 1,000 for first time

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Thursday reported more than 1,000 new local coronavirus cases for the first time during…

New Zealand to stay in lockdown, outbreak ‘yet to peak’

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand extended a national Covid-19 lockdown Monday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying a…

New Zealand queries virus approach as Delta outbreak grows

New Zealand conceded its ambitious "Covid zero" elimination strategy may no longer be viable Sunday, as an outbreak of the…

US tells citizens to avoid Kabul airport due to ‘security threats’

The United States on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport, citing "potential security…

Palau loses virus-free status with first Covid cases

KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- The tiny Pacific nation of Palau reported its first cases of coronavirus Saturday, losing its prized…

New Zealand extends Delta outbreak lockdown

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand extended a national Covid-19 lockdown Friday as case numbers continued to rise and…

Sydney extends lockdown, imposes partial curfew

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney extended its two-month-old lockdown for another month and introduced a partial curfew Friday, as Australia's…

Tsunami warning lifted after 6.8-magnitude quake off Vanuatu

A tsunami alert has been lifted after a 6.8-magnitude quake which struck Wednesday off the coast of the Pacific island…

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