Over 10 million Australians in coronavirus lockdown
by Holly ROBERTSON / with Tristan Lavalette in Perth Agence France Presse More than 10 million Australians have been…
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Australia and Oceania
Fourth major Australian city ordered into virus lockdown
by Holly ROBERTSON BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Brisbane on Tuesday became the fourth major Australian city ordered into lockdown, as…
4 years ago
New restrictions as coronavirus cases spread across Australia
by Holly ROBERTSON BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- New coronavirus cases popped up in cities across Australia on Monday, prompting local…
4 years ago
Guam launches vacation-and-vax tourism drive
HAGATNA, Guam (AFP) -- The US Pacific territory of Guam will offer visitors a Covid-19 vaccination with their tropical holiday,…
4 years ago
Two skydivers die after falling from plane in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A skydiving instructor and their customer died Sunday after falling from a plane before a tandem…
4 years ago
Sydney broadens Covid lockdown as Delta variant cases sweep city
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney streets were nearly deserted on Saturday at the start of a beefed-up two-week lockdown…
4 years ago
After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague
by Andrew LEESON Agence France Presse Dubbo, Australia (AFP) -- After surviving years of crippling drought, farmers in eastern…
4 years ago
Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydneysiders were largely banned from leaving the city Wednesday as Australian authorities rushed to stop a…
4 years ago
Mouse plague forces Australian prison evacuation
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A mouse plague ravaging Australia's farmlands forced the evacuation of hundreds of inmates from a rural…
4 years ago
Strong earthquake shakes New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook the area around New Zealand's Kermadec Islands early Monday, the…
4 years ago
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