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New Zealand virus outbreak is first of UK variant: officials

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP) -- Two new coronavirus infections which sent New Zealand's biggest city into lockdown Monday are…

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NOUMEA, France (AFP) -- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a small tsunami that caused…

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by Nina Larson with AFP Bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization insisted Monday that the AstraZeneca vaccine…

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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A mammoth effort by Australian firefighters saved homes from an out-of-control bushfire near Perth overnight, authorities…

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PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- At least 71 homes have been destroyed in a bushfire raging out of control near Australia's…

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PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- A wildfire on the fringes of Australia's fourth-largest city Perth has destroyed several homes and forced…

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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Monday demanded Myanmar's army immediately release de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and…

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WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand confirmed two new cases of the more virulent South African Covid-19 strain in…

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's borders are likely to remain closed for much of the year as health…

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's first case of coronavirus in the community for more than two months has…

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