Magnitude 6.0 jolts Papua New Guinea, no immediate damage reported
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea early Thursday, about 65 kilometres southeast of the town of Kimbe,…
10 months ago
Australia and Oceania
13 hospitalised after ‘technical event’ on Auckland-bound flight
WELLINGTON, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Thirteen passengers have been hospitalised after a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland experienced…
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Australia cult leader faces new child abuse charges
SYDNEY, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Australian police detained and charged on Monday a well-known cult leader known as "Little…
10 months ago
Great Barrier Reef hit by seventh ‘mass bleaching event’ since 1998
By Laura CHUNG SYDNEY, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier…
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Trade, submarines feature at ASEAN talks in Australia
MELBOURNE, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - Australia unveiled plans to ramp up investment in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, setting aside…
10 months ago
Australia sets up $1.3 bn fund to grow trade with ASEAN
MELBOURNE, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - Australia unveiled plans to ramp up investment in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, setting aside…
10 months ago
Philippines hopes to launch EU free trade negotiations ‘very soon’
MELBOURNE, March 4, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippines hopes to launch formal free trade agreement negotiations with the European Union…
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ASEAN-Australia summit to decry ‘threat or use of force’ in region
By Steven TRASK MELBOURNE, March 4, 2024 (AFP) - Leaders from Southeast Asian nations and Australia gathered in Melbourne on…
10 months ago
Philippines foreign minister urges China: ‘stop harassing us’
MELBOURNE, March 4, 2024 (AFP) - Philippine foreign minister Enrique Manalo told AFP on Monday that his country wants to…
10 months ago
New Tuvalu PM says focused on development, not Taiwan ties
FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu, Feb 29, 2024 (AFP) - Tuvalu's new Prime Minister Feleti Teo says his government is focused on the…
11 months ago
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