Pacific’s Micronesia records first Covid-19 case
KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- The remote Pacific nation of Micronesia recorded its first case of Covid-19 on Monday, ending its…
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Australia and Oceania
UK virus strain triggers lockdown in Australia’s Brisbane
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- The Australian city of Brisbane has called a snap three-day lockdown after a worker at a…
4 years ago
Australia vows not to rush vaccine rollout, citing UK ‘problems’
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Under mounting pressure to speed up coronavirus vaccinations, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said…
4 years ago
Australian ‘lives and homes’ at risk as fire nears Perth
PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives and homes in Australia's west coast city of Perth Monday, with…
4 years ago
Sydney bans New Year crowds as Australian virus cluster grows
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Plans to let thousands of frontline workers ring in the new year around Sydney Harbour were…
4 years ago
Deadly Fiji super cyclone sparks disease fears
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Disease threatens to worsen an already desperate situation in Fiji, an official warned Sunday, where thousands…
4 years ago
Parts of Sydney locked down as Australia battles growing cluster
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Parts of Sydney were heading into a fresh lockdown on Saturday as officials in Australia's…
4 years ago
‘Villages destroyed’ as super cyclone hits Fiji
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Super cyclone Yasa flattened entire villages as it tore through Fiji, but there were no initial…
4 years ago
Fijians warned of flooding, huge waves as super storm bears down
by Leon LORD SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fijians were warned Thursday that no part of the Pacific island nation would…
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Illegal Chinese fishing vessel detained in Palau
KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- An illegal Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew have been detained in Palau, authorities said,…
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