Australia kicks off global New Year party defying terror threat
by Barry PARKER SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Global terror attacks have cast a pall over 2016 but Australia was Saturday…
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Australia and Oceania
Australian police charge man over New Year threats
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) --Australian counter-terror officers arrested a 40-year-old man at Sydney Airport, after he disembarked from a flight from…
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Rare death from snake bite in Australian home
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A man has died a week after being bitten by one of the world's deadliest snakes…
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Robot gives rare glimpse under Antarctic sea ice
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An underwater robot has captured a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice, revealing a colourful…
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6.5-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled northern Australia and parts of Indonesia Wednesday with residents in Darwin…
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Thousands of Fijians shelter in evacuation centres from floods, landslides
NAVUA DISTRICT, Fiji (Reuters) -- Thousands of Fijians sheltered in evacuation centers and tents on Tuesday (December 20) as heavy…
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Solomons escape serious damage after powerful 7.7 quake
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A major 7.7-magnitude quake struck Friday off the Solomon Islands triggering severe shaking and a tsunami…
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Magnitude 6 quake hits Castlepoint, New Zealand
(Eagle News) -- A magnitude 6 quake hit New Zealand, with its epicenter located east northeast of Castlepoint, a…
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Two French tourists die at Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Two French tourists died Wednesday while snorkelling at a popular tourist spot on the Great Barrier…
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New Zealand begins evacuating tourists from quake-hit town
WOODEND, New Zealand (Reuters) -- New Zealand emergency services and defense personnel began evacuating hundreds of tourists and residents from the…
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