Australia / New Zealand
New Zealand PM Ardern extends nationwide COVID-19 lockdown
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended New Zealand's strict nationwide coronavirus lockdown on Friday, saying the full extent...
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Sydney imposes nightly curfew as Australia battles Delta outbreak
By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY/CANBERRA (Reuters) -Two million residents of Sydney will be under nightly curfew from next...
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Sydney steps up vaccine rollout as Australia’s COVID-19 cases at daily high
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia reported its biggest one-day rise in coronavirus infections on Thursday, as authorities began doling...
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New Zealand thrown into lockdown over single suspected Delta case
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put New Zealand under strict lockdown on Tuesday after the country's...
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Sydney records deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne lockdown extended
By Colin Packham and Renju Jose CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19...
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Australia extends COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne, reinstates night curfew
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities reinstated a night curfew and extended COVID-19 lockdown measures in Melbourne for another two weeks...
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Factbox: Blood and billions of dollars: NATO’s long war in Afghanistan
(Reuters) - Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and an official said President Ashraf Ghani left the Afghan capital for...
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‘Pretty devastating’: Sydney councillor delivers food in lockdown districts
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bilal El-Hayek and friend and volunteer Amer Yassine carry boxes of packaged meals onto...
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Marine rescuers work to free whale caught in shark net on Gold Coast
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian marine rescuers were working on Thursday to free a humpback whale entangled in a shark net...
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Fortress New Zealand eyes opening to vaccinated travellers early 2022
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand plans to allow quarantine-free entry to vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from early...
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New Zealand moves closer to passing ‘self-identification’ law
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand progressed with its plans to make it easier to change a person's sex on their...
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Australia extends COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for seven days
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Wednesday extended a lockdown in Melbourne for another seven days until Aug. 19 as...
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Lockdown crackdown: Sydney police to step up enforcement after COVID record
By Renju Jose and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian authorities on Tuesday vowed to crank up policing of anti-COVID lockdown...
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Virus-free New Zealand plans border reopening amid labour shortage
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Under pressure from businesses and public sectors facing a worker shortage that policymakers fear will...
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Australia’s east coast continues to struggle with Delta outbreaks
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's three most populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland reported a total of 282...
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Australia’s Victoria reports 11 COVID-19 cases
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state Victoria reported 11 new locally acquired coronavirus cases on Sunday, as the...
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Australia suffers worst COVID day this year with millions in lockdown
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia saw a record daily number of new coronavirus cases this year on Saturday, with...
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Australian soldier seriously injured in crocodile attack in Queensland -media
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian Army soldier suffered serious head and chest injuries after being mauled by a crocodile that...
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Australia’s Victoria reports 29 local COVID-19 cases, highest 2021 daily jump
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria reported 29 new locally acquired coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily jump this year,...
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Delta spreads in Sydney as Australia widens COVID-19 restrictions
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian officials warned Sydney residents on Friday to brace for a surge in COVID-19...
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