Australia / New Zealand
Significant tsunami damage feared in Tonga, communications still cut
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed, leaving relatives...
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Pacific may be most likely to see ‘strategic surprise’ -U.S. policymaker Campbell
By David Brunnstrom and Kirsty Needham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pacific may well be the part of the world most likely...
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Factbox-Tennis-Australian hotel where Novak Djokovic is being kept
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic, who has earned nearly $155 million in career prize money, faces at least...
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Sydney gears up for New Year’s Eve celebrations despite record Omicron surge
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney, the Australian city worst-affected by the Omicron wave, will press ahead with New...
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Australia shortens booster wait as Omicron explosion turns holidays into chaos
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia on Friday narrowed the wait time for people to receive COVID-19 booster shots as another record jump...
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New Zealand delays border re-opening over Omicron concerns
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand on Tuesday postponed its phased border re-opening plans until the end of February over concerns of...
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Australia facing economic coercion from China – Treasurer
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Friday said Australia had been subject to "economic coercion" by China through...
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Thousands protest COVID-19 rules as New Zealand marks 90% vaccine rates
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands marched in New Zealand's capital Wellington on Thursday to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and lockdowns,...
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New Zealand reports first Omicron case in Christchurch border facility
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand reported its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 at a state-run isolation facility...
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New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11 years
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's health regulator Medsafe has granted provisional approval for the Pfizer Inc COVID-19...
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Breach of Ukraine’s territorial integrity would have “high price”, says Scholz
BERLIN (Reuters) - Any violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity by Russia would have a high price, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz...
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Blinken touts deeper U.S. engagement amid concern over ‘aggressive’ China
By Humeyra Pamuk JAKARTA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken touted on Tuesday a U.S. strategy to deepen its...
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Blinken heads to Southeast Asia to deepen cooperation on China pushback
By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will seek to bolster economic and security cooperation...
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New Zealand’s smoking ban overlooks worry about growing youth vaping
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Surging interest in vaping among young New Zealanders may undermine a government crackdown on...
Read moreNew Zealand defence forces warn of rising threat from China in Indo-Pacific
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's defence forces warned on Wednesday of the security threat from an increasingly powerful China as...
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Australian government officials will not attend Beijing Olympics, PM says
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian government officials will not attend the Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing next year, Prime Minister...
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Nightclubs, cafes and casinos reopen in Auckland as marathon lockdown ends
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Aucklanders returned to nightclubs, cinemas and cafes on Friday as New Zealand's biggest city exited pandemic lockdown...
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New Zealand’s COVID-19 re-opening plans leave Maori feeling exposed
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -As New Zealand prepares to ease its COVID-19 pandemic controls and global isolation after nearly...
Read more‘Robust’ statement expected from U.S.-EU meeting on China -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union are expected to issue a "robust" joint statement from a...
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New Zealand joins regional effort to calm restive Solomon Islands
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Wednesday that it will deploy military and police personnel in the Solomon Islands,...
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