Australia / New Zealand
New Zealand opposition picks former airline boss to take on Ardern
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's main opposition National Party selected on Tuesday a former chief executive of the...
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New Zealand to ease COVID measures this week despite Omicron threat – PM
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday the country will move into a system of...
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New Zealand main opposition party ousts leader
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's National Party opposition leader Judith Collins has been dumped by the party as it grapples...
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Hezbollah condemns Australia classifying it as terrorist organization – al-Manar TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah movement condemned Australia's decision to classify it as a terrorist organisation, describing it "a blind...
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New Zealand sets date for reopening to tourists after nearly two years
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand will keep its borders closed to most international travellers for a further five...
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New Zealand to end tough COVID curbs, adopt new virus-fighting system
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand will adopt a new system of living with the coronavirus virus from Dec....
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Australia to allow entry for fully-vaccinated visa holders from Dec. 1
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will allow entry for fully-vaccinated eligible visa holders into the country from Dec. 1 without applying...
Read moreTravel bubble with Singapore brings international students back to Australia
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A group of international university students arrived in Australia from Singapore on Sunday after...
Read moreMiner killed in accident at Coronado Global Resources mine in Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A miner was killed early on Sunday at an open-cut coal mine operated by Coronado Global Resources...
Read morePro and anti-vaccination protesters take to Australia streets
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Several thousand people took to Australia's streets on Saturday protesting COVID-19 vaccination mandates, while...
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U.S. cooperation with partners causing China ‘heartburn’ -Campbell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Expanded U.S. cooperation with partners is causing China "heartburn" and Chinese President Xi Jinping made clear to President...
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New Zealand police find human remains in disaster-stricken mine after 11 years
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Human remains have been found in a New Zealand coal mine, police said on Wednesday, more than...
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New Zealand to ease Auckland domestic border curbs in mid-Dec
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Domestic borders around New Zealand's largest city Auckland will reopen from Dec. 15 for fully vaccinated people and...
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New Zealand’s Māori ask anti-vaccine protesters to stop using haka
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Māori tribe that claims New Zealand's most famous haka as its heritage on Monday told anti-vaccine...
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UK’s Queen Elizabeth misses Remembrance Sunday service due to back sprain
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Queen Elizabeth missed the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph due to a sprained...
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‘Inconceivable’ Australia would not join U.S. to defend Taiwan – Australian defence minister
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - It would be "inconceivable" for Australia not to join the United States should Washington take action to...
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Biden says U.S. will deepen economic ties with APEC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to deepen U.S. ties with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries,...
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Aucklanders return to malls as New Zealand eases lockdown in biggest city
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Shops and malls in New Zealand's biggest city Auckland flung their doors open for the first time...
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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Chinese city says it tested 30,000 for...
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Tuvalu minister stands in sea to film COP26 speech to show climate change
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Tuvalu's foreign minister has given a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow standing knee-deep...
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