May 21, 2020 Pacific hurricane forecast complicated by coronavirus The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday.
May 16, 2020 New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern turned away from cafe at coronavirus capacity A cafe refused to seat New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern because if it had, it would have violated the country’s coronavirus social distancing measures.
May 14, 2020 New Zealanders line up for midnight haircuts, celebrate easing of coronavirus restrictions New Zealanders cooped up in their homes for the better part of two months couldn’t even wait for sunlight to get their haircuts as they lined up outside hair salons and barbershops before the clock struck midnight.
May 6, 2020 Massive New Zealand heist sees nearly 100 cars stolen in broad daylight despite lockdown measures A massive New Zealand car heist executed under the country’s strict coronavirus lockdown involved thieves cutting through a rental company’s gate and then driving away nearly 100 stolen vehicles in broad daylight without so much as a bat of an eye from authorities, according to reports.
May 1, 2020 Australia could lift coronavirus restrictions two weeks early, officials say Australia could be lifting its coronavirus lockdown two weeks ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday, adding that Aussies had "earned an early mark."
April 29, 2020 Video of Laysan albatross 'courtship dance' on Midway Atoll shared by US Fish & Wildlife The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shared a video of a pair of Laysan albatrosses taking part in a “courtship dance” at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to celebrate International Dance Day on Wednesday.
April 26, 2020 Earliest tropical cyclone on record forms in eastern Pacific far off Mexico With three weeks to go before hurricane season officially starts in the East Pacific, the earliest tropical cyclone on record in the region formed Saturday in the waters far off Mexico.
April 24, 2020 Warship in USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group has coronavirus outbreak Another warship at sea in the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group has coronavirus cases on board, a Pentagon spokesman announced Friday.
April 21, 2020 New Zealand inches closer to goal of wiping out coronavirus New Zealand is inching closer toward its goal of doing something its prime minister says “no other country has achieved” -- completely eliminating the coronavirus.
April 15, 2020 China's claim of zero coronavirus infections in military is bogus, sign of intimidating rivals, experts say China has recast itself as a global leader in defeating coronavirus -- and nowhere is that more apparent than in their military.