March 14, 2020 New Zealand announces ‘world’s toughest border restrictions’ to fight coronavirus New Zealand will now require anyone arriving in the Pacific country – including Kiwis themselves – to isolate themselves for 14 days in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
February 29, 2020 Vets remove entire beach towel from Monty the python The Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) in Sydney, Australia helped to solve what they called the case of "The Missing Beach Towel" this week when they pulled an entire multi-colored, fruit-themed beach towel from the belly of a family's pet python.
February 22, 2020 Australian family claims son's headstone was removed without knowledge over 'offensive' picture: report A family in Australia says they were “devastated” when they learned that their son’s headstone was removed from a local cemetery without their knowledge because of some called an “offensive” photo, according to a report.
January 5, 2020 Australia's destructive wildfires seen from space in NASA images The wildfires ravaging parts of Australia can be seen from space in new satellite images released by NASA.
January 5, 2020 Sydney suburb becomes hottest place on Earth as temps reach 120 degrees; wildfire death toll reaches 23 Australia’s wildfire crisis reached new heights Saturday after it was reported that temperatures in a large suburb in the western part of Sydney reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit, making it the hottest place on Earth.
January 4, 2020 Bindi Irwin and family have treated more than 90,000 animals hurt in Australia wildfires "With so many devastating fires within Australia, my heart breaks for the people and wildlife who have lost so much," she wrote.
January 3, 2020 Australia wildfires prompt Navy beach rescues, marking largest peacetime evacuations in history Australia’s navy rescued hundreds of people stranded on a Victoria beach Friday as more than 200 wildfires continue to rip through the nation’s eastern states, prompting the largest peacetime evacuation in Australia’s history.
December 29, 2019 Zac Efron speaks out after reportedly contracting serious illness while filming series 'Killing Zac Efron' Actor Zac Efron is speaking out after it was reported that he contracted a serious medical illness while filming a show titled "Killing Zac Efron" in Papua New Guinea just before Christmas.
December 24, 2019 Barge with 600 gallons of diesel fuel sinks off Galapagos Islands A barge containing 600 gallons of diesel fuel sank off the coast of the Galapagos Islands on Sunday after a crane fell onto the vessel while unloading cargo, triggering a potential ecological disaster, officials said.
December 12, 2019 American Samoans should be recognized as US citizens, federal judge decides People born in the U.S. territory of American Samoa should be recognized as U.S. citizens, a federal judge in Utah ruled Thursday, in a hard-fought legal battle spanning decades.