Severe thunderstorms rolled into Australia’s most populated city Sydney on Saturday afternoon, bringing about damaging lightning and gusts that disrupted the daily life of local residents. From 11:00 a.m. local time, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology [Read More]
A military helicopter has sighted the wreckage of a small plane that went missing on Saturday morning in Albay province, southeast of Manila, a government spokesperson said Sunday. Tim Florece, the information officer of Camalig [Read More]
Australian immigration minister Andrew Giles announced on Monday that the government is delivering on its election commitment to providing a permanent visa pathway for some temporary visa holders. Giles fulfilled the Labor government’s election pledge, [Read More]
The New Zealand government announced an 11.5 million New Zealand dollars (7.25 million U.S. dollars) Community Support Package on Monday to help tens of thousands of people affected by the recent floods as the North [Read More]
International cruise ship operations have resumed in the Philippines for the first time after a three-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said on Friday. “Cruise ships are now back [Read More]
The New Zealand government has urged people to prepare for Cyclone Gabrielle after severe flooding hit the country’s largest city Auckland and claimed four lives two weeks ago. Cyclone Gabrielle could bring significant severe weather [Read More]
The number of flu patients across Japan in the week ended Sunday has reached warning levels in the country for the first time in three years, the health ministry said. According to data released by [Read More]
At least 14 people, including 10 women and three children, died when a fire broke out inside a multi-story building in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand Tuesday night, local police confirmed over the phone. A [Read More]
The Australian government has revealed its new plan to protect children from abuse and neglect. The federal government on Tuesday released two 10-year action plans created with state and territory governments to improve the safety [Read More]
Myanmar extended its COVID-19 preventive measures until Feb. 28, the state-run media citing the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday. The extension applies to all COVID-19 restrictions that expire [Read More]
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