An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 50 km W of Houma, Tonga at 0241 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km,…
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New Zealanders lost nearly 117.3 million U.S. dollars to scammers last year
New Zealanders lost nearly 200 million NZ dollars (117.3 million U.S. dollars) to scammers last year, as online financial scams are a growing problem for the country, according to government statistics released…
Damaging storm sweeps across Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales
A damaging storm swept across Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) Sunday night, leaving several properties destroyed, over 20 flights cancelled and a part of the Sydney Harbour Bridge…
Australian children younger than 16 will be banned from using social media
Australian children younger than 16 will be banned from using social media under a proposal put forward by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Albanese and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland on Thursday pledged to…