Venomous brown snake kills boy in Australia
An Australian teenager died after being bitten by a venomous brown snake in the yard of his family home, Australia’s 9News network reported on Thursday. The 16-year-old was unaware of…
5.6-magnitude earthquake shakes Tonga
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…
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…
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…
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…