Pacific

5.8-magnitude quake hits 121 km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea: USGS

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], September 19 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 121 km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea at 20:47:09 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

2021-09-19T00:12:54.860268+00:00 IST

Rising radicalisation main cause of challenges faced by region: PM Modi at SCO summit

New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Highlighting the threats posed by the rising radicalisation in the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the biggest challenges faced by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are related to peace, security and concerns regarding trust deficit.

2021-09-17T07:01:57.102167+00:00 IST

PM Ardern says Australian nuclear subs will be banned from New Zealand waters

Wellington [New Zealand], September 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on early Thursday while welcoming the announcement of trilateral security partnership between Australia, UK and US - AUKUS said that Australian nuclear submarines will be banned from New Zealand waters.

2021-09-16T01:32:11.442111+00:00 IST

Canberra lockdown extended for 4 weeks

Canberra [Australia], September 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The lockdown in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), in force since August 12, has been extended for another month due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Chief Minister Andrew Barr said in a joint statement with the health minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith, on Tuesday.

2021-09-14T16:20:30.767080+00:00 IST

Australian ministers to arrive in India to hold '2+2' ministerial dialogue

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton will arrive in India on Friday to hold '2+2' ministerial dialogue.

2021-09-09T06:59:57.927099+00:00 IST

Australian ministers will embark on joint visit to Indonesia, India, South Korea, US

Canberra [Australia], September 8 (ANI): Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton will be visiting Indonesia, India, South Korea and the United States, Australia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

2021-09-08T06:38:49.072998+00:00 IST

Australia to host biennial AUSINDEX maritime warfare exercises with India

Canberra [Australia], September 6 (ANI): Australia's Northern Territory will host the biennial AUSINDEX maritime warfare exercises between the Royal Australian Navy and the Indian Navy this week.

2021-09-06T07:00:05.899105+00:00 IST

Australia reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for 10 consecutive days

Canberra [Australia], September 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases for the 10th consecutive day as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.

2021-09-06T06:42:16.455256+00:00 IST

New Zealand reveals supermarket stabbing terrorist's name after suppression order lifted

Wellington [New Zealand], September 4 (ANI): New Zealand on Saturday revealed the name of the terrorist in the supermarket stabbing incident after a suppression order concealing the man's name and other details from the public was lifted.

2021-09-04T15:17:02.739518+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 11 new Delta cases of COVID-19 in community

Wellington [New Zealand], August 20 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 11 new Delta cases of COVID-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of cases associated with the current Auckland community outbreak to 31.

2021-08-20T05:57:10.429361+00:00 IST

Haiti hit by new earthquake with 5.8 magnitude

Moscow [Russia], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A new 5.8 magnitude earthquake has hit Haiti, a day after a more powerful deadly tremor, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said on Sunday.

2021-08-15T09:17:28.450951+00:00 IST

Australia names China state-owned lender firm in Parliament for deliberately bankrupting company

Canberra [Australia], August 12 (ANI): A Chinese state-owned lender firm was named in the Australian Parliament on Tuesday afternoon for deliberately bankrupting an Aussie company by misdirecting payments to take ownership.

2021-08-12T00:56:03.541320+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 5 new cases of COVID-19

Wellington [New Zealand], August 8 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported five new cases of COVID-19 from recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday, with no new case recorded in the wider community.

2021-08-08T06:06:00.985996+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation

Wellington [New Zealand], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported one new case of COVID-19, a recent returnee in a managed isolation facility, and no cases in the community on Friday.

2021-08-06T05:14:45.806826+00:00 IST

5.5-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu region: USGS

Port Vila [Vanuatu Island], August 4 (ANI/ Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Vanuatu region at 05:55:12 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

2021-08-04T08:22:47.710083+00:00 IST

Australia ends its 20-year presence in Afghanistan, pulls out forces

Victoria [Australia] July 12 (ANI): Australia has brought back its supporting forces from Afghanistan amid the competition of US mission by end of August in the war-torn country, ending its 20-year presence.

2021-07-12T04:49:40.469182+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Sydney imposes stricter rules to curb spread of Delta variant

Sydney [Australia], July 11 (ANI): Authorities in Australia's largest city, Sydney imposed new stricter rules to curb the spread of the Delta variant of coronavirus.

2021-07-11T00:08:39.646050+00:00 IST

US: One dead, three injured in shooting in Santa Rosa

Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): One man was killed and three others injured in a shooting in Santa Rosa, US State of California on Monday morning (local time), Xinhua reported citing local police as saying.

2021-07-05T22:16:55.057228+00:00 IST

Pacific island nation Nauru rejects Chinese undersea cable network due to security concerns

Honiara, [Solomon Islands], July 5 (ANI): The Pacific island nation of Nauru rejected a low bid of undersea communications network amid security concerns.

2021-07-05T03:21:32.094312+00:00 IST

Australian COVID-19 vaccine rollout a "phenomenal failure": Former PM

Canberra [Australia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Former Australian Prime Minister (PM) Malcolm Turnbull has described the country's coronavirus vaccine rollout as a "failure of public administration."

2021-07-02T11:19:23.220475+00:00 IST

Lockdown extended for 14 days in Sydney amid Delta Variant spike

Canberra [Australia], June 26 (ANI): Australia on Saturday extended lockdown for 14 days in Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong to curb the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.

2021-06-26T06:17:47.421283+00:00 IST