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A health worker conducts a test at a COVID-19 coronavirus testing centre in the suburb of Northcote in Auckland on August 12, 2020. (AFP)World
New Zealand issues stay-at-home orders as COVID-19 makes a comeback

Virus measures are back in place in the country as election candidates postpone campaigning for a week

12 Aug 2020 9:32 AM IST

Residents exercise at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease. (AP)World
New Zealand marks 100 days without virus transmission

There are still 23 active cases but all were detected at the border when entering the country and are held in managed...

9 Aug 2020 10:25 AM IST

Victoria states authorities say welcomed a stabilisation in coronavirus cases, saying the state had averted an exponential increase in infections due to its strict lockdowns. (AP)World
-'Mystery cases-' worry Australia despite hope for stabilisation

Cases with unknown sources of infection could mean that there is more widespread transmission than already identified

8 Aug 2020 3:21 PM IST

New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attends the launch of the Labour Partys election campaign in Auckland on August 8, 2020, ahead of the countrys general elections scheduled for September 19. (AFP)World
Jacinda Ardern launches re-election bid riding high on COVID success

The polls had pointed to a cliffhanger election this September, but the story has since changed because New Zealand-'s...

8 Aug 2020 1:04 PM IST

Pedestrians walk away from the central business district as lockdown due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus starts in Melbourne. (AP)World
Australian authorities warn against panic buying in hotspots

Production of beef, lamb and pork has been reduced by one third to reduce chances of virus spread in meat processing...

6 Aug 2020 11:29 AM IST

Victorian protective service officers are seen walking on patrol past a sign to urge people to stay home as lockdown of Melbourne forces people to stay at home if not working due to the continuing spread of COVID-19, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (AP)World
Cases continue to surge in Melbourne even after month-long lockdown

The virus has spread rapidly through nursing homes in the city, with almost 1,500 active infections now linked to the...

5 Aug 2020 11:20 AM IST

A worker cleans security bollards outside Flinders Street station in Melbourne. (AFP)World
Evening curfew imposed in Melbourne for next six weeks

PM Scott Morrison said workers in Victoria state will be entitled to a 1,500 Australian dollar payment if they are...

3 Aug 2020 3:10 PM IST

A cyclist passes a group of police and soldiers patrolling the Docklands area of Melbourne. (AFP)World
Australia-'s Victoria state declares -'disaster-'

Overnight curfews and a ban on weddings imposed on Melbourne, Australia-'s second-biggest city

2 Aug 2020 6:12 PM IST

Police detain an anti-mask protester in Melbourne. (AFP)World
Australia-'s Victoria sees a drop in new COVID-19 cases

Once proud of itself about a tough approach to social distancing, the state now accounts for about 60% of Australia’s...

1 Aug 2020 10:03 AM IST

Medical workers evacuate a resident from the Epping Gardens aged care facility in the Melbourne suburb of Epping on July 30, 2020, as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)World
Australia reports deadliest day as virus spikes in elder-care homes

Government has deployed disaster-relief teams to elderly-care centres and extended Melbourne-'s lockdown measures to...

30 July 2020 2:58 PM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Australias Foreign Minister Marise Payne at the State Department in Washington, DC. (AFP)World
No intention to injure ‘important’ China ties: Australia tells US

While Washington is Australia’s main security ally, China is its largest trading partner

29 July 2020 9:01 AM IST

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said that New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. (AP Photo)World
New Zealand suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty over Chinese...

Australia, Canada and the UK suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong earlier this month

28 July 2020 1:40 PM IST

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