Australian Open Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the Australian Open, one of four competitions that make up the “Grand Slam” in professional tennis. The other three are Wimbledon, the French Open…
Cruise ship with 800 Covid-positive passengers docks in Sydney
CNN — A cruise ship with hundreds of Covid-positive passengers docked in Sydney, Australia, after being hit by a wave of infections. The Majestic Princess cruise ship was about halfway…
Suitcase murders: South Korean court approves extradition of woman to New Zealand
Seoul CNN — A court in South Korea has approved the extradition of a woman facing murder charges in New Zealand in connection with a case in which the remains…
Australian who sexually abused children in the Philippines given 129-year jail term
CNN — An Australian man already sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for human trafficking and rape has been given an extra 129-year sentence for sexually abusing children…
New Zealand wants to tax farmers for their cows’ burps and farts
CNN — A burp or fart at the dinner table might land you in trouble – but if you’re a cow or sheep in New Zealand, it might land your…
New Zealand: 500 pilot whales die in mass strandings on remote Chatham Islands
CNN — Hundreds of pilot whales have died after becoming stranded near the shark-infested waters of a remote island chain in the South Pacific, according to rescue teams and conservationists.…
Australia commits to zero extinctions with new plan to protect 30% of land
CNN — Australia, which has one of the world’s worst records on extinctions, on Tuesday announced a 10-year plan to prevent any more species from dying out in the country…
‘Predatory,’ widespread sexual harassment on Australia’s Antarctic research bases, report finds
CNN — Australian women working on research bases in Antarctica have been plagued by a widespread culture of sexual harassment, a recently released report found. The report, commissioned by the…
Aung San Suu Kyi, Australian Sean Turnell jailed for 3 years by Myanmar court
CNN — A Myanmar military court has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her former adviser to three years in prison for violating the country’s Official State Secrets…
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea
Seoul CNN — A magnitude 7.6 earthquake with a depth of 61.4 km struck the town of Kainantu in Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific on Sunday morning, the…