Australia
Andreescu out of Auckland event due to lingering knee injury
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the ABS Classic due to a lingering left knee injury. Andreescu said in...
Australia fines Sackler-owned opioid maker over advertising
SYDNEY (— Australia’s drug regulator has fined a pharmaceutical company owned by the billionaire Sackler family over what it dubbed misleading advertising for one...
NZ volcano eruption death toll rises to 17 after another person dies
WELLINGTON - New Zealand police said on Monday that one of those injured during the eruption of a volcano visited by tourists earlier this...
New Zealanders hand in 50,000 guns after assault weapon ban
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand authorities said Saturday their country will be a safer place after owners handed in more than 50,000...
Australia’s bushfires circle Sydney as temperatures soar
SYDNEY - Catastrophic conditions fueled massive bushfires across Australia’s New South Wales state on Saturday, with two blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level,...
Bad to worse: pain not over for Australia’s beleaguered banks
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s biggest lenders are bracing for another year of pain as the fallout from a string of scandals shows no sign...
Australian firefighters die as flames circle Sydney; prime minister cuts short holiday
SYDNEY - Two volunteer Australian firefighters died on Thursday night in the battle against blazes around Sydney, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to cut...
New Zealand seeks more powers to monitor banks, increase transparency at RBNZ
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government plans to expand its powers to monitor banks and hold directors and executives more accountable for their...
Australian firefighters warn of uncontrollable blazes as conditions worsen
SYDNEY - Firefighters in Australia warned on Tuesday they would not be able to contain some of the 100 fires still ablaze in the...
