Oceania
New Zealand clears its last COVID-19 case
Country's final patient was given the all-clear and released from isolation after testing negative and remaining symptom-free for 48 hours
Australians defy bans to join Black Lives Matter protests
Protesters were also using their demonstration to call for an end of mistreatment of indigenous Australians by police
China urges citizens to shun Australia citing racial discrimination
Australian has been among countries pushing for an international investigation into the origins of coronavirus pandemic and responses to it
Australia to restart flights to New Zealand
New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating the virus after it notched a 13th straight day with no reported new infections
New Zealand could return to normal life as early as next week
PM Ardern say waiting until Monday would allow to see if removal of restrictions had led to a rise in coronavirus cases
US anti-racism protests stretch to distant New Zealand
The rallies were peaceful in contrast to the days of violent protests in the US
New Zealand keeps the borders closed as virus has grim global hold
The country is almost off the coronavirus grid, with only one Covid-19 patient in hospital, and no new positive cases for last one week
New Zealand expects plan for safe travel with Australia in June
Both have slowed the spread of the novel coronavirus to levels well below those in United States, Britain and some other European countries
Thousands without power in Western Australia after once in a decade storm
Emergency services began cleaning up in Perth on Monday as wild weather downed trees and left around 50,000 citizens without power
Jacinda Ardern 'stays cool' as earthquake hits amid live telecast
A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand's North Island early Monday