Oct 28 Australia's second-largest city ends 111-day virus lockdown By Associated Press The lockdown had been particularly tough on those in Melbourne because the rest of Australia beyond Victoria successfully contained second waves of infections without increasing restrictions. Continue reading
Sep 24 88 whales rescued from Australia's worst mass beaching By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Authorities have rescued 88 pilot whales and are attempting to free 20 others that survived Australia's worst mass stranding, as crews prepare to remove 380 decomposing carcasses from the shallows of Tasmania state. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 6:20 What universal health care means during a pandemic By William Brangham, Jason Kane Our series on universal health care, "The Best Health Care? America & the World," was filmed before the novel coronavirus pandemic exploded. How have the three countries we explored -- the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Australia -- responded to this… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 8:17 What the U.S. can learn from Australia's hybrid health care system By William Brangham, Jason Kane The U.S. has the world's most expensive health care system, but it leaves roughly 30 million people uninsured. As policymakers consider making changes, some are looking to Australia as a model. That nation has achieved universal health coverage at a… Continue watching
Jul 17 Countries across the globe battle flare-ups of COVID-19 By Elaine Kurtenbach, Nomaan Merchant, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press Outbreaks in the world’s latest hot spots pushed the confirmed global case tally toward 14 million on Friday. Governments are frantically trying to prevent and put down fresh outbreaks and keep their economies running as the pandemic accelerates in some… Continue reading
Jul 15 Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions By Costas Kantouris, Vanessa Gera, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it spins even further out of control. Continue reading
Jul 06 Australia to shut state border as Melbourne infections surge By Associated Press The border between the states of New South Wales — home to Sydney — and Victoria — home to Melbourne — is due to be shut late Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 02 World outrage grows at George Floyd's death By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French authorities have banned a protest over racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics as global outrage about the death of George Floyd in the United States kindled frustrations across borders and continents. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 4:19 Why have Australia and New Zealand been so successful at managing COVID-19? By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced this week that the country has eliminated the novel coronavirus, but warned that residents must stay vigilant. Neighboring Australia has also experienced relatively high success in battling COVID-19. Nick Schifrin reports on how… Continue watching
Mar 03 Australia cuts interest rate to record low to fight novel coronavirus impact By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the slowdown in the global economy that started in 2018 appeared to be coming to an end. Now, economists fear the virus will drag down global growth. Continue reading