Asia stocks tumble on virus fears after Wall Street plunge
Asian stock markets plunged further Friday on spreading virus fears, deepening an global rout after Wall Street endured ...
World markets slip on renewed fears over virus outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets slipped on Friday after a spike in new virus cases in South Korea and other countrie...
Qantas cuts flights to Asia amid virus outbreak
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s Qantas announced Thursday it will slash flights to Asia as the coronavirus crisis cuts into th...
Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities
CANBERRA, Australia — Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires...
Aussie PM defends response to fires; weather brings respite
SYDNEY — Cooling temperatures and calmer winds brought some relief Sunday to Australian communities raked by wildfires, but the heat stayed on Prime M...
Australian PM calls up reservists as fire threats escalate
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called up about 3,000 reservists as the threat of wildfires escalated Saturday in at least three...
Cheers, tears, prayers for 2020: A new decade is ushered in
Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement ...
New Year’s fireworks OK’d in Sydney as wildfire risk worsens
PERTH, Australia — Sydney will set off its iconic New Year's fireworks display after being granted an exemption to a total fire ban Monday as other Au...
Sydney New Year’s fireworks to go ahead despite wildfires
PERTH, Australia — Sydney's iconic New Year's Eve fireworks will go ahead despite the wildfire crisis to show the world Australia’s resiliency, the pr...
Thousands of koalas feared dead in Australia wildfires
PERTH, Australia — Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia's iconic mars...
Australia firefighters brace for extreme heatwave at weekend
PERTH, Australia — Firefighters battling wildfires in Australia’s most populous state attempted to make headway Thursday amid favorable conditions, be...
Wildfire-ravaged areas of Australia get holiday relief
PERTH, Australia — Areas of Australia that have been ravaged by deadly wildfires experienced temporary relief on Wednesday, but oppressive conditions ...
Australia’s leader apologizes for vacation amid wildfires
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized Sunday for taking a family vacation in Hawaii as deadly bushfires raged across several st...
Australia battles ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as PM rushes home
PERTH, Australia — Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid souring temperatures, while one perso...
2 firefighters die, 3 hurt as wildfires ravage Australia
PERTH, Australia — Two volunteer firefighters died Thursday while battling wildfires ravaging Australia’s most populous state, forcing Prime Minister ...
Smoke shrouds Sydney’s skyline as wildfires burn nearby
SYDNEY — Thick smoke from wildfires has shrouded Sydney and its surrounding areas with health experts warning residents with medical conditions to rem...
Asian stocks mostly lower after US indexes hit pause
BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday after a meandering day of trading in the U.S. left stock indexes close to their record highs.
Asia stocks mixed on possible US-China trade snag
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after investors were rattled by a possible snag in a U.S.-Chinese trade truce following reports Bei...