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April 9, 2020

US sailor on board coronavirus-stricken Theodore Roosevelt in ICU

An American sailor onboard the coronavirus-ridden aircraft carrier stuck in Guam is in the ICU at a military hospital on the western Pacific island, Fox News has learned.

April 6, 2020

Acting Navy Secretary blasts ousted USS Theodore Roosevelt's captain as 'naïve' and 'stupid' in address to ship's crew

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly slammed the now-ousted commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt as "too naive or too stupid" to be a commanding officer during recent remarks made to the remaining sailors aboard the ship, multiple sources confirmed to Fox News.

March 31, 2020

USS Theodore Roosevelt commander says entire crew needs to be isolated after 200 positive coronavirus tests

The commanding officer of the deployed aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt says his entire crew of roughly 5,000 sailors needs to be isolated after up to 200 onboard have tested positive for Covid-19.

March 29, 2020

More sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive for coronavirus, officials say

More U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier currently in the Western Pacific have tested positive for coronavirus and officials fear the number will continue to rise.

March 26, 2020

US Navy testing all 5,000 sailors on deployed aircraft carrier impacted by coronavirus outbreak

All 5,000 U.S. Navy sailors onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier will be tested for the coronavirus after nearly two dozen members were diagnosed with infections while deployed in the Pacific, military officials said Thursday.

March 21, 2020

Navy sends coronavirus test kits to warships in the Pacific

The U.S. Navy said Saturday it has sent coronavirus test kits to forward-deployed warships in the Western Pacific.

March 14, 2020

New Zealand announces ‘world’s toughest border restrictions’ to fight coronavirus

New Zealand will now require anyone arriving in the Pacific country – including Kiwis themselves – to isolate themselves for 14 days in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

February 29, 2020

Vets remove entire beach towel from Monty the python

The Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) in Sydney, Australia helped to solve what they called the case of "The Missing Beach Towel" this week when they pulled an entire multi-colored, fruit-themed beach towel from the belly of a family's pet python. 

February 22, 2020

Australian family claims son's headstone was removed without knowledge over 'offensive' picture: report

A family in Australia says they were “devastated” when they learned that their son’s headstone was removed from a local cemetery without their knowledge because of some called an “offensive” photo, according to a report. 

January 5, 2020

Australia's destructive wildfires seen from space in NASA images

The wildfires ravaging parts of Australia can be seen from space in new satellite images released by NASA.