Pacific

World 15 hours ago

Australian teenager, 14, with non-verbal autism found on freezing mountain after two days

William Callaghan, 14, became separated from his family during a walk at Mount Disappointment, in Victoria, on Monday.

World 15 hours ago

New Zealand could lift remaining coronavirus restrictions after nearly 2 weeks without new cases

New Zealand’s prime minister said her country’s hardline strategy in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic has “paid off.”

Media 15 hours ago

Gen. Jack Keane: China 'weaponized' coronavirus to 'destroy Western democracies' economies'

Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane told "The Story" Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping had "weaponized" the spread of coronavirus around the world to destroy Western economies and stifle its competition.

World 15 hours ago

Former BP employee sacked for using Hitler meme to mock management wins case

Australia dismissed an attempt by BP to fire an employee over a meme.

U.S. 15 hours ago

Pacific hurricane forecast complicated by coronavirus

The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday.

World 15 hours ago

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern turned away from cafe at coronavirus capacity

A cafe refused to seat New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern because if it had, it would have violated the country’s coronavirus social distancing measures.

World 15 hours ago

New Zealanders line up for midnight haircuts, celebrate easing of coronavirus restrictions

New Zealanders cooped up in their homes for the better part of two months couldn’t even wait for sunlight to get their haircuts as they lined up outside hair salons and barbershops before the clock struck midnight.

World 15 hours ago

Massive New Zealand heist sees nearly 100 cars stolen in broad daylight despite lockdown measures

A massive New Zealand car heist executed under the country’s strict coronavirus lockdown involved thieves cutting through a rental company’s gate and then driving away nearly 100 stolen vehicles in broad daylight without so much as a bat of an eye from authorities, according to reports.

World 15 hours ago

Australia could lift coronavirus restrictions two weeks early, officials say

Australia could be lifting its coronavirus lockdown two weeks ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday, adding that Aussies had "earned an early mark."

Science 15 hours ago

Video of Laysan albatross 'courtship dance' on Midway Atoll shared by US Fish & Wildlife

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shared a video of a pair of Laysan albatrosses taking part in a “courtship dance” at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to celebrate International Dance Day on Wednesday.

World 15 hours ago

Earliest tropical cyclone on record forms in eastern Pacific far off Mexico

With three weeks to go before hurricane season officially starts in the East Pacific, the earliest tropical cyclone on record in the region formed Saturday in the waters far off Mexico.

World 15 hours ago

Warship in USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group has coronavirus outbreak

Another warship at sea in the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group has coronavirus cases on board, a Pentagon spokesman announced Friday. 

World 15 hours ago

New Zealand inches closer to goal of wiping out coronavirus

New Zealand is inching closer toward its goal of doing something its prime minister says “no other country has achieved” -- completely eliminating the coronavirus. 

World 15 hours ago

China's claim of zero coronavirus infections in military is bogus, sign of intimidating rivals, experts say

China has recast itself as a global leader in defeating coronavirus -- and nowhere is that more apparent than in their military. 

U.S. 15 hours ago

US engages in show of force in Guam, after China's own show of strength near Taiwan

After a Chinese aircraft carrier sailed past Taiwan over the weekend in a show of strength as the U.S. Navy struggles with coronavirus, the U.S. Air Force then posted a tweet showing a number of bombers, including B-52 Stratofortresses, lined up on the runway in Guam during an "Elephant Walk."

World 15 hours ago

Chinese aircraft carrier sails past Taiwan as US Navy struggles with coronavirus

A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed past Taiwan over the weekend in a show of strength as the U.S. Navy struggles with coronavirus.

World 15 hours ago

US sailor on coronavirus-stricken Navy ship dies from virus-related complications, officials say

A U.S. sailor who was admitted to the intensive care unit at a Navy hospital in Guam after contracting the coronavirus has died, Navy officials said Monday.

World 15 hours ago

USS Theodore Roosevelt sees coronavirus cases rise; more than 100 additional sailors test positive

More than 100 additional U.S. sailors aboard a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier stuck in Guam have tested positive for the virus, the Navy said.

World 15 hours ago

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.

U.S. 15 hours ago

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.

World 15 hours ago

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.

World 15 hours ago

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.

World 15 hours ago

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.

World 15 hours ago

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.

World 15 hours ago

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.

Science 15 hours ago

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. 

World 15 hours ago

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. 

Science 15 hours ago

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.

World 15 hours ago

Sydney suburb becomes hottest place on Earth as temps reach 120 degrees; wildfire death toll reaches 23

Australia’s wildfire crisis reached new heights Saturday after it was reported that temperatures in a large suburb in the western part of Sydney reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit, making it the hottest place on Earth. 

Entertainment 15 hours ago

Bindi Irwin and family have treated more than 90,000 animals hurt in Australia wildfires

"With so many devastating fires within Australia, my heart breaks for the people and wildlife who have lost so much," she wrote.

World 15 hours ago

Australia wildfires prompt Navy beach rescues, marking largest peacetime evacuations in history

Australia’s navy rescued hundreds of people stranded on a Victoria beach Friday as more than 200 wildfires continue to rip through the nation’s eastern states, prompting the largest peacetime evacuation in Australia’s history.