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New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says his country is willing to accept some asylum seekers from the Middle East and Asia, currently in detention camps on impoverished Pacific island nations. Presently, 267 refugees in Australia for medical treatment, some accompanied by a relative, are set to be returned to Nauru’s detention camp. Australia is hesitant about the offer, concerned that it could encourage people smugglers.
2016-02-19

Scientists warn a new strain of the Panama Disease fungus, which in the 1950s nearly wiped out the most popular banana in the world, the Gros Michel, is threatening today's favorite, the Cavendish, according to a new study published in "PLOS Pathogens". This untreatable fungal disease, called Tropical Race 4, has been active for decades in Southeast Asia. It recently has spread to other parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia, and is expected to make its way to Latin America, where the vast majority of the world's exported bananas are grown.
2015-12-6

Astronomers in Asia, Australia and North America observe a total lunar eclipse.
2011-12-10

Asian and European stock markets open lower in response to the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe.
2011-09-26

The All Ordinaries Index on the Australian Stock Exchange falls by 4.4% with Asian markets generally down.
2011-08-19

Stock markets in Asia and Australia continue to rebound after the United States Federal Reserve promises to keep interest rates near zero for two years. [https:--www.cnbc.com-id-44082079 (CNBC)]date=August 2019
2011-08-10

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on the New York Stock Exchange as world stock markets recover after recent falls.
2011-08-9

Stock markets in Asia, Australia, and the United States fall further after the credit rating of the United States is downgraded with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by over 634 points, 5.55%.
2011-08-8

Stock markets in Asia and Australia continue falls from Europe and the United States.
2011-08-5

International stock markets slump in value in Asia, Europe and North America due to speculation brought about by comments from the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
2010-08-11