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Vanuatu to relocate 'dozens' of villages

Vanuatu is drawing up plans to relocate "dozens" of villages within the next two years, as they come under threat from rising seas, the Pacific nation's climate chief told AFP Thursday.Climate Change Minister Ralph...

Vanuatu Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu speaks to media as the nation is drawing up plans to relocate "dozens" of villages within the next two years, as they come under threat from rising seas, the Pacific nation's climate chief told AFP on December 1.
Health workers take swab samples from residents at a Covid-19 drive-through testing clinic in Sydney on Wednesday. - AFP
Mounted police officers patrol at Bondi Beach during a lockdown to curb the spread of a Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney, on Tuesday. - Reuters
Police officers detain a protestor during a rally in Sydney as thousands of people gathered to demonstrate against the city's month-long stay-at-home orders. - AFP
Protesters march through the city centre during an anti-lockdown rally as an outbreak of Covid-19 affects Sydney, on Saturday. - Reuters
Assorted reef fish swim above a staghorn coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns. -- Reuters file photo
A general view of a quiet harbour during lockdown in Sydney may have prevented a tidal wave of cases, but have so far failed to stop the outbreak. - AFP
A man wearing a face mask walks towards tram station at Circular Quay in Sydney amid a lockdown in Melbourne and Sydney. - AFP
People queue in their vehicles at the Victoria Park Covid-19 testing station in Adelaide after local coronavirus cases were detected. - AFP
A lone pedestrian walk along the quiet Sydney Harbour amid a lockdown in Melbourne and Sydney as Australia seeks to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. - AFP
A woman waves to her family members in quarantine at a hotel in Sydney on Saturday, after authorities ordered new restrictions. - AFP
A lone woman walks across an unusually quiet city centre bridge on the first day of a lockdown as Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease outbreak in Melbourne. - Reuters
A non-invasive, printable saliva test strip for diabetics is seen at the University of Newcastle in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. -- Reuters
A person wearing a protective mask walks in a deserted shopping mall in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in Sydney. - Reuters
Police officers patrolling in front of the Opera House, usually packed with visitors, as a lockdown in Sydney was tightened due to new Covid infections hit a record and authorities warned an outbreak of the Delta variant was spinning out of control. - AFP
A health worker dressed in protective gear conducts COVID-19 testing at the St. Vincents Hospital drive-through testing clinic at Bondi in Sydney. -- AFP
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