Australia

Retail giant Costco is preparing to open six new locations in the U.S. in the coming weeks, and three additional ones worldwide very soon, the company says.

A Boeing 787 operated by Etihad Airways aborted its takeoff from Melbourne Airport in Australia on Sunday due to technical reasons, according to reports.

A Qantas flight attendant was taken to a hospital after an "unusual odor" was detected on a Wellington-bound flight from Sydney. The flight diverted back to its departing airport.

A Virgin Australia plane has made an emergency landing following a "possible bird strike" that witnesses say forced flames to emerge from the aircraft.

Australia's cyber safety regulator decided to drop a legal challenge against X over the removal of videos of the stabbing of an Assyrian church bishop in Sydney.

A video in Australia on Monday captured a plane making a dramatic landing without its landing gear after suffering a mechanical failure mid-flight. 

A real-life cat burglar was captured on video stretching and doing yoga outside a bakery earlier this month – before going on to burglarize the place minutes later.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet suffered a cracked windshield while landing in Oregon on Sunday, the latest in a string of incidents involving aircraft belonging to the company.

The United Airlines Boeing 777-300 which turned around midflight after leaving Sydney, Australia on Monday had suffered a hydraulic leak.

A hotel restaurant in Tasmania said that they were so desperate for staff that they would overlook the applicant's police record or substance abuse problem.

A survey from Canva found that more than one in five workers have exaggerated their knowledge of AI while more than one in three senior leaders have done the same in work or personal settings.

With some USWNT games being played at 3 a.m. ET, FanDuel has teamed with female-owned roastery North Edge Craft Coffee to deliver FanFuel Extra Kick Coffee for fans.

Lagging ticket sales in New Zealand for the Women's World Cup this month has prompted a tournament sponsor to offer 20,000 tickets as part of a giveaway.

Australian authorities charged several people in connection to a pair of confrontations on a recent flight, News.com.au reported Tuesday.

Australia may see the first defamation lawsuit against an AI this year after a mayor threatened to sue over ChatGPT's assertion that he had committed fraud.

An Australian couple that traveled to Bali in Indonesia discovered an Apple AirTag had been placed in one of their bags, leading them to change their plans.

Australian pilots with Qantas airlines have experienced interference radio traffic coming from Chinese warships in the Pacific Ocean.

Geoff Murphy, an Australian tourist, recounted accidentally buying $1700 of wine in Bali, Indonesia before discovering the expensive charge to his bank account the next morning.

A Japanese fusion restaurant in Melbourne, Australia reportedly turned Russell Crowe and his girlfriend away because the couple was wearing tennis attire ran afoul of the dress code.

The Newmont Corporation has made an indicative $16.9 billion takeover offer for Australia's top goldminer Newcrest Mining to combine the goldmining companies’ assets in China and Australia.