Kristen Gelineau
The Associated Press
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Fin-tastic! Growing 'mermaiding' subculture makes a splash
Across the world, people are increasingly embracing the subculture of “mermaiding.” At its simplest, these are humans of all genders, shapes and backgrounds who enjoy dressing up as mermaids. In → Read More
Despite risk of death, Thailand sends Myanmar refugees back
The young woman from Myanmar and her family now live amid the tall grasses of a riverbank on the Thai border, trapped in limbo between a country that does not → Read More
Despite risk of death, Thailand sends Myanmar refugees back
The young woman from Myanmar and her family now live amid the tall grasses of a riverbank on the Thai border, trapped in limbo between a country that does not want them and a country whose military could kill them. → Read More
'Crisis': Climate panel flags Great Barrier Reef devastation
SYDNEY (AP) — It was the silence of the sea that first rattled the teenage snorkeler, followed by a sense of horror as she saw the coral below had been drained of its kaleidoscopic color. This once-vibrant site on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef — a site she’d previously likened to a busy capital city — had become a ghost town, the victim of yet another mass bleaching event. → Read More
'Crisis': Climate panel flags Great Barrier Reef devastation
It was the silence of the sea that first rattled the teenage snorkeler, followed by a sense of horror as she saw the coral below had been drained of its kaleidoscopic color. This once-vibrant site on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef — a site she’d previously likened to a busy capital city — had become a ghost town, the victim of yet another mass bleaching event. → Read More
Amid Djokovic backlash, Australia grapples with omicron wave
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has swept across Australia despite its high vaccination rate and strict border policies that kept the country largely sealed off from the world for almost two years → Read More
Amid military atrocities, Myanmar public urges gas sanctions
In February, Myanmar’s military took over the country’s government and its bank accounts, including those that receive hundreds of millions of dollars each year from a gas field called Yadana → Read More
Myanmar public urges gas sanctions to stop military funding
In February, Myanmar's military took over the country's government and its bank accounts, including those that receive hundreds of millions of dollars each year from a gas field called Yadana → Read More
Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man’s skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn’t breathe. Then they taunted him about his family until his heart ached, too: “Your mom,” they jeered, “cannot save you anymore.” → Read More
Brutal Beauty: Is Artistic Swimming Tokyo's Toughest Sport?
Forget boxing or rugby. The most hardcore sport at the Tokyo Games may just be artistic swimming. → Read More
Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising
Myanmar’s security forces are arresting and forcibly disappearing thousands of people, especially boys and young men, in a sweeping bid to break the back of a three-month uprising against a military takeover → Read More
Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising
Myanmar’s security forces are arresting and forcibly disappearing thousands of people, especially boys and young men, in a sweeping bid to break the back of a three-month uprising against a military takeover → Read More
Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he → Read More
Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a... → Read More
Australian authorities charge 24 people with deliberately lighting bushfires
Cooler weather was giving a reprieve as firefighters worked on containment lines and military personnel worked to evacuate and aid residents in burned or at-risk areas. → Read More
Australian authorities charge 24 people with deliberately lighting bushfires
Cooler weather was giving a reprieve as firefighters worked on containment lines and military personnel worked to evacuate and aid residents in burned or at-risk areas. → Read More
Australian crews race to contain blazes as damage bill soars
Cooler weather was giving a reprieve as firefighters worked on containment lines and military personnel worked to evacuate and aid residents in burned or at-risk areas. → Read More
Australian authorities charge 24 people with deliberately lighting bushfires
Cooler weather was giving a reprieve as firefighters worked on containment lines and military personnel worked to evacuate and aid residents in burned or at-risk areas. → Read More
Australian crews race to contain blazes as damage bill soars
Cooler weather was giving a reprieve as firefighters worked on containment lines and military personnel worked to evacuate and aid residents in burned or at-risk areas. → Read More
Australian crews race to contain blazes as damage bill soars
Cooler weather was giving a reprieve as firefighters worked on containment lines and military personnel worked to evacuate and aid residents in burned or at-risk areas. → Read More