Newsy On The Ground Covering Australia Bushfires
The skies in Sydney are clear today but for the past month city has been blanketed with fog and smoke.

Baby kangaroo rescued in crocodile-infested flood waters in Australia
Rescue workers in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland rescued a baby kangaroo from crocodile-infested waters amid record flooding there.

New Zealand fears more fatalities after cyclone kills 4
Police say 1,442 people have been uncontactable since Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand's north.

Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM, pledges focus on economy
Chris Hipkins, 44, has promised a back-to-basics approach focusing on the economy and what he described as the "pandemic of inflation."
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Who's who on Twitter? 'Verified' impostors blur the lines
Impostors have always been a problem on social media, but some worry that Twitter's new verification process is a step in the wrong direction.

Water crises threaten the lives of 190 million children in Africa
The triple threat of water-related crises include inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene.

Tracking brown macroalgae in the Atlantic Ocean
A large amount of sargassum is floating eastward in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to create beach hazards as is runs into coastlines.