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# South Pacific

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Tsunami warnings lifted across South Pacific as threat from monster quakes subsides
Quakes of 7.3, 7.4 and 8.1 magnitude struck near New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands.
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Mar 5th 2021, 7:59 AM
Australian kitesurfer savaged to death in shark attack
There were 98 shark attacks globally last year – the highest number ever recorded.
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Sep 6th 2016, 2:09 PM
Men rescued from desert island after writing 'HELP' with palm leaves
The men were stuck on the uninhabited island of Fanadik for three days.
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Apr 10th 2016, 3:58 PM
Denis O'Brien wants people to buy at least $200m of his company
Big plans from DOB.
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Jun 26th 2015, 4:39 PM
'A monster has devastated our country'
The devastation on Vanuatu after a massive cyclone hit is becoming clear.
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Mar 15th 2015, 9:08 AM
'Half an hour of absolute terror': Dozens feared dead as massive cyclone hits South Pacific
It has left ‘complete devastation’ on the island of Vanuatu.
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Mar 14th 2015, 8:19 AM
Debris revives hope of finding Amelia Earhart plane - 77 years after she went missing
A sixth expedition will take place to look for the wreckage next year.
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Oct 30th 2014, 2:43 PM
Listen to Benedict Cumberbatch failing to say 'penguins'
“Pengwings.”
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Sep 26th 2014, 7:37 AM
Pacific islander loses bid to become world's first 'climate change refugee'
Ioane Teitiota had argued that he should be allowed stay in New Zealand, as his low-lying homeland in the South Pacific is at threat from rising seas.
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Nov 27th 2013, 7:30 AM
Scientists can't find Pacific island called Sandy
“It’s on Google Earth and other maps so we went to check and there was no island. We’re really puzzled. It’s quite bizarre,” said the explorer.
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Nov 23rd 2012, 11:09 AM