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Maldivian Politician Invites Tourists With France's 'Bora Bora' Pic, Deletes It After Backlash
Mr Mahmood shared an image of French Polynesia's Bora Bora island incorrectly claiming it to be Maldives.
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Australian Sailor, Dog Rescued After 2 Months Stranded At Pacific Ocean
An Australian sailor and his dog have been rescued after two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, surviving the ordeal by drinking rainwater and snacking on raw fish.
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Shark Attacks Tourist During Whale-Watching Trip, Tears Into Chest, Arms
A French tourist has been seriously injured in a rare shark attack in the palm-fringed Pacific islands of Polynesia, emergency services said Tuesday.
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How Two American Women Survived Months On A Broken Boat In The Pacific
The moment the two women and their two dogs were finally rescued is captured on video, taken from the deck of a Navy boat.
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2 Fisherman Fight Off Shark In French Polynesia
Two fisherman managed to fight off a shark with their bare hands after it attacked them while they were fishing around an atoll in French Polynesia, one of them told AFP.
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Tsunami Waves Possible Across Most of South Pacific: Pacific Tsunami Center
Tsunami waves of up to three meters (10 feet) are possible along the coast of French Polynesia after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile, the Pacific Tsunami Center (PTWC) in Hawaii said today.
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Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Now Spreading Rapidly Through South Pacific
Chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne viral disease, has taken hold in French Polynesia, spreading rapidly and threatening neighbouring Pacific nations, regional health authorities said today.
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Google Raises a Toast to the Kon-Tiki Adventurer
The latest Google Doodle is a tribute to the 100th birth day of the man behind the celebrated 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition Thor Heyerdahl. The Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer died at the age of 87 in 2002.
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Maldivian Politician Invites Tourists With France's 'Bora Bora' Pic, Deletes It After Backlash
Mr Mahmood shared an image of French Polynesia's Bora Bora island incorrectly claiming it to be Maldives.
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Australian Sailor, Dog Rescued After 2 Months Stranded At Pacific Ocean
An Australian sailor and his dog have been rescued after two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, surviving the ordeal by drinking rainwater and snacking on raw fish.
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Shark Attacks Tourist During Whale-Watching Trip, Tears Into Chest, Arms
A French tourist has been seriously injured in a rare shark attack in the palm-fringed Pacific islands of Polynesia, emergency services said Tuesday.
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How Two American Women Survived Months On A Broken Boat In The Pacific
The moment the two women and their two dogs were finally rescued is captured on video, taken from the deck of a Navy boat.
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2 Fisherman Fight Off Shark In French Polynesia
Two fisherman managed to fight off a shark with their bare hands after it attacked them while they were fishing around an atoll in French Polynesia, one of them told AFP.
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Tsunami Waves Possible Across Most of South Pacific: Pacific Tsunami Center
Tsunami waves of up to three meters (10 feet) are possible along the coast of French Polynesia after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile, the Pacific Tsunami Center (PTWC) in Hawaii said today.
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Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Now Spreading Rapidly Through South Pacific
Chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne viral disease, has taken hold in French Polynesia, spreading rapidly and threatening neighbouring Pacific nations, regional health authorities said today.
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Google Raises a Toast to the Kon-Tiki Adventurer
The latest Google Doodle is a tribute to the 100th birth day of the man behind the celebrated 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition Thor Heyerdahl. The Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer died at the age of 87 in 2002.
