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First Batch Of French Tourists Stuck In New Caledonia Evacuated
The first evacuation flights for tourists stranded in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia took off Saturday, the high commission in the archipelago said, as President Emmanuel Macron's government sought to defuse the crisis.
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France Declares State Of Emergency In New Caledonia As Protests Rage
France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia after violent protests flared up against electoral reforms killing one police officer and three others, the Washington Post reported.
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Why Tonga Could Be Cut Off From Rest Of The World For Weeks
The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repairing its sole undersea communications cable, which an operator said was ruptured during a massive volcanic eruptio
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Solomon Islands To Sever Ties With Taiwan, Shift Alliance To Beijing
The Solomon Islands intends to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and align itself with Beijing, the leader of a high-level government team representing the South Pacific archipelago has said.
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Welcome To The Prison That Some Don't Want To Leave
More than a century after Mexico established a prison on the Maria Islands -- a Pacific archipelago eight hours by boat from the mainland -- the country's new government has decided to close it.
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Drone Delivers Vaccines in Key Vanuatu Trial
A one-month-old on a remote island in the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu became the first child to be immunised in a commercial trial of drone-delivered vaccines
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No Warning, No Siren: Indonesians Caught Unawares By Devastating Tsunami
As Indonesia struggles with the aftermath of the devastating quake, the spotlight has again been shone on the apparent lack of preparedeness in a sprawling archipelago that suffers regular tremors, lying on the seismically active so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Bali Volcano Alert At Max, Airport Shut, Smoke Shoots Into Sky: 10 Facts
A rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali could erupt at any moment, authorities warned today as they raised alert levels to maximum, accelerated a mass evacuation and closed the main airport, leaving tourists stranded. Massive columns of thick grey smoke that have been belching from Mount Agung since last week have now begun shooting more th...
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Climate Summit In Germany: 25 Years On, Promises Remain Unfulfilled
Almost 7,000 km south-west of California, there lies an archipelago along the edges of equator. Scattered across more than 3,000 kilometers in low-lying pacific region, this island nation is drowning in the sea. Minutes by minute. Day by day.
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Thousands Evacuated From Vanuatu Island As Volcano Erupts
Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency and evacuated thousands of residents from an island in the Pacific archipelago after a volcanic eruption rained rocks and ash on nearby homes, reports and officials said Tuesday.
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US Flexes Muscle, Pentagon Chief Visits Ship in South China Sea
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter flew to a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea today and blamed China for rising tension in the region on a visit sure to infuriate Beijing.
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Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands in the Pacific: US Geological Survey
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Solomon Islands archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.
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Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Strikes Off Solomon Islands: USGS
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck close to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, just days after the archipelago was hit by another strong earthquake, the US Geological Survey said on Friday.
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Micronesians Appeal for Help After Devastating Typhoon
Residents in storm wrecked areas of Micronesia appealed for help today as a cleanup began on the worst affected islands after Super Typhoon Maysak swept through the region on its way towards the Philippines.
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Ecuadoran Freighter Runs Aground in the Galapagos
An Ecuadoran freighter ran aground Friday in the Galapagos islands, but "for the moment" does not pose a threat to the Pacific archipelago's unique environment, the Galapagos National Park said.
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First Batch Of French Tourists Stuck In New Caledonia Evacuated
The first evacuation flights for tourists stranded in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia took off Saturday, the high commission in the archipelago said, as President Emmanuel Macron's government sought to defuse the crisis.
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France Declares State Of Emergency In New Caledonia As Protests Rage
France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia after violent protests flared up against electoral reforms killing one police officer and three others, the Washington Post reported.
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Why Tonga Could Be Cut Off From Rest Of The World For Weeks
The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repairing its sole undersea communications cable, which an operator said was ruptured during a massive volcanic eruptio
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Solomon Islands To Sever Ties With Taiwan, Shift Alliance To Beijing
The Solomon Islands intends to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and align itself with Beijing, the leader of a high-level government team representing the South Pacific archipelago has said.
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Welcome To The Prison That Some Don't Want To Leave
More than a century after Mexico established a prison on the Maria Islands -- a Pacific archipelago eight hours by boat from the mainland -- the country's new government has decided to close it.
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Drone Delivers Vaccines in Key Vanuatu Trial
A one-month-old on a remote island in the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu became the first child to be immunised in a commercial trial of drone-delivered vaccines
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No Warning, No Siren: Indonesians Caught Unawares By Devastating Tsunami
As Indonesia struggles with the aftermath of the devastating quake, the spotlight has again been shone on the apparent lack of preparedeness in a sprawling archipelago that suffers regular tremors, lying on the seismically active so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Bali Volcano Alert At Max, Airport Shut, Smoke Shoots Into Sky: 10 Facts
A rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali could erupt at any moment, authorities warned today as they raised alert levels to maximum, accelerated a mass evacuation and closed the main airport, leaving tourists stranded. Massive columns of thick grey smoke that have been belching from Mount Agung since last week have now begun shooting more th...
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Climate Summit In Germany: 25 Years On, Promises Remain Unfulfilled
Almost 7,000 km south-west of California, there lies an archipelago along the edges of equator. Scattered across more than 3,000 kilometers in low-lying pacific region, this island nation is drowning in the sea. Minutes by minute. Day by day.
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Thousands Evacuated From Vanuatu Island As Volcano Erupts
Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency and evacuated thousands of residents from an island in the Pacific archipelago after a volcanic eruption rained rocks and ash on nearby homes, reports and officials said Tuesday.
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US Flexes Muscle, Pentagon Chief Visits Ship in South China Sea
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter flew to a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea today and blamed China for rising tension in the region on a visit sure to infuriate Beijing.
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Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands in the Pacific: US Geological Survey
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Solomon Islands archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.
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Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Strikes Off Solomon Islands: USGS
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck close to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, just days after the archipelago was hit by another strong earthquake, the US Geological Survey said on Friday.
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Micronesians Appeal for Help After Devastating Typhoon
Residents in storm wrecked areas of Micronesia appealed for help today as a cleanup began on the worst affected islands after Super Typhoon Maysak swept through the region on its way towards the Philippines.
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Ecuadoran Freighter Runs Aground in the Galapagos
An Ecuadoran freighter ran aground Friday in the Galapagos islands, but "for the moment" does not pose a threat to the Pacific archipelago's unique environment, the Galapagos National Park said.
