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US Reopens Solomon Islands Embassy, Vying With China For Influence
The United States reopened its embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday after a 30-year hiatus, part of a bid to counter China's growing influence in the South Pacific.
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NASA Captures Eruption Of "Sharkcano", The Underwater Volcano Where Sharks Live
Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands, which is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean and most known for its shark inhabitants, is showing increased plumes, as per the American space agency NASA.
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Rare US Official's Visit To Solomon Islands Amid China Pact Alarm: Report
The White House's top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation's security pact with China, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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US Expands Pacific Presence With Soloman Islands Embassy After 29 Years
The United States plans to re-establish an embassy in the Solomon Islands, a senior State Department official said Saturday, 29 years after downgrading its diplomatic presence there.
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Solomon Islands Rocked By Another Major Earthquake
The Solomon Islands were rattled by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, just a day after hundreds of people along the coast fled into the hills following a 7.8 magnitude tremor.
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7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands, Tsunami Alert Lifted
A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Friday. A tsunami warning issued for a wide swathe of the South Pacific was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of casualties or excessive damage.
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Solomon Islands Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert In South Pacific
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning across a wide area of the South Pacific.
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Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands in the Pacific: US Geological Survey
A shallow 6.6-magnitude quake hit off the Solomon Islands today, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no Pacific-wide tsunami expected.
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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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6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Solomon Islands: USGS
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and no major damage was expected.
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At End of Round-The-World Trip, John Kerry's Plane Breaks Down in Hawaii
The globe-trotting US Secretary of State John Kerry was forced to catch a commercial flight on Thursday after his US Air Force plane encountered technical difficulties before takeoff from Hawaii at the end of a nine-day round-the-world trip.
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6.2 magnitude aftershock strikes near Solomon Islands
An earthquake with a preliminary 6.2 magnitude struck near the Solomon Islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, the latest in a series of aftershocks following a major tremor that sparked a tsunami which killed at least five people.
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US Reopens Solomon Islands Embassy, Vying With China For Influence
The United States reopened its embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday after a 30-year hiatus, part of a bid to counter China's growing influence in the South Pacific.
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NASA Captures Eruption Of "Sharkcano", The Underwater Volcano Where Sharks Live
Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands, which is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean and most known for its shark inhabitants, is showing increased plumes, as per the American space agency NASA.
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Rare US Official's Visit To Solomon Islands Amid China Pact Alarm: Report
The White House's top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation's security pact with China, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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US Expands Pacific Presence With Soloman Islands Embassy After 29 Years
The United States plans to re-establish an embassy in the Solomon Islands, a senior State Department official said Saturday, 29 years after downgrading its diplomatic presence there.
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Solomon Islands Rocked By Another Major Earthquake
The Solomon Islands were rattled by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, just a day after hundreds of people along the coast fled into the hills following a 7.8 magnitude tremor.
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7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands, Tsunami Alert Lifted
A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Friday. A tsunami warning issued for a wide swathe of the South Pacific was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of casualties or excessive damage.
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Solomon Islands Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert In South Pacific
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning across a wide area of the South Pacific.
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Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands in the Pacific: US Geological Survey
A shallow 6.6-magnitude quake hit off the Solomon Islands today, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no Pacific-wide tsunami expected.
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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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6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Solomon Islands: USGS
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and no major damage was expected.
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At End of Round-The-World Trip, John Kerry's Plane Breaks Down in Hawaii
The globe-trotting US Secretary of State John Kerry was forced to catch a commercial flight on Thursday after his US Air Force plane encountered technical difficulties before takeoff from Hawaii at the end of a nine-day round-the-world trip.
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6.2 magnitude aftershock strikes near Solomon Islands
An earthquake with a preliminary 6.2 magnitude struck near the Solomon Islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, the latest in a series of aftershocks following a major tremor that sparked a tsunami which killed at least five people.
