- A group of inquisitive birds were left out of their tree after eating what is believed to be magic mushrooms at a Wellington wildlife sanctuary.Five rare little hihi - mostly juveniles - were found "sort of paralysed or spasming"...
- Deutsche Banks took a survey of how much it costs for basic goods and services, and Australia remains to be on top of the most expensive country.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) " Sudanese newspapers are quoting a governor as saying that rebels have killed 136 civilians in attacks during the presidential election that ended last week.Independent daily newspaper Al-Jarida and other papers...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from AustraliaThe Federal Government unveils a $26 million package aimed at boosting vaccination rates among children as part of next month's budget.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesUPDATE: A search for a missing recreational pilot has been ramped up with 13 helicopters and five fixed-wing aircraft scouring an inland area north west of Gympie and south east of Monto.
- More than 250 passengers on a flight from Hong Kong were stuck on a plane at Ohakea Air Force base for seven hours because it was too dangerous to land at Auckland.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times AUA 41-year-old man and his 14-year-old daughter were attacked by a gang of teenagers outside a shopping mall in Newcastle.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from WorldHundreds of mountaineers and Sherpas in Nepal pay emotional tribute to 16 of their fellow guides who died in an avalanche on Everest a year ago, suspending climbing for the day.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsPOLICE investigating the stabbing of a man in a western Sydney car park say two men have offered them different accounts of the incident.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesIT’s bad enough this woman has terminal cancer: but she’s also been denied access to her superannuation, and is struggling to pay for treatment that can help keep her alive.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldKINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) " Authorities in Jamaica have charged a teenager with murder in the recent fatal shooting of an 11-month-old baby.Police said in a statement Saturday that the unidentified teen had been arrested earlier this...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsA G20 statement is urging the United States to stop blocking reforms of the International Monetary Fund.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsTONY Abbott has urged Australians to attend Anzac Day centenary commemorations and not to be deterred by an alleged foiled terror plot.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldWASHINGTON (AP) " An all-day Earth Day rally and concert Saturday is drawing some big names to the National Mall.Usher, Mary J. Blige, Gwen Stefani, Common and Train are scheduled to perform during the free Global Citizen 2015 Earth...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Herald Sun | News | More NewsNEW York-style countdown clocks on major pedestrian crossings would be installed across the city under a bold proposal to make streets safer.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalCharity collectors are using checkpoints to stop drivers on a popular holiday highway and asking for cash.The collectors, wearing high-visibility vests and waving stop-go signs, have set up on Colville Rd between Port Jackson and...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Gold Coast | Top NewsSURF-riding clubs have thrown their support behind a proposed World Surfing Reserve on the Gold Coast.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Herald Sun | News | More NewsTERRI King has incurable breast cancer. She can’t work, and while she has enough money locked in super and insurance to pay her mortgage, it is cruelly being denied to her.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesHE WAS a political campaigner with aspirations of becoming an MP. But there was something this LNP operative wasn’t being open about...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WorldA mysterious disease that kills patients within 24 hours has claimed at least 17 lives in a south-eastern Nigerian town, the government says.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesI ACCUSE Australia’s political class of wilfully endangering the safety of Australians. They have put Australians in danger through years of reckless immigration and refugee policies.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldBAMAKO, Mali (AP) " Two assailants attacked a United Nations convoy of civilian workers in northern Mali, killing two and wounding another, the peacekeeping mission said Saturday.After stopping the convoy, "the assailants shot the...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldKUTAREVO, Croatia (AP) " Usually in Europe, when bear cubs get used to humans, they cannot survive in the wild. And when they grow too big, they're shot.But not in the remote mountain village of Kutarevo, Croatia. Here since 2002,...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesTHE family of a man who died after being restrained by neighbours want him remembered as a hardworking, dedicated family man, not just “some animal”.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesPREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk will today announce a health initiative that could forever change Queensland’s legal landscape.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from BBC News - AustraliaAustralian PM Tony Abbott received cheers of approval as he downed a beer in just a few seconds at a football awards ceremony.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalA suspected drunk-driver led police on a 40-minute chase south of Auckland - at half the speed limit. The pursuit began on Porchester Rd, Papakura, shortly before 6pm yesterday when officers spotted a car driving "erratically".Police...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Gold Coast | Top NewsRECLAIM Australia Gold Coast is planning a second rally at Evandale parklands after staging one of the biggest events in the country earlier this month
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldMADRID (AP) " Spain's prime minister says an investigation into an ex-minister and former International Monetary Fund chief over alleged fraud and money laundering is damaging his party, which faces a general election late this year.Mari...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldCHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) " Officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands say there has been a power blackout in the entire three-island territory.Government spokesman Jean Greaux Jr. says a heavy surge caused power generating...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldHELSINKI (AP) " Finland's last election focused on the rights and wrongs of bailing out Greece. This time, the Finns are wondering how to pull their own land out of the economic dumps.Sunday's election comes against the backdrop...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - NationalA man is settling in for a cold night on the rocks near Piha after becoming stranded at high tide.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesA MAN has died after being trapped in a crashed car for an unknown period. A passing motorist found the crash scene but the injured driver later died.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalWho would have thought a visa application for Saudi Arabia could upset me quite that way. It wasn't me filling it out, it was my husband. He got halfway through the form and couldn't answer a question.He needed to name a person...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times AUIran says Russia, China and India should band together to create a defensive alliance that will stand up against NATO.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Top StoriesA car bomb killed three people on Friday outside the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, a ally of Washington in the war against Islamic State, which claimed the attack.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalA woman has been killed after being hit by a car in Auckland tonight. The woman, in her 80s, was crossing the road when she was struck by a car driving out of the Z service station in Ash St, Avondale sh
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) " Nepal on Saturday marked the anniversary of Mount Everest's deadliest avalanche with a memorial and a government announcement that it will set up a welfare fund for mountaineering and trekking workers in the...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from International Business Times AUMouth-kissing can spread CMV which can be passed on to unborn foetus. Complications include mental disorder, deafness, blindness and even death.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsSCIENTISTS have identified six types of obese people and say doctors and policymakers should treat them according to which category they fall into.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times AUThe Australian PM said that the best way to counter terrorism was to lead normal lives.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldBLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (AP) " A. Alfred Taubman, the self-made Michigan billionaire whose philanthropy and business success " including weaving the enclosed shopping mall into American culture " was clouded by a criminal conviction...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldHAVANA (AP) " At least two dissidents made it past a first round of voting and are standing as candidates in municipal elections that will be watched on and off the island Sunday as an unprecedented test of Cuba's single-party system.Bot...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalLoan sharks will be targeted by a new code aimed at increasing protection for Kiwis paying interest rates up to 30 times more than they would be charged by a bank.The Responsible Lending Code comes into force on June 6. The policy...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsTHE anniversary of Nepal's deadliest-ever avalanche on Mount Everest has been marked with a memorial and the announcemnt of a fund for trekking workers.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) " Lawmakers in Cyprus have passed key insolvency laws, clearing a hurdle in the country's rescue program that should open the tap for more bailout cash.Saturday's vote essentially unblocks implementation of...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldTURIN, Italy (AP) " Turin's archbishop says interest in the Shroud of Turin is so keen that many pilgrims who already saw the burial cloth some believe covered Jesus are traveling back to the northern Italian city to see it again...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesBACK in Brisbane briefly as she prepares to move to the US, Stephanie Rice has a message for ex-beau Quade Cooper, who’s also on the move with his new partner.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsONE man has drowned at a rock fishing spot in southern Western Australia while a search is underway for a second person believed to be in the water.
- Action is being taken to address the reportedly drunken behaviour of Ministry of Marine Resources Secretary Ben Ponia at an international conference two months ago.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from KHON2 » National
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsHonolulu police say a 40-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the deadly motorcycle crash on the H-1 Freeway near Waikele.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsMore than 1,300 visitors studied and voted for their favorite turning during Wailoa Center’s Big Island Woodturners 17th annual exhibit that concluded March 31.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Dion Kombeng – EM TV Sports, Port Moresby Young basketball enthusiasts took part in a week long school holiday basketball clinic at Ela Beach in the nation’s capital. Following the recent success of the under 19 Papua Blac...
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Friday, April 17, 2015 from HomeOn April 9, 2015, the Oldiais Women’s Association (OWA) held their initial meeting on Global Environment Fund (GEF), SGP funded Ngchesar State Food Production, Capacity Development and Gender Empowerment, a Pilot Project (Hydroponics Far...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Local NewsMedicaid funding is not just for LBJ By Fili Sagapolutele fili@samoanews.com The local Medicaid Office is working on finalizing procedures and policies to enroll other health care providers in the territory under the federally funded Med...
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Friday, April 17, 2015 from Civil BeatThe Focus of the Fight It takes an airplane window vantage point to look down on the Big Island's Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii at an elevation of 13,796 feet. Another Island Heard From Dancers from Maui's Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsBy James Kneubuhl, ASCC Press Officer This past Tuesday, April 14, former Congressman Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin accepted an invitation from the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Social Science Department to participate in a forum on ...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsNavy plans to lease land to Hawaiian Electric for 50 MW solar farm
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsCOLOGNE, Germany (AP) — The Germanwings crash last month was an “unbelievable horror” for the families of those killed, compounded by the apparent senselessness of the co-pilot’s actions in bringing down the plane, German President Joach...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Road construction plays a decisive role in promoting the economic growth of a country.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineCalifornia health authorities on Friday declared an end to a large measles outbreak that started at Disneyland and triggered a national debate about vaccinations.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsExceeding expectations is nothing new for Isaac and Tammy Lau. Born with what doctors called a terminal illness, this brother and sister duo continue to beat the odds in more ways than one.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsHer young life plagued by cancer, 12 year-old Taylor is now finding her voice and inspiring others to help families in need.
- Legendary league coach Graham Lowe has verbally offered his support to help the development of the game in the Cook Islands.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Civil Beat
A certain Big Island mountain with telescopes has attracted a whole lot of attention over the past few weeks. Go to our homepage and type “Mauna Kea” or “TMT” into the search window for a refresher. Meanwhile, the... -
Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsDuring the week of April 6-12, Hawaii Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Breaking NewsHeadlines: NCDC and stakeholders find short-term solutions to house NCD kids during the Pacific Games, betel nut vendors outside city limits claim they were attacked by police, and the Cancer Foundation of PNG hosts its biggest fundraisi...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsE te iti tangata, E ara, e tu, e akamanako meitaki i apopo, eiaa ua i teia ra. Me apai pouroa tatou i te ika i teia ra, kare e ika na te uki ou amuri mai.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Civil Beat
It was 70 years ago Saturday that Ernie Pyle was felled by a Japanese bullet in the South Pacific. He was 44 years old,a Pulitzer Prize-winner and perhaps the best-known American journalist of World War II. To mark the occasion, a ceremo... -
Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsAn animation video titled “Weird Loud and Proud” is one of two entries from Honokaa Intermediate School selected as finalists in the ‘Olelo Youth Xchange Student Video Competition.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsSAN FRANCISCO — Scientists rediscovered a mostly intact World War II aircraft carrier that was used in atomic bomb tests and then sunk at a secret location off the Northern California coast decades ago.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsBy Rhonda Annesley, Editor-in-Chief rhonda@samoanews.com Many of the 2Samoas Trade Fair booths, including Samoa News’ booth are at the Veterans Memorial Stadium today, Friday, for the 115th Flag Day celebration, which includes a pa...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from KHON2 » National
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/While the National Disaster Management Office appreciates Cyclone Pam relief supplies from Vanuatu’s allies and Non Government Organisations internationally it wants to coordinate the supply to avoid
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Friday, April 17, 2015 from KHON2 » National
The passenger "was removed from the flight for poking her seatmate with a pen to stop him from snoring." - Afternoon netball drew the crowds to the Tupapa outdoor courts yesterday for the premier game between Tupapa and the Titikaveka Pearls.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Civil Beat
Hawaii Gov. David Ige released the following statement Friday afternoon regarding the latest development in the Mauna Kea controversy: Today, the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) leadership informed me that construction will continue to be p... -
Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU — A group of Native Hawaiians wants to bring back a centuries-old island burial practice it says is more environmentally friendly than some modern interment methods.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineBen Affleck requested that the PBS documentary series "Finding Your Roots" not reveal he had a slave-owning ancestor, according to emails published online by whistleblower site WikiLeaks, and the information never appeared...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Civil Beat
Suzanne Case was approved by a 7-0 vote from the Senate Water and Land committee Friday to lead the Department of Land and Natural Resources. The “aye” votes included the committee’s chair, former DLNR Chair Laura Thiel... -
Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Vanuatu’s Ambassador to the European Union, Roy Mickey Joy, has expressed delight at the news that kava will again be accepted into the European market.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Local NewsEvery picture tells a story. Cancer patients are using paints and palettes in the Lilly Oncology On Canvas competition.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Civil Beat
Leaders in the U.S. Congress said Thursday they have reached a deal on legislation that, if approved, “would speed consideration of President Obama’s trade agenda.” As The Hill reports, “The fast-track legislation... - Bank South Pacific have no plans to change current products and services to Westpac Cook Islands when they take over the bank in the middle of this year.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/The University of the South Pacific (USP) has announced the resignation of its Pro – Chancellor and Chairman, Mr. Ikbal Jannif, from the USP Council with effect from 13 April 2015. Mr Jannif has resig
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Local NewsThere is a new memorial and plaque at Punchbowl, honoring a war correspondent who died 70 years ago.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsPolice are warning the public about a possible towing scam.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsThe TMT Observatory Corp. has, for a third time this month, postponed construction of its large telescope on Mauna Kea.
- For top New Zealand chef William Mordido, a week on Rarotonga has been an awakening to local produce.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsEveryone thankful no harm came to anyone yesterday By Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu joy@samoanews.com Captain of the Fealofani Samoa, Atuatasi “Jerry” Seigafo used the opportunity at the captains meeting held yesterday to tha...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Delly Bagu - EM TV, Port Moresby There’s been a new addition to the chain of stores at the Waigani Central shopping area in Port Moresby. Jack’s of PNG was officially opened today as a new retail business belonging to the ...
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Friday, April 17, 2015 from Civil Beat
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies is conducting the Honolulu Police Department’s standard triennial review this spring and soliciting input from the public. But members of the visiting accreditation review comm... -
Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsA young pilot in training gets a second chance at life.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Civil Beat
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Rep Ted Deutch (FL-21) this week introduced the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, a measure they believe “strengthens Social Security for generations to come and improves benefits... -
Friday, April 17, 2015 from Local NewsTwo former Hawaii residents were killed in a two-car crash in Las Vegas Wednesday night.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Year 12 students of International School Suva slept for a night without food at Suva’s Mosquito Island on Wednesday to experience what life was like for their regional neighbours in Vanuatu who had be
- There’s much excitement ahead of this afternoon’s main rugby league clash between the in-form Titikaveka Bulldogs and hosts the Avatiu Eels.
- Old-school elegant dancing graced the National Auditorium stage on Thursday night when 17 youth dancers put on a colourful show.
