Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid to Tonga
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck…
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Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) - The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb,…
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Samoa, Kiribati to lock down as virus lands in Pacific
Kiribati and Samoa entered lockdowns Saturday after overseas arrivals brought Covid to the Pacific island nations that had avoided the…
3 years ago
Djokovic plans 2023 Australian Open return: tournament chief
Novak Djokovic intends to play the Australian Open in 2023, tournament chief Craig Tiley said Sunday while blaming "miscommunication" for…
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First death in Tonga volcano blast as nation remains cut off
by David WILLIAMS / Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The first death from a massive underwater volcanic blast near…
3 years ago
Tonga cut off by volcanic blast, fears grow for coastal towns
by David WILLIAMS / Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Pacific Island nation of Tonga was virtually cut off…
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Tonga cut off by volcanic blast
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world Monday after a massive volcanic…
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‘Disappointed’ Djokovic says he will leave Australia
Novak Djokovic said Sunday he was "extremely disappointed" by Australia's decision to deport him but he would comply and leave…
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Huge Tonga volcanic eruption caused ‘signifcant damage’
A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused "significant damage" to the island nation's…
3 years ago
Volcanic eruption, earthquake rock Tonga, trigger tsunami threats in the South Pacific
by Alfred Acenas and Arianne Torres (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) - A powerful underwater volcanic eruption and 7.6-magnitude…
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