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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesThe news, traffic and weather to get you up to speed.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Radio New Zealand Pacific HeadlinesA vote in Chuuk State on whether to seek independence from the Federated States of Micronesia has been postponed indefinitely.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalFour people have been injured in a collision between a logging truck and a car this morning.Police said State Highway 5 which runs between Napier and Taupo is currently blocked in both directions after the crash near Te Pohue.Four...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldBEIJING (AP) " China defended its activities in the South China Sea as restrained and responsible Friday after the U.S. intelligence chief called its expansion of outposts in the region an "aggressive" effort to assert sovereignty.Chines...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesTHE tragic death of a six-month-old baby boy at a Queensland family daycare has rocked the community.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from New Zealand National NewsAuckland University lecturer Nigel Haworth is the new president of the Labour Party.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsSYDNEY'S namesake warship will makes its final entry through Sydney Heads as a commissioned Royal Australian Navy ship.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesTHEY are the legendary figures who have changed the world but what does it take to be a genius?
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesUPDATE: The body of Commonwealth Games boxer Ben McEachran has been found near Gladstone.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from New Zealand National NewsPrecinct Properties has been in the news lately, after announcing an annual profit of $31.6 million and an ambitious 36-level building project in downtown Auckland.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalThe giant cruise liner Queen Elizabeth has docked at Auckland's Queens Wharf this morning and will form the backdrop of a tribute to New Zealand's Anzac soldiers today before sailing to Gallipoli.A commemorative service featuring...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalNew Zealand First leader Winston Peters has confirmed he will compete in the Northland by-election.Mr Peters this afternoon said Northland needed "a real voice" who could "hit the ground running".He said he was born in Northland,...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalThe car fire in the underground car park of Westfield WestCity in Henderson was caused by a mechanical fault, a mall spokeswoman says. Do you know more? Email us here There were reports an explosion
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesRio Tinto is poised to cut several hundred jobs from its iron ore division in Western Australia, weeks after iron ore boss Andrew Harding sent a memo to staff warning of a "degree of urgency" to quickly achieve deep cost cuts and maintai...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldBAGHDAD (AP) " Iraqi authorities say eight people have been killed in a series of bombings and mortar strikes around Baghdad.Police officials say mortar shells landed on some houses in the capital's southern district of Dora on...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesA burst water main is creating traffic chaos for morning commuters in Brisbane's east.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from BBC News - AustraliaA collection of rare objects, including a shield thought to have been picked up by Captain Cook in 1770, are set to return to Australia for the first time.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from BBC News - AustraliaWhy politicians and comedians are discussing a kitchen appliance
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Auhome | Mail OnlineArnold Schwarzenegger promises he'll be back for yet another Terminator sequel, the sixth in the movie franchise. His new reboot Terminator: Genisys opens on July 1.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldNEW DELHI (AP) " A government report says India's economy will grow more than 8 percent in the upcoming financial year and appears to have shaken off its persistent problems of high inflation, rising budget deficits and poor domestic...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Auhome | Mail OnlineThe track-only car has 800 brake horse power and is built for ‘extreme performance’ according to the Warwickshire-based firm, which will make only 24 of the limited edition Vulcans.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesTHE family of a teenager wrongly branded a terrorist by Fairfax Media have settled their claim with the company.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - WorldRandom acts of kindness typically maintain their randomness.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesThe United States is in the final stages of negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive free-trade agreement with Mexico, Canada, Japan, Singapore and seven other countries. Who will benefit from the TPP? American workers?...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesMYURAN Sukumaran has been awarded an Associate Degree in Fine Arts from Curtin University in Perth.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldVATICAN CITY (AP) " Pope Francis has named the Vatican's former sex crimes prosecutor, Charles Scicluna, as archbishop of his native Malta.The Vatican announcement Friday made clear that Scicluna would continue dealing with the...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Auhome | Mail OnlineLiliane Bettencourt, the 92-year-old French heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics company founded by her father, tops a list of women who inherited shares in valuable companies with her $41.2billion fortune.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesRescue helicopters and trucks loaded with relief supplies struggle to reach victims in snow-logged mountain terrain.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldBRUSSELS (AP) " The European Union, Japan and others have criticized Turkey's unilateral decision to exceed catch limits on Bluefin tuna set in an international agreement.Documents seen by The Associated Press and EU comments on...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesHE hung his head in the dock, no doubt thinking the words he wrote to the wife of the man he killed: “If I could trade places, I would.”
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesIt was a case of assiduous avoidance as Joe Hockey and Malcolm Turnbull circled each other but did not come into contact at the 120th anniversary function of the Australian Jewish News and a launch of a book marking the occasion.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Auhome | Mail OnlineThe cloud formation seen above British Columbia, Canada and Washington State this past month are called Hole-punch clouds or Fallstreak holes.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesThe top US intelligence official confirmed for the first time that Iran was behind a cyber attack against the Las Vegas Sands Corp. last year.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldIslamic State militants armed with sledgehammers and jackhammers destroy priceless ancient artefacts in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesCharter Hall's portfolio of industrial and retail assets has become more diversified and it has expanded into the hospitality sector through a partnership.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesTRACEY Kahn is a single career mum, and at 51 years of age, she’s just safely delivered her second child — a bouncing baby girl.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) " The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, the Catholic priest who transformed the University of Notre Dame into an acadmic power, died Thursday. He was 97.In his 35 years as president of the university, Hesburgh was not...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesRETIRED Queensland great Ashley Harrison and veteran Steve Michaels are the latest former Gold Coast Titans linked to the cocaine crisis.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalA Dannevirke school girl who died on Wednesday night after falling from a moving vehicle had recently found a "new lease on life," her principal says.Letitia Rose Thorner, 15, died at the scene of the incident in Dannevirke about...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Business Insider Australia (Australian Stories)
Ellen Mowry of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore said: "Caffeine intake has been associated with a reduced risk of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and our study shows that coffee intake may also protect again... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesEvery actress on the Oscar red carpet is hoping to steal the show. But the Los Angeles Police Department is now asking, who stole the dress?
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalStories making headlines around the regions today include Women's Refuge workers 'bombarded with abuse' and a man with terminal cancer told to vacate his home.Refuge workers at Tauranga Women's Refuge are
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesA COURT has today handed down a decision on the life insurance of slain Brisbane mother Allison Baden-Clay.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - NationalBorn with spina bifida, and rescued from a state-run institution by his aunt at the age of 16, Michael Yeatman, 50, has faced huge adversities. He was recently diagnosed with un-treatable liver and bowel cancer. His aunt and life long su...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalThe Labour Party has elected economist Nigel Haworth as its new president.Professor Haworth replaces Moira Coatsworth, who stood down in December following Labour's election defeat.In a statement, he said it was a privilege to...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from BBC News - AustraliaOne of the world's biggest listed winemakers, Australia's Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has returned to profit in the six months to December.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesOver 80 per cent of respondents to market research commissioned by the federal government mistakenly believed that up-front university fees were being reintroduced as part of the government's proposed higher education changes.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldLONDON (AP) " London-based Lloyds Banking Group passed a milestone Friday in its recovery from the financial crisis, reporting an annual profit and announcing plans to pay a dividend for the first time since it was rescued by British...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesForeign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has undermined the government's stance that there had been no inducement to Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs to leave her job, confirming an international posting for Ms Triggs had be...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Political parties that contested the February 2013 elections in the Tafea Provincial government are now rallying support to put the next leader in the driver's seat at Isangel.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Local NewsBy Samoa News staff reporters@samoanews.com Bluesky Communications has expanded its reach in the South Pacific by acquiring a majority share of a telecommunication firm in the Cook Islands, and the purchase is being financed by a regiona...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineAn independent autopsy of an unarmed Mexican man killed by police in Washington state shows he was shot as many as seven times - including twice from behind - contradicting earlier statements from authorities, an attorney...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Solomon Times OnlineThe Australian Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Solomon Islands Government, Delite Flour Mill, Solomon Rice Company Limited and other stakeholders on food fortification in the Solomon Islands.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Civil BeatGov. David Ige on Thursday released the names of the people on his transition team who have been advising him on key decisions to appoint members of his Cabinet, including the highly controversial nominee Carleton Ching. The governorR...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Despite living in another land away from home, the Filipino Community in Port Vila has been gathering together in different social activities to maintain solidarity.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU — A bill in the state Legislature would make it easier for voters to understand who is supporting and funding political action committees.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from KHON2 » National
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NewsPAHOA (AP) — A donation jar used to raise money for an 8-year-old girl who needs a heart transplant was stolen from a Big Island store.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Civil BeatGov. David Ige took time Thursday to debrief reporters on his recent visit to Washington, D.C., highlighting his meetings with President Obama, federal officials and other governors. The National Governors Association’s Winter Meet...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Mickey Kavera – EM TV, Port Moresby A submission on power tariffs, or cost of power production, has been finalised and will be presented to the National Executive Council (NEC) for approval. Retired Captain Tom Ur revealed this ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Solomon Times OnlineThe Solomon Islands Football Federation headquarters, the Allan Boso Complex, in Honiara is set to receive a long-awaited upgrade.
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from Breaking NewsBy Delly Bagu – EM TV, Port Moresby It is no secret that Papua New Guinea’s physical geography is as diverse as it gets. The variations in climate, elevation, vegetation and population all contribute to the challenge of build...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NewsThe University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hawaii Community College, and the Hawaii Island communities are cordially invited to the Conflict Management Workshop that is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, from 4- 8 p.m. The Friday workshop is open to ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsSUVA – The Australian government has decided to delay holding a Pacific Leader’s meeting to discuss the structure of regional bodies.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NewsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers recently tested two different drones in the waters off the Kohala Coast with the hopes of someday being able to use the combined technologies to locate vessels and marine life i...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Breaking NewsWork has now begun on six kilometres of resealing works to support the essential road link between Arawa and the capital Buka. The project is funded by the Government of Australia. This project falls under the Papua New Guinea – Au...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NewsPohakuloa Training Area will open Keamuku to bow hunting Saturday. The area will be open 5 a.m.-7 p.m.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Breaking NewsBy Jack Lapauve Jr – EM TV, Port Moresby Bank South Pacific Chairman Kostas Constantinou is confident BSP has the capacity to fill revenue gaps despite a slowdown in the economy. Constantinou stated this after releasing BSP&r...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from HomePalau participated in the recent Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) hosted the 4th Pacific Regional Conference on Disabilities (PRCD) at the Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi, Fiji.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsPORT HARDY – A scuba diver on the Pacific north coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island got up close and personal with a giant Pacific octopus on Sunday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/The Area Secretary of west Ambrym, Bong Massing, confirmed reports from locals on Ambrym that the lava flow spewed from the volcanic eruption has weakened but the volcano is still giving out gases and
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Local NewsA civil war sword showed up at Honolulu jewelry store three years ago and is now back with the civil war soldier who died in battle.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Local NewsGov. David Ige just returned from our nation's capital where he met with the head of the EPA and discussed Hawaii's critical issue with cesspools.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/The Vanuatu Tourism Ambassador Programme has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ACTIV Handicraft Centre yesterday, to become the initial suppliers of artefacts and carvings to supply
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU (AP) — A man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for his role in a Molokai crystal meth dealing ring.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Fiji Sun » NATIONThe Reforms Awareness Workshop spearheaded by Minister for Education Mahendra Reddy in Labasa last week has got some school principals going. Waiqele Secondary School principal Ashok Ram, on Wednesday, invited
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Local NewsIf you Google "net neutrality," more than 13 million results appear on your screen. As of today, it's a reality, the FCC just approved it.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Solomon Times OnlineIndonesia’s Foreign Minister Honorable Retno l. P. Marsudi will make a one-day visit to Solomon Islands on Saturday 28 February.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU (AP) — Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott is suing the University of Hawaii for access to a sex education survey given to public schoolchildren.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Civil BeatGov. David Ige sent state senators a letter Thursday urging them to support Castle & Cooke lobbyist Carleton Ching to lead the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. “I have nominated Carleton Ching to lead DLNR becaus...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/The leader of the Commonwealth Team here for the Vanuatu Dialogue on Political Reform taking place at the Parliament Chamber, Albert Mariner, has assured the Government and participants that the Commo
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Fiji Sun » NATIONConserving the Macuata dialect will be one of the main issues on the agenda at the Macuata Provincial Council meeting today. Roko Tui Macuata Sitiveni Lalibuli said most children do
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Local NewsLolo outlines Territory's efforts to combat climate change By Fili Sagapolutele fili@samoanews.com Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has declared that American Samoa “is most vulnerable to the effects of climate change” — ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Local NewsA mother's wish was granted when more than 100 surfers showed up to remember her son.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsPORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea is the most pornography-obsessed country in the world, according to Google Trends.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Fiji Sun » NATIONA rookie, under Government scholarship, has made a name for himself at the University of the South Pacific. Sarvesh Kumar was presented USP’s Faculty of Science Technology and Environment’s 2014
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NewsThe land leases for Uncle Billy’s Hilo Hotel and the Country Club condominiums will expire next month unless the state Board of Land and Natural Resources approves an extension Friday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsNUKU‘ALOFA – Police in Tonga are trying to develop new ways to end the fighting between groups of students from different high schools.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Bridgette Komatep – EM TV, Port Moresby Following our coverage of the condemned Butuka Elementary School in the Moresby South Electorate on Tuesday, local MP Justin Tkatchenko visited the school to intervene. By next week, const...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineLights, camera ... blossom!
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from KHON2 » National
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Colleen Barilae – EM TV, Lae According to Education Minister Nick Kuman, Tuition Fee Free Policy (TFF) funds were to be released in the second week of February this year. In Morobe, the provincial education board had allowed its...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from HomeThe House of Delegates on February 24 passed on third reading a bill that will establish the Belau Submarine Cable Corporation as a state-owned public corporation-that is authorized to procure, own and manage a fiber optic cable on behal...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from HomeProject will cost $500,000 The Palau Government is asking for the assistance of the Japan Government and the JICA in renovating the Palau Mariculture Demonstration Center facilities (PMDC). Bureau of Marine Resources (BMR) Acting Directo...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Local NewsEspecially in light of salary upgrade for teachers from Samoa By Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu joy@samoanews.com Some veteran educators are threatening to ‘walk out’ of the Department of Education if DOE does not upgrade thei...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Civil BeatMemorial services for former state Rep. Mele Carroll have been set for next month on Oahu and Maui. A public viewing will be held between 4 and 6 p.m., with service to follow from 6 to 7 p.m., March 6, at Borthwick Mortuary, 1330 Maunake...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/A great-grandson of missionary John G. Paton, Dr David Bunton, is visiting Vanuatu with his artist wife, Helen Stacey Bunton, to donate to the National Archives a series of works she created for the 1
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Local NewsThe Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015, H.R. 34, looks to address some shortcomings in the current tsunami alert and protection system.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Local NewsA 57-year-old man accused of stealing a tip jar on the Big Island that was meant for a sick girl in Pahoa has been charged with theft, according to police.
