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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Australia and Oceania
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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Tsunami waves crash ashore in Tonga after powerful eruption
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, Jan 15, 2022 (AFP) - Large waves crashed ashore in Tonga Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption that…
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