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Google To Build Subsea Cable System For Internet Resilience In Indian Ocean
- Tuesday November 18, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Australia's remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island has enough power to support a new Google data centre without depriving locals, but its arrival could spur a push to renewable energy, the island's biggest employer and the tech giant said.
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Google Plans AI Data Centre On Australia's Remote Indian Ocean Outpost
- Friday November 7, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia's remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year
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"Exceptionally Dry" Weather Delays Mass Christmas Island Crab Migration
- Monday February 19, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Unusually dry weather has delayed the annual migration of millions of Christmas Island red crabs from the island's interior to the sea where they mate.
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Girl Asks Police To Run DNA Test On Christmas Cookie To Prove Existence Of Santa Claus
- Monday January 23, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
The girl wrote to her local police department seeking to formally test food particles from leftover carrots and cookies for DNA to prove the existence of Santa Claus.
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Elephant Fatally Gores Handler In Malaysia Park
- Friday December 30, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An elephant fatally gored its handler in a nature reserve on the Malaysian side of the island of Borneo, on Christmas Day, park officials said Thursday.
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Watch: Monster Crab Snaps Golf Club In Half In Hair-Raising Video
- Tuesday January 4, 2022
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
A group of golfers in Australia were shocked when a huge crab joined them for a round - and broke one of their clubs in half.
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Family's Picnic Invaded By Giant Crabs. Pics Are Terrifying
- Wednesday September 23, 2020
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
Amy Luetich and her family were camping at a picturesque island off the coast of Australia along with some friends when they were surrounded by enormous robber crabs.
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Four Survive 32 Days Adrift In Pacific, Ate Coconuts, Drank Rainwater
- Wednesday February 12, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Four people survived a month adrift in the Pacific by eating coconuts and drinking rainwater in an ordeal that claimed the lives of eight of their companions, including a baby, reports said Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Powerful Typhoon Nock-Ten Slams Into The Philippines
- Sunday December 25, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The eye of Typhoon Nock-Ten hit the remote island of Catanduanes just after 6:00 pm (1000 GMT), the weather service announced on its official Twitter site.
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www.ndtv.com
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Giant Squid Makes A Rare Appearance In Japan
- Tuesday December 29, 2015
- World News | Rachel Feltman, The Washington Post
A giant squid made its way into Japan's Toyama Bay on Christmas Eve, treating onlookers to a rare sighting of the magnificent creature. Japan seems to be the place to find these staggeringly large beasts: The first-ever images of a giant squid in the wild were snapped off the coast of the Ogasawara Islands in 2004, and the first film of a living ad...
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5 Wounded as Riots at Australian Asylum Camp Cause 'Severe' Damage
- Tuesday November 10, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Australian authorities have regained control of a controversial immigration detention centre, officials said today, after the death of an asylum seeker sparked rioting that led to at least five injuries and widespread damage.
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www.ndtv.com
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Australia Moves to Quash Migrant Centre Unrest
- Tuesday November 10, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australian police reinforcements poured into remote Christmas Island on Tuesday to help quell unrest at a migrant detention centre, amid reports inmates had armed themselves with machetes and petrol bombs.
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www.ndtv.com
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Riot Hits Australia's Christmas Island Migrant Centre
- Monday November 9, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A disturbance broke out Monday at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre, the immigration department said, amid reports rioters seized control of the facility after the death of an asylum seeker.
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www.ndtv.com
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Obama Tees Off in Hawaii With Malaysian Leader
- Thursday December 25, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
What do two world leaders do when they find themselves on the same Hawaiian island on Christmas Eve? If you're President Barack Obama and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, you round up a few aides and make common cause on the golf course.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google To Build Subsea Cable System For Internet Resilience In Indian Ocean
- Tuesday November 18, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Australia's remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island has enough power to support a new Google data centre without depriving locals, but its arrival could spur a push to renewable energy, the island's biggest employer and the tech giant said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Plans AI Data Centre On Australia's Remote Indian Ocean Outpost
- Friday November 7, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia's remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year
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www.ndtv.com
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"Exceptionally Dry" Weather Delays Mass Christmas Island Crab Migration
- Monday February 19, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Unusually dry weather has delayed the annual migration of millions of Christmas Island red crabs from the island's interior to the sea where they mate.
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www.ndtv.com
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Girl Asks Police To Run DNA Test On Christmas Cookie To Prove Existence Of Santa Claus
- Monday January 23, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
The girl wrote to her local police department seeking to formally test food particles from leftover carrots and cookies for DNA to prove the existence of Santa Claus.
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www.ndtv.com
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Elephant Fatally Gores Handler In Malaysia Park
- Friday December 30, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An elephant fatally gored its handler in a nature reserve on the Malaysian side of the island of Borneo, on Christmas Day, park officials said Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Watch: Monster Crab Snaps Golf Club In Half In Hair-Raising Video
- Tuesday January 4, 2022
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
A group of golfers in Australia were shocked when a huge crab joined them for a round - and broke one of their clubs in half.
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www.ndtv.com
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Family's Picnic Invaded By Giant Crabs. Pics Are Terrifying
- Wednesday September 23, 2020
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
Amy Luetich and her family were camping at a picturesque island off the coast of Australia along with some friends when they were surrounded by enormous robber crabs.
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www.ndtv.com
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Four Survive 32 Days Adrift In Pacific, Ate Coconuts, Drank Rainwater
- Wednesday February 12, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Four people survived a month adrift in the Pacific by eating coconuts and drinking rainwater in an ordeal that claimed the lives of eight of their companions, including a baby, reports said Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Powerful Typhoon Nock-Ten Slams Into The Philippines
- Sunday December 25, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The eye of Typhoon Nock-Ten hit the remote island of Catanduanes just after 6:00 pm (1000 GMT), the weather service announced on its official Twitter site.
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www.ndtv.com
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Giant Squid Makes A Rare Appearance In Japan
- Tuesday December 29, 2015
- World News | Rachel Feltman, The Washington Post
A giant squid made its way into Japan's Toyama Bay on Christmas Eve, treating onlookers to a rare sighting of the magnificent creature. Japan seems to be the place to find these staggeringly large beasts: The first-ever images of a giant squid in the wild were snapped off the coast of the Ogasawara Islands in 2004, and the first film of a living ad...
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www.ndtv.com
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5 Wounded as Riots at Australian Asylum Camp Cause 'Severe' Damage
- Tuesday November 10, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Australian authorities have regained control of a controversial immigration detention centre, officials said today, after the death of an asylum seeker sparked rioting that led to at least five injuries and widespread damage.
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www.ndtv.com
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Australia Moves to Quash Migrant Centre Unrest
- Tuesday November 10, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australian police reinforcements poured into remote Christmas Island on Tuesday to help quell unrest at a migrant detention centre, amid reports inmates had armed themselves with machetes and petrol bombs.
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www.ndtv.com
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Riot Hits Australia's Christmas Island Migrant Centre
- Monday November 9, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A disturbance broke out Monday at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre, the immigration department said, amid reports rioters seized control of the facility after the death of an asylum seeker.
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www.ndtv.com
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Obama Tees Off in Hawaii With Malaysian Leader
- Thursday December 25, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
What do two world leaders do when they find themselves on the same Hawaiian island on Christmas Eve? If you're President Barack Obama and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, you round up a few aides and make common cause on the golf course.
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www.ndtv.com