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King Charles Faces Calls To Compensate For UK's Brutal Past At Summit
Britain's King Charles faced calls to reckon with his country's colonial past Friday, as a summit of Commonwealth allies turned into a factious debate about the legacy of slavery and empire.
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King Charles Sips Kava, Becomes Samoan "High Chief"
King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested, heavily tattooed Samoans and was declared a "high chief" of the one-time Pacific island colony Thursday.
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Britain's King Charles To Be Offered High Chief Title In Samoa
Britain's King Charles will be offered the title of high chief in Samoa in a three-day visit starting Wednesday and will be shown the impact of rising sea levels due to climate change in the Pacific island nation.
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75 New Zealand Sailors Rescued From Shipwreck Off Samoa
New Zealand said Sunday it had rescued all 75 sailors from a navy vessel that ran aground and sank off Samoa while conducting a reef survey.
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Remote Pacific Islands, With Only 2 Covid Cases Until Now, In Lockdown
Kiribati and Samoa entered lockdowns Saturday after overseas arrivals brought Covid to the Pacific island nations that had avoided the worst of the pandemic for two years.
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Move Over Noodle Samosa, It's Time For Some Indo-Italian Cuisine To Shine
If you think about it, Italian surely is one of the most prominent cuisines in India and this easy to make pasta samosa is here to make you fall in love with the Indo-Italian snack.
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Samoa's First Woman PM-Elect Dismisses Rival's "Electoral Games" Amid Vote Crisis
A constitutional crisis in the Pacific nation of Samoa headed back to the courts on Tuesday as Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata'afa dismissed the "electoral games" of her predecessor, who has refused to relinquish power.
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Take A Bow: Samoa PM Makes Pacific Games Archery Team
Samoa's prime minister has turned back time to qualify for the archery competition at the Pacific Games at the grand age of 74.
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Cyclone Gita Intensifies, Tonga Weather Office Warns Of "Very Destructive Winds"
Tonga was braced Sunday for "very destructive winds" as Cyclone Gita took aim at the Pacific island nation a day after it wreaked havoc in Samoa.
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This Island Is Now Powered Almost Entirely By Solar Energy
A small island in American Samoa is making the switch from diesel generators to 100 percent renewable energy. Ta'u, the easternmost of the Samoan islands, has just been equipped with a new microgrid, with 1.4 megawatts of solar generation capacity and 6 megawatt-hours of battery storage. It's enough to power the entire island -- both night and day.
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Weight Survey For Pago Pago Fliers Prompts Airline Action
Hawaiian Airlines executives had a dilemma: Their planes were burning more fuel than projected on their regular 2,600-mile route between Honolulu and American Samoa.
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Excess Baggage: Uzbek Airline Starts Weighing Passengers
Plump passengers beware! The national airline of Uzbekistan says it has begun weighing those travelling along with their carry-on luggage.
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Christians Mark Good Friday in Jerusalem
Christian pilgrims from around the world today joined Palestinian co-religionists in a solemn Easter procession through the walled Old City of Jerusalem.
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Beacon Recovered after US Teen Pilot's Ocean Crash
Officials in American Samoa say they have recovered a personal locator beacon registered to an Indiana teen and his father who crashed off the US territory last month as they attempted to fly around the world.
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Memorial at Sea for US Pilot After Deadly Crash
Nearly a hundred people have gathered on a ferry off the coast of American Samoa for a memorial service honoring the U.S. teenager who died and his father who is missing after their plane crashed during an attempt to circumnavigate the world.
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King Charles Faces Calls To Compensate For UK's Brutal Past At Summit
Britain's King Charles faced calls to reckon with his country's colonial past Friday, as a summit of Commonwealth allies turned into a factious debate about the legacy of slavery and empire.
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King Charles Sips Kava, Becomes Samoan "High Chief"
King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested, heavily tattooed Samoans and was declared a "high chief" of the one-time Pacific island colony Thursday.
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Britain's King Charles To Be Offered High Chief Title In Samoa
Britain's King Charles will be offered the title of high chief in Samoa in a three-day visit starting Wednesday and will be shown the impact of rising sea levels due to climate change in the Pacific island nation.
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75 New Zealand Sailors Rescued From Shipwreck Off Samoa
New Zealand said Sunday it had rescued all 75 sailors from a navy vessel that ran aground and sank off Samoa while conducting a reef survey.
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Remote Pacific Islands, With Only 2 Covid Cases Until Now, In Lockdown
Kiribati and Samoa entered lockdowns Saturday after overseas arrivals brought Covid to the Pacific island nations that had avoided the worst of the pandemic for two years.
-
Move Over Noodle Samosa, It's Time For Some Indo-Italian Cuisine To Shine
If you think about it, Italian surely is one of the most prominent cuisines in India and this easy to make pasta samosa is here to make you fall in love with the Indo-Italian snack.
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Samoa's First Woman PM-Elect Dismisses Rival's "Electoral Games" Amid Vote Crisis
A constitutional crisis in the Pacific nation of Samoa headed back to the courts on Tuesday as Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata'afa dismissed the "electoral games" of her predecessor, who has refused to relinquish power.
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Take A Bow: Samoa PM Makes Pacific Games Archery Team
Samoa's prime minister has turned back time to qualify for the archery competition at the Pacific Games at the grand age of 74.
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Cyclone Gita Intensifies, Tonga Weather Office Warns Of "Very Destructive Winds"
Tonga was braced Sunday for "very destructive winds" as Cyclone Gita took aim at the Pacific island nation a day after it wreaked havoc in Samoa.
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This Island Is Now Powered Almost Entirely By Solar Energy
A small island in American Samoa is making the switch from diesel generators to 100 percent renewable energy. Ta'u, the easternmost of the Samoan islands, has just been equipped with a new microgrid, with 1.4 megawatts of solar generation capacity and 6 megawatt-hours of battery storage. It's enough to power the entire island -- both night and day.
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Weight Survey For Pago Pago Fliers Prompts Airline Action
Hawaiian Airlines executives had a dilemma: Their planes were burning more fuel than projected on their regular 2,600-mile route between Honolulu and American Samoa.
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Excess Baggage: Uzbek Airline Starts Weighing Passengers
Plump passengers beware! The national airline of Uzbekistan says it has begun weighing those travelling along with their carry-on luggage.
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Christians Mark Good Friday in Jerusalem
Christian pilgrims from around the world today joined Palestinian co-religionists in a solemn Easter procession through the walled Old City of Jerusalem.
-
Beacon Recovered after US Teen Pilot's Ocean Crash
Officials in American Samoa say they have recovered a personal locator beacon registered to an Indiana teen and his father who crashed off the US territory last month as they attempted to fly around the world.
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Memorial at Sea for US Pilot After Deadly Crash
Nearly a hundred people have gathered on a ferry off the coast of American Samoa for a memorial service honoring the U.S. teenager who died and his father who is missing after their plane crashed during an attempt to circumnavigate the world.
