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Damage widespread, infrastructure crippled after Vanuatu quake
17 Dec 2024"For the Pacific, it's the worst … I have seen in terms of earthquake damage," a Red Cross leader says.
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At least 100,000 bodies in Syrian mass grave, US advocacy group head says
17 Dec 2024The head of a US-based Syrian advocacy organisation says the bodies are of people killed by the former government of ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
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After months spinning in a vortex, world's biggest iceberg is on the move
The world's largest iceberg is again drifting through the Southern Ocean after months stuck spinning on the same spot.
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Freed prisoner claiming to be Assad regime victim turns out to be intelligence officer
17 Dec 2024The man claimed to have been kept in a cell for three months, adding that it was the third prison where he had been confined.
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Zakir Hussain: Influential ambassador for Indian music dies
16 Dec 2024Renowned Indian instrumentalist Zakir Hussain has died, aged 73. Hussain played his final two concerts in New Zealand in June, in Christchurch and Auckland.
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Live: 14 reported dead, hundreds hurt in Vanuatu quake
18 Dec 2024Hundreds are hurt and rescue teams are battling to free trapped people, with a state of emergency in place.
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Disgraced NZ businessman sentenced to 8 years' jail in Australia
16 Dec 2024Former Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers will serve at least six years of his sentence.
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12 people found dead at ski resort in Georgia
17 Dec 2024The dead all worked in the building where their bodies were found, police say.
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Alleged Chinese spy with links to Prince Andrew named
17 Dec 2024Yang Tengbo's court-enforced anonymity order has been lifted.
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Jay Z's attorney says rape claim is made up
17 Dec 2024Alex Spiro said the allegations from the woman who has accused Jay Z of sexually assaulting her with P Diddy in 2000 are "all a fantasy".
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Thousands feared dead after cyclone hits French island
17 Dec 2024Hundreds or even thousands are feared dead from the most powerful cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean island in nearly a century. Audio
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Family holiday becomes 'worst nightmare' after Fiji alcohol poisoning
17 Dec 2024Two people including one Australian who remain in hospital after consuming cocktails at a five-star hotel in Fiji are stable and set to fly home.
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Two people killed in US Christian school shooting
17 Dec 2024Police believe that the suspect, who was found dead inside the building, was a student at the school.
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Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat
In an unprecedented streak between June 2023 and September 2024, global temperatures were unlike anything seen before.
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China's Xi calls on party to 'turn knife inward' to end corruption
16 Dec 2024China's Communist Party must "turn the knife inward" to eliminate problems of discipline, including corruption, President Xi Jinping said, a new call to hunt down corrupt officials.
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Solomons PM Manele survives motion of no confidence
16 Dec 2024A motion of no confidence in Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele was withdrawn on the floor of parliament on Monday.
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South Korea court begins review of Yoon impeachment
16 Dec 2024All six current justices of the court will attend the first meeting over the impeachment, which the opposition-led parliament passed on Saturday.
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Fiji: Most of those who fell seriously ill after drinks to be discharged
16 Dec 2024All but two of those who fell sick in Fiji after drinking cocktails are expected to be discharged from hospital by the end of Monday, Fiji's deputy prime minister says Audio
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'Running away from your life' is more common than you think
16 Dec 2024Luigi Mangione was reported missing the month before allegedly murdering a CEO. Here's why he - and so many others - might want to disappear.
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MFAT updates Fiji travel warning after suspected alcohol poisoning
16 Dec 2024Seven people are in hospital in Fiji with suspected poisoning after drinking a cocktail at a five-star resort - and four remain in critical condition. Audio
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Superpower rivalry is making Pacific aid a bargaining chip
16 Dec 2024The A$140 million aid agreement between Australia and Nauru is a prime example of the geopolitical tightrope vulnerable Pacific nations are walking in the 21st century, Sione Tekiteki writes.
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Remaining Bali Nine freed after nearly 20 years
15 Dec 2024The last five members have returned to Australia after spending two decades in an Indonesian prison.
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Russian tanker spills oil after being split in half in storm
16 Dec 2024The vessel, which had the capacity to carry 4200 tonnes of oil, split in half with its bow sinking.
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![This handout photo taken and released on December 7, 2024 by the South Korean Presidential Office shows South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering an address at the Presidential Office in Seoul. - South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol stopped short of resigning on December 7 over his declaration of martial law, with a vote to impeach him hours away and mass street protests planned in Seoul. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Handout has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [2024] instead of [2023]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure...](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--w5PjzhLH--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1733885533/4KFC2P4_AFP__20241207__36PP3UH__v5__HighRes__CorrectionSkoreaPoliticsUnrest_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
