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| May.7 |
Hawaii |
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Kilauea: Hawaii volcano destroys dozens of homes
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| Mar.29 |
Papua New Guinea |
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Strong tremor off New Britain island |
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| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
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Federer wins sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title |
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| Jan.13 |
 Hawaii |
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Hawaii missile false alarm triggers shock 
Map of Hawaii| Residents and visitors in Hawaii have been recalling the shock of a false missile alarm, with many saying they thought they were going to die | |
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| Dec.20 |
Melbourne |
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Melbourne crash: Driver arrested after hitting pedestrians |
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| Nov.15 |
Australia |
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Australians decisively support same-sex marriage |
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| Nov.3 |
Hawaii |
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Trump embarks on marathon tour of Asia |
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| Oct.26 |
Australia |
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Australia deputy PM disqualified from office |
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| Jul.29 |
Sydney |
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Australia police 'foil terror plot to bring down plane' |
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| Jun.28 |
Melbourne |
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Cardinal Pell: Vatican treasurer charged with sex offences
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| Jun.11 |
Sydney |
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Plane lands safely in Sydney with hole in engine casing |
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| Mar.29 |
Hawaii |
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Trump travel ban: Hawaii judge places indefinite hold |
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| Mar.27 |
 Queensland |
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Cyclone Debbie: 'Monster' storm makes landfall Map of Bowen Queensland Australia A powerful cyclone, a category four storm, carrying winds of up to 263km/h (163 mph) has made landfall in Queensland
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| Mar.15 |
Hawaii |
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Trump travel ban:Judge blocks new executive order |
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| Feb.9 |
 New Zealand |
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Race to save 100 stranded whales on New Zealand beach Volunteers in New Zealand are racing to rescue survivors after more than 400 pilot whales beached themselves
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| Jan.16 |
Western Australia |
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After 3 years, MH370 search ends with no plane, few answers |
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| Dec.26 |
Hawaii |
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe in Hawaii for landmark Pearl Harbor visit |
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| Nov.13 |
New Zealand |
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At least 2 dead in powerful New Zealand earthquake At least two people were killed after a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand near the city of Christchurch early Sunday morning
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| Jun.5 |
Sydney |
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Australia storm leaves three dead and homes in danger |
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| Feb.21 |
Fiji |
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Cyclone Winston wreaks destruction in Fiji
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| Dec.25 |
Australia |
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Christmas blaze guts Australia homes |
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| Nov.8 |
Australia |
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'Major disturbance' and fires at Christmas Island detention centre |
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| Sep.14 |
Australia |
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Tony Abbott was ousted by his party |
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| Aug.5 |
Australia |
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MH370: Abbott says 'baffling mystery' closer to being solved |
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| Jun.10 |
Sydney |
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PM Tony Abbott urges regional action against IS |
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| Apr.28 |
Indonesia |
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Indonesia executions: Australia recalls ambassador |
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| Apr.17 |
Melbourne |
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Australian teens held over alleged terror attack |
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| Mar.15 |
Melanesia |
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Pam 'wiped out' Vanuatu development |
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| Mar.14 |
Melanesia |
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Race to aid Vanuatu cyclone victims |
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| Mar.13 |
Melanesia |
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Dozens feared dead after Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu The death toll from a category five tropical storm that has hit islands in the South Pacific could run into the dozens, the UN's relief agency...
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| Feb.22 |
Australia |
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Australia to toughen citizenship laws |
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| Jan.28 |
Sydney |
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Inquest hears of Sydney siege deaths |
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| Dec.18 |
Queensland |
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Eight children found in Australian home
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| Dec.15 |
Sydney |
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Abbott pays tribute to siege dead |
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| Dec.14 |
Sydney |
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Gunman takes hostages in Lindt café At least one gunman has taken several people hostage at a cafe in Sydney. Pictures on TV a black flag with Arabic writing
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| Nov.26 |
Sydney |
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Australia batsman Phil Hughes dies
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| Nov.15 |
Queensland |
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Ukraine crisis: Russia under pressure at G20 summit |
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| Nov.14 |
Queensland |
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G20 summit: World leaders meet in Brisbane The two-day summit, attended by the US, Chinese and Russian leaders among others, will focus on promoting growth
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| Oct.5 |
Western Australia |
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The search for MH370: Next phase gets underway |
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| Jun.25 |
Australia |
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Search shifted for Malaysia plane |
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| May.28 |
Western Australia |
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Missing plane 'not in ping zone'
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| Apr.29 |
Western Australia |
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Firm claims to have found commercial airliner wreckage |
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| Apr.27 |
Australia |
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Missing plane's search area to be expanded |
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| Apr.13 |
Western Australia |
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Flight MH370: Submersible to begin undersea search
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| Apr.12 |
Western Australia |
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Long search for missing jet looms as pings go silent After a week of optimism over four underwater signals believed to be coming from the missing Malaysian plane, the sea has gone quiet
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| Apr.8 |
Western Australia |
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Missing plane: Search 'regains recorder signal' |
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| Apr.7 |
Western Australia |
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Plane MH370 search has 'best lead so far'
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| Apr.6 |
Western Australia |
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Malaysia Airlines searchers say more pings consistent with black boxes The Australian official said that a search ship had detected more signals consistent with those emitted from aircraft cockpit voice and flight...
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Western Australia |
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Ships racing toward site of latest lead in Malaysia Airlines search |
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| Apr.5 |
Western Australia |
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Malaysia missing plane search China ship 'picks up signal'
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| Apr.3 |
Western Australia |
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Underwater search begins for MH370 |
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| Mar.29 |
Western Australia |
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New MH370 navy search draws blank |
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| Mar.28 |
Western Australia |
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Plane 'spots objects' in new area |
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| Mar.27 |
Western Australia |
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Search for Malaysia plane shifted
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| Mar.26 |
Western Australia |
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More than 120 objects spotted in plane search |
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| Mar.21 |
Western Australia |
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Indian Ocean search for missing jet enters 3rd day |
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Western Australia |
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No sign of Malaysian airliner on day 2 of search off Australia |
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| Mar.19 |
Western Australia |
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Australia sees possible plane debris Two objects have been seen that could possibly relate to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, Australian PM Tony Abbott has announced
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| Jan.2 |
Antarctica |
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All 52 passengers rescued from ship trapped in Antarctic ice |
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| Nov.18 |
Jakarta |
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Indonesia anger at Australia spy row |
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| Oct.20 |
Australia |
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Fears Australia blazes could merge Map of Lithgow New South Wales Australia Bushfires in New South Wales could merge to form a massive blaze, the fire commissioner has said as teams battle fires across the state
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| Oct.17 |
Sydney |
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Australia wildfires raze homes |
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| Sep.7 |
Australia |
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Tony Abbott sweeps to Australia win
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| Jun.26 |
Australia |
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Rudd sworn in as Australian prime minister |
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| May.9 |
Sydney |
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2 cruise line passengers missing off Australian coast
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| Jan.27 |
Queensland |
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Flooding hits eastern Australia |
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| Jan.7 |
Australia |
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Heat and wind fan Australia fires High winds and record temperatures have fanned fires in south-east Australia, as the prime minister warned of a 'very dangerous day'
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| Jun.21 |
Australia |
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Ship with about 200 aboard capsizes off Australia
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| Feb.2 |
 Papua New Guinea |
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More than 200 rescued after ferry sinks The Australian authorities have been helping Papua New Guinea with rescue efforts after the ship, the MV Rabaul Queen, sank off Cape Fortifi...
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| Oct.30 |
Australia |
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Qantas resuming flights |
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| Oct.29 |
Australia |
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Labour row grounds Qantas flights
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| Oct.10 |
New Zealand |
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NZ ship oil spill 'significant'
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| Aug.3 |
Sydney |
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Bomb squad helps teenager
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| Jun.20 |
Australia |
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Ash cloud grounds Australian flights |
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| Jun.11 |
New Zealand |
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Chile volcano affects NZ flights |
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| Mar.2 |
New Zealand |
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'No more survivors' from NZ quake |
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| Feb.23 |
New Zealand |
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Hopes fade for NZ quake missing |
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| Feb.22 |
New Zealand |
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City in ruins after quake kills at least 75 |
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| Feb.21 |
New Zealand |
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Deadly quake strikes New Zealand Map of Christchurch New Zealand A 6.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through Christchurch, causing multiple fatalities as it toppled buildings onto buses, buckled streets
| The quake caused widespread damage and several power outages, particularly in the city of Christchurch.
The epicentre was 40 kilometers west of Christchurch. The hypocentre was at a shallow depth of 10 km
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| Feb.2 |
Queensland |
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Powerful cyclone slams into Queensland |
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| Jan.12 |
Queensland |
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Brisbane flood levels reach peak Map of Brisbane Australia The city of Brisbane has woken to widespread flooding, although the peak level is a meter lower than feared
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| Jan.4 |
Queensland |
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City Rockhampton hitting flood peak
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| Jan.1 |
Queensland |
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Australia facing 'biblical' flood |
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| Dec.28 |
Queensland |
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Flood chaos forces mass evacuations
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| Dec.19 |
Australia |
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Up to 48 Dead in Christmas Isl. Shipwreck |
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| Dec.14 |
Australia |
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'Many drown' in asylum shipwreck
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| Nov.25 |
Fiji |
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Boys found alive after 50 days at sea |
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| Nov.23 |
New Zealand |
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Mine: 'No survivors' after second blast
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| Nov.18 |
New Zealand |
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Miners missing after explosion |
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| Nov.4 |
Australia |
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Qantas grounds Airbus A380 |
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| Sep.6 |
Australia |
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Key Australia MP backs opposition |
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| Sep.3 |
New Zealand |
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7.0 quake strikes near Christchurch |
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| Aug.21 |
Australia |
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Australia set for hung parliament
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| Jul.16 |
Australia |
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New Australian PM to call for elections |
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| May.14 |
Sydney |
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Australia hails solo yachts girl |
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| Oct.7 |
Melanesia |
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Tsunami warning in south Pacific |
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| Sep.29 |
Samoa |
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85 deaths reported after quake |
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| Aug.3 |
Melbourne |
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Australia detains terror suspects |
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| Feb.9 |
Melbourne |
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Toll from bush fires claimed 181 Map of Victoria Australia| Some people died in their cars trying to escape the fires. Some of the fires in the state of Victoria were started deliberately. The Victorian bushfires are a series of bushfires that were ignited on 7 February 2009, resulting in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire. Ov... | |
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| Feb.20 |
Hawaii |
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US missile hits 'toxic satellite' |
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| Feb.12 |
Australia |
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Australia apologizes to Aborigines |
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| Jan.10 |
New Zealand |
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Everest legend Edmund Hillary dies
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| Nov.24 |
Australia |
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Rudd: I will be prime minister for all
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| Jul.6 |
Sydney |
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Live Earth concerts kick off
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| Apr.19 |
Queensland |
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'Ghost yacht' found
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| Apr.1 |
Solomon Islands |
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13 dead from tsunami |
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| Dec.4 |
Fiji |
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Military 'takes control of Fiji' |
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| Oct.25 |
Australia |
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Cleric in dress furore |
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| Sep.4 |
Australia |
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'Croc Hunter' died in stingray attack Steve Irwin enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures
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| May.8 |
Australia |
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Trapped miners rescued |
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| Dec.26 |
Sydney |
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Media magnate Kerry Packer dies |
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| Dec.12 |
Sydney |
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Second night of riots |
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| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide
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| Sep.15 |
Sydney |
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Olympic Games open Organizers thrilled the 110,000 spectators and an 4 billion TV viewers with a spectacular opening ceremony
before year 2000
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| May. 20, 1956 |
Micronesia |
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First American hydrogen bomb dropped over Bikini atoll Map of Bikini Atoll Marshall Islands Micronesia| A nuclear weapon that uses the energy from a primary nuclear fission reaction to compress and ignite a secondary nuclear fusion reaction | |
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| May. 29, 1953 |
 Nepal |
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Sir Edmund Hillary reaches top of Mt. Everest Map of Everest Nepal| A New Zealand mountaineer and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit | |
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| Jun. 7, 1942 |
Hawaii |
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Battle of Midway Island ended Map of Midway Atoll Hawaii Hawaii The United States Navy decisively defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Dec. 7, 1941 |
Hawaii |
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor Map of Pearl Harbor Hawaii Hawaii The surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base led to the U.S. entry into World War II
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| Apr. 28, 1789 |
Polynesia |
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Mutiny on the Bounty
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| Jan. 26, 1788 |
Sydney |
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First British convicts settled in Australia There were 775 convicts on board six transport ships. They were accompanied by officials, members of the crew, marines, the families
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