Tag Archives: New Zealand

Prince William To Make Solo Trip Down Under

Prince William will travel to New Zealand and Australia next week after the countries were hit by a series of natural disasters.   Representing the Queen, the second in line to the throne will first travel to Christchurch in New … read more »

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Ukrainian feminist activists go topless against chauvinism

Ukrainian feminist activists held a topless protest in Kiev on Tuesday to express outrage at the forthcoming visit of the winner of a national radio competition in New Zealand to “Win a Wife”. Activists from the Femen group, which uses … read more »

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Quake hits Christchurch (Video)

Thousands of shocked people wandered rubble-strewn Christchurch on Tuesday, many searching for loved ones and trying to reach trapped people, after a major earthquake threw the city into chaos. Screams rang out across the southern New Zealand city’s main square … read more »

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Mom breastfeeds puppy

A pregnant mother has started breastfeeding her Staffordshire bull terrier puppy. Kura Tumanako, of Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand, told tntmagazine.com that her baby daughter had stopped taking her milk as her nipples were too large for the baby. “I … read more »

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Egypt bans activists from Gaza convoy

The Egyptian embassy in Damascus, Syria, has halted Iranian and Jordanian activists from reaching the Gaza Strip through Egypt. Entry was denied to around fifty people who had intended to reach Gaza by December 27th, in time for the second … read more »

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Women’s World Cup 2011: Nigeria Falcons in group of death

Hosts Germany will begin their bid for a third straight FIFA Women’s World Cup against Canada, Nigeria and France next summer after the draw for the final tournament was made in Frankfurt.Hosts Germany have been drawn against France, Canada and … read more »

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Canada, Germany to open Women’s World Cup

Canada will play Germany in the opening match of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup on June 26 in Berlin after being drawn into a group with the hosts and defending champions. Germany is ranked second in the world, compared … read more »

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Women’s World Cup 2011 draw Results

Hosts Germany will begin their bid for a third straight FIFA Women’s World Cup against Canada, Nigeria and France next summer after the draw for the final tournament was made in Frankfurt.Hosts Germany have been drawn against France, Canada and … read more »

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Rescuers still barred from New Zealand mine

GREYMOUTH, New Zealand – The army on Monday prepared to send a bomb-disposal robot into a New Zealand coal mine where toxic fumes have kept rescuers from going after 29 workers missing for three days, though officials acknowledged for the … read more »

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Explosion hits New Zealand mine; up to 30 workers missing

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – An explosion ripped through a coal mine in New Zealand on Friday and around 30 workers were unaccounted for, police and the mining company said. Emergency services were racing to the Pike River Coal Processing Plant … read more »

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Relationship: Bridging an Income Gap

By Ambrose Diaz We’d all like to believe that when you meet that special someone and end up falling for them, something like money couldn’t possibly be an insurmountable obstacle in the face of burgeoning love. The truth is that … read more »

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Somalia: The most corrupt country in the world – Video

Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are seen as having the least corruption in the world, according to a just-published global survey. Somalia is viewed as the most corrupt country. The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is published annually by Transparency International, … read more »

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Nigeria, world’s 44th most corrupt country – TI

LAGOS—AMID declining socio-economic indices, Nigeria is recording a mileage in unexpected quarters. It is the 44th most corrupt country in the globe, according to the 2010 Corruption Perception Index, CPI mid-wived by the Transparency International, TI. The report showed that … read more »

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Report: Corruption Aggravates Poverty

Anti-corruption group Transparency International said in a report that corruption aggravates poverty and slows economic development. Tuesday’s report is based on surveys of perceived corruption in nations around the world. The authors say systemic corruption can add 20 percent to … read more »

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