Tag Archives: Oceania

Fiji Island Preliminary Earthquake report

March 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == Region: SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS Geographic coordinates: 23.136S, 179.901E Magnitude: 4.9 Mb Depth: 545 km Universal Time (UTC): 17 Mar 2012 06:21:02 Time near the Epicenter: 17 Mar 2012 18:21:02 Local standard time in your … read more »

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Woman severs hand in yacht sex accident

August 3, 2011 by benim

A New Zealand woman nearly lost her hand after a “steamy sex romp” in Croatia went wrong, reports have said. According to the Croatian Times, the 28-year-old woman’s hand was severed on a jagged edge of a hand basin in … read more »

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Papua New Guinea acting PM’s son arrested

June 15, 2011 by benim

Media are reporting that Papua New Guinea police have arrested the adopted son of the South Pacific island nation’s acting prime minister after a woman’s body was found at their family home. Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports that acting Prime Minister … read more »

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Explosion hits New Zealand mine; up to 30 workers missing

November 19, 2010 by benim

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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Nigeria’s National Assembly to Extend Election Timetable

October 27, 2010 by benim

An official of Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed confidence that the country’s legislative body will Wednesday approve the commission’s proposed new date of April for the general elections. Nick Dazan, INEC’s assistant director of public affairs said if … read more »

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