Up Close and Personal With Violently Erupting Volcano

Abseiling towards a violently erupting lava lake might raise alarm bells in any sane minded person, however for a band of plucky adventurers from New Zealand and Britain this was just their intention in...

Vanuatu Earthquake May 28 2010: Tsunami Warning Canceled (Map)

A Shallow 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Has Struck Off the Coast of Vanuatu and Prompted a Tsunami Warning that has Now Been Canceled According to the National Weather Service, on Friday May 28 at 4:14am local time (May 27 17:15 UTC), a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the...

Vanuatu Prime Minister Edward Natapei Loses Job: No Absence Notes

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Edward Natapei loses his job due to the fact that he didn't hand in any absence notes after being away. Vanuatu laws state that any member of parliament must provide a note for reasons for...

Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu Islands, Celebes Sea: Earthquake Maps

An earthquake, although many news outlets are saying two, measuring 7.8 hit near the Santa Cruz Islands, the Vanuatu Islands and in the Celebes Sea today October 7th, prompting tsunami warnings, and evacuation alerts. Santa Cruz Islands Map Vanuatu Islands Earthquake...

6.2 Earthquake Hits Sumatra, Indonesia, and Vanuatu

A 6.2 earthquake struck both the Republic of Vanuatu, in the South Pacific, and the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, July 27, 2009 (July 26 PST). The two earthquakes occurred about ten minutes apart, causing no serious damage in Vanuatu while the consequences of the quake in...

RI among 41 countries applying for inclusion in UNESCO's heritage list

Indonesia's properties which are inscribed on the World Heritage list are Borobudur Temple, Prmabanan Temple, Sangiran Early Man Site, Komodo National Park, Lorentz National Park, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of...

Chaos and screams as cyclone hits cruise ship

"Cruise ship Pacific Star is again the subject of passenger complaints after being battered by the high seas and winds of Cyclone Funa which smashed glasses, moved fridges and left five passengers injured. "It was...

Indonesian festival opens in Melbourne

""The trade volume between Indonesia and Australia in 2006 reached 10.4 billion dollars, making Indonesia Australia`s 13th biggest trade partner," he said. He said the Australian people would get better knowledge about the beauty of Indonesia through the festival. At present,...

Foster on the run, again

Not again, how does he get away with this all the time... "Peter Foster failed to appear in a Fiji court on Tuesday. Peter Foster failed to appear in a Fiji court on Tuesday. Police in Vanuatu have confirmed they are looking for convicted Australian conman Peter...

Inhabited Island Vanishes Beneath the Waves; Global Warming Blamed

Rising seas, caused by global warming, have for the first time washed an inhabited island off the face of the Earth. The obliteration of Lohachara island, in India's part of the Sundarbans where the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal, marks the...

Pacific quake hits near Vanuatu - BBC News

" An earthquake with magnitude 6.7 hit the Pacific Ocean off Vanuatu on Tuesday, said the US Geological Survey. It was registered 75km (45 miles) from the country's largest island at 0918 (2218GMT Monday), centred deep below the earth's crust. Experts said there was no risk...

Vanuatu is world's happiest country: study (AFP)

" LONDON (AFP) - The tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu is the happiest country on Earth, according to a study published measuring people's wellbeing and their impact on the environment. Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica and Panama complete the top five in the...

The words that trigger Echelon

I don't believe it. Echelon must be more sophisticated. But maybe not. Not if it's the same people who didn't know there were no WMD in Iraq.

In John They Trust

"This is February 15, John Frum Day, on the remote island of Tanna in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. On this holiest of days, devotees have descended on the village of Lamakara from all over the island to...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
 

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