Samoa, Tokelau Dropping Friday, Dec 30 2011 from Calendar

Samoa, Tokelau Deleting December 30: 'We're Moving Our Islands' Samoa is moving forward in time. Since the island nation doesn't have John Locke on hand to turn the frozen donkey wheel, Samoa is moving from the...

Samoa to Move Forward in Time

Samoa: 'We're Moving the Island' Samoa is moving forward in time. Formerly on the eastern side of the International Date Line, Samoa is shifting westward... into the future. Samoa's shift to the "tomorrow" side of...

Boston Rob Survivor Season 20 Injury: Heroes VS Villains

Survivor season 20 premiered last night also known as the Survivor Heroes VS Villains series. This season of Survivor will see previous competitors returning to the show, including one of the most-talked about reality TV stars - Rob Mariano. Mariano, who goes by Boston Rob on...

Otis Frizzell creates artwork for Samoa

The New Zealand Red Cross Samoa Tsunami Relief Fund at Givealittle received a flood of donations from around the world.  With many donors leaving comments the team at Givealittle looked for a way to capture...

Samoan Islands: Location, Population, And Tsunami Record

Until the devastating 8.3-magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the Islands of Samoa yesterday morning, not many people were aware of the particular geography and location of Samoan Islands. The epicenter of...

Samoa Quake & Tsunami: Death Toll, Foreigners, Survivors

A massive 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck yesterday off Samoa and American Samoa in the Pacific Ocean, generating tsunami waves that led to life loss and property damage. Very scant information followed yesterday...

Tsunami Warning for Hawaii Cancelled: Californai Tsunami Possible

The Tusnami warning for Hawaii has been cancelled after the 8.3 magnitude earthquake that struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand, near the islands of Samoa at 1748 GMT. The tusnami warning for Hawaii has been cancelled however just to repeat that...

Samoa Switches Sides of the Road

As of today, Samoans drive on the left-hand side of the road. A public holiday was declared for today and tomorrow, so people could basically re-learn the rules of the road without having to rush to work. Also, nightclubs are closed this week. The move was made to bring Samoa...

Common people bear brunt of climate change`s impact

"Fiu Elias Sara from Samoa Islands said the land surface in his country lay only less than three meters above sea level so that it was under serious threat of sinking.Felicita from Mexico said climate change had caused floods which had adversely affected the country`s...

Springboks Defeat Samoa: Rugby World Cup

South Africa dominated Samoa in their Pool A opener, owning the offense for the entire game. Winger Bryan Habana scored a breathtaking four tries. The Boks have one helluva lucky charm: Nelson Mandela-"More good...

Passengers queue to leave Tonga

"People have started queuing at Tonga's International Airport after flights leaving the riot-torn country resumed today, it has been reported. The airport has been closed for four days to commercial airlines...

No damage after Samoa quake generates small tsunami

"SYDNEY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of up to 7.0 hit near the South Pacific nation of Samoa on Thursday and triggered a small tsunami but there were no reports of damage, officials...

Powerful earthquake strikes near Samoa - International Herald Tribune

" SYDNEY, Australia A massive earthquake struck Thursday under the Pacific Ocean floor near Samoa generating a tsunami that could have been destructive if it had been closer to land, authorities said. No damage was reported. U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake as...

Background on Tanzania

"Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led...

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