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apn.co.nz: Brian Donnelly. Photo / Mark Mitchell apn.co.nz

Country salutes gravely ill ex-minister

apn.co.nz     yesterday   1 related          

They gathered at Government House, 35 honours recipients with chests ready for what one of them, gravely ill former MP Brian Donnelly, described as "New Zealand saying thank you". It was Mr Donnelly's first appearance in...                    

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Kidnapped couple 'doing well'

news24.com     yesterday          

Papeete - The daughter of a French couple whose sailboat was seized by pirates off Somalia says her parents are doing well. Alizee Delanne says she spoke to her parents, Jean-Yves and Bernadette Delanne, via satellite...                    

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Economic bonanza looms with UN ruling on shelf

apn.co.nz     yesterday          

New Zealand could be on the verge of winning a territorial and economic bonanza, with word due any day on a claim to 1.6 million square kilometres of continental shelf. The claim was lodged with the United Nations Law...                    

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Peru: Samoa Fiber to invest $600 million in production of bio oil

livinginperu.com     yesterday          

Living in Peru Israel J. Ruiz SamoaFiber Holdings, a U.S. and European group of executives and scientists, could invest up to $600 million in the production of bio oil in Loreto, Peru's northernmost region, said Ricardo...                    

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Amazon to offer OLPC's Give One, Get One Program later this year (update: possibly dual-boot)

engadget.com     04-Sep-2008   1 related          

Filed under: Laptops Now that OLPC has met its One Laptop Per Child goal (in uh, Niue) it's time to go whole-hog retail. According to Matt Keller, OLPC chief in EMEA, OLPC will resurrect its Give One, Get One XO program in...                    

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First EU-Pacific Islands Forum troika ministerial meeting to be held in Brussels

people.com.cn     04-Sep-2008          

The first ministerial meeting to enhance the political dialogue between the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the European Union (EU) will be held in Brussels on Sept.16, the Suva-based Forum Secretariat said on Thursday....                    

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Potential New Threat For Coral Reefs And Health Of Communities In The Tropics

sciencedaily.com     04-Sep-2008   1 related          

Human activities bear a large part of the responsibility for coral reef degradation. Several threats hang over this complex ecosystem with its extraordinary biodiversity, whether in the form of anthropogenic effluents...                    

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Tuitavake has fractured cheekbone

newstalkzb.co.nz     04-Sep-2008   1 related          

All Blacks winger Anthony Tuitavake will miss next weekend's Tri Nations decider in Brisbane. Scans have revealed he suffered a fractured cheekbone in the thumping win over Samoa in New Plymouth last night. All Blacks...                    

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Rugby-New Zealand 101 Samoa 14 - result

reuters.com     03-Sep-2008   19 related          

WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - New Zealand beat Samoa 101-14 (halftime 47-7) in a one-off test at New Plymouth, New Zealand on Wednesday. Scorers: New Zealand - Tries: Mils Muliaina (3), Conrad Smith (2), Richard Kahui...                    

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Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora Opens

finanznachrichten.de     03-Sep-2008   1 related          

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, the company's first property in French Polynesia, opened its doors to guests this week. Developed by Thierry Barbion Promotion and investment partners...                    

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