Australia & Pacific

Millions Thank Soldiers on Anzac Day

Anzac day in Australia is always a sad moment. Many turned out to Services across the country to thank the fallen soldiers.

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Asia

More Than Half a Million OFWs Face Loss of Jobs

The future looks dim to some overseas Filipino workers as some countries start laying off migrant labor as a result of the global economic crisis. However, the Philippine government continues to remain optimistic that more job opportunities await Filipino workers in other countries not badly hit by the global economic recession.

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Alternative

Gun Dogs are Shooting Their Owners

If I told you that gun dogs are living up to their names and shooting people, you wouldn’t believe me. But it’s true. Across the world, there are reports of dogs turning the gun on their owners.

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Satire

700 Billion Dollars to Bail Out the US Economy? What Else Could You Buy with That?

What is possible with 700 billion dollars? You might be surprised.

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World

Golden Day for Kiwi Olympians

Saturday, August 16th produced a heart-stopping and emotional day for a number of New Zealand athletes and its legion of followers at the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China. Not only did New Zealand win a record five medals in one day at an Olympics, but a number of those athletes overcame huge odds to win them.

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Australia & Pacific

Radioactive Cat on the Loose

There’s a radioactive cat on the loose in New Zealand. A true story about Nuts, who was missing and radioactive.

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Australia & Pacific

Woman Convicted for Calling Her Cat

A New Zealand woman has been convicted for disorderly behavior for calling her cat.

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Australia & Pacific

Is It the World’s First Non-smoking Country?

The ban on smoking in restaurants has been somewhat successful. However, one country wants to ban smoking everywhere inside the country’s borders.

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Alternative

Please Stop Whaling the Southern Oceans

Shocking pictures of a whale and her calf being slaughtered by a Japanese vessel has sparked more controversy.

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Australia & Pacific

Gisborne City Hit by Quake

Gisborne is still coming to terms with the 6.8 magnitude quake that rocked the region on Thursday, 20 December 2007. At precisely 8.55pm, the central shopping area was disturbed by the largest quake to hit the region since the Edgecumbe quake in March 1987.

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