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Pacific scholars call for Oceania to be renamed Moana
The name Moana identifies all Pasifika peoples, their lands, their waters and their cultures, the group of scholars who gathered in Auckland this week say.
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Pleas for food and water as 5000 flee PNG volcano
44 minutes agoPeople relocating as a result of Mt Ulawun erupting yesterday will likely need assistance for months, a villager says, and they've already spent a night without…
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Fears for Australian reported missing in North Korea
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to the family of a 29-year-old student who is reportedly missing in North Korea.
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Cauliflower coffee: Powdered vegetables tipped to be next big thing
There have been plenty of additives mixed into coffee over the years, including turmeric, beetroot and even broccoli, but will cauliflower surpass them all?
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Europe heatwave: Schools closed as temperatures soar
France announced school closures and traffic restrictions as a sizzling heatwave was expected to push temperatures above 40C in some regions.
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Boeing suffers new 737 Max issue that could delay return
The US Federal Aviation Administration has identified a new risk that Boeing must address on its 737 Max before the grounded jet can return to service, the agency said today.
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Holocaust orphan wins compensation battle with Dutch rail giant
The Netherlands' state-run rail company NS has said it will pay tens of millions of euros in compensation to Holocaust victims and their families.
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Facebook to give data on hate speech suspects to French courts
In a world first, Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its platform to judges.
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Villages evacuated in PNG after Mt Ulawun volcano eruption
Communities in Papua New Guinea's West New Britain are being evacuated as the Mt Ulawun volcano erupts, spewing ash 13,000m into the air.
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Over 100 migrant children returned to 'horrific' border station
More than 100 migrant children have been returned to a Texas border station just a day after being transferred, US border officials say.
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Mobile ban in schools: It's the 'right thing to do'
Mobile phones will be banned in state primary and secondary schools during school hours in the Australian state of Victoria, in a policy designed to stop cyberbullying. Audio
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Trump lashes out at 'ignorant and insulting' statement
Donald Trump has lashed out at the "ignorant and insulting statement" released by Iran after the US president announced fresh sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation.
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'Climate apartheid' between rich and poor looms, UN expert warns
A UN expert has warned of a possible "climate apartheid", where the rich pay to escape from hunger, "while the rest of the world is left to suffer".
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Melania Trump's top aide picked as new White House press secretary
A top aide to Melania Trump will be the next White House press secretary and communications director, the first lady has announced on Twitter.
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Malaysia schools shut after children fall sick
The same part of Malaysia was hit by toxic air pollution in March, making more than 4000 people ill.
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Texas migrant children moved from 'horrific cells' after outcry
Some 250 migrant children have been moved from an overcrowded border station in Texas where they had been held for weeks.
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'Red flags' raised about US ambassador to NZ during vetting
US ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown was criticised for not getting a lot done during his 11 years in the Massachusetts House and Senate, US media report.
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Netball NZ sticks by Maria Folau
Netball New Zealand says Maria Folau hasn't breached any of its policies after the Silver Fern shared her husband Israel's plea for funding towards his legal battle with Rugby Australia.
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Tuesday's world news: What's making the headlines
In today's world news - Iran hits back at US sanctions targeting the Supreme leader, Israel Folau's fundraising gains traction, and taxpayers stump up millions for royal renovations.
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New US sanctions on Iran target supreme leader
US President Donald Trump is imposing new sanctions on Iran targeting the office of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials .
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Monday's world news: What's making the headlines
In today's world news - GoFundMe shuts down sacked Wallabies star Israel Folau's donation page, Indonesia quake sparks evacuations in Australia's Northern Territory, and Air Canada is conducting an…
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GoFundMe Australia shuts down Folau's fundraising campaign
Sacked Wallabies star Israel Folau's GoFundMe page has been shut down and the funds will be returned to donors, the company says.
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PNG's Maseratis not yet selling 'like hotcakes'
Only two of the 43 luxury vehicles purchased by Papua New Guinea's government for APEC have been sold since it imported them seven months ago.
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ABC demands files' return in legal bid over police raid
Australian national broadcaster ABC has mounted a legal challenge against a police warrant served on it and is demanding the return of files seized during a raid earlier this month.
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7.3 earthquake strikes off Indonesia - USGS
A deep, magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck off Indonesia, according to the USGS, prompting parts of Darwin to be evacuated in Australia.
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Why a group of US state senators are being hunted by police
Eleven Republican senators from the state of Oregon are in hiding, with state police authorised to track them down.
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Kids take up arms for West Papua's rebel army
Doused in black warpaint, draped in ammunition and clutching guns - some almost as big as they are - the boys stare with hardened gazes into the camera.
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Woman wakes up alone on dark, parked plane
Tiffani Adams woke up cold and alone, locked inside a parked plane hours after the flight landed.
