Bodies of pilot, two tourists recovered after seaplane crash off Rottnest Island, WA
The pilot who was killed in the Rottnest Island seaplane crash, along with two international tourists, has been identified as James Wong.
Four people rescued, three remain missing after seaplane crashes into ocean near Rottnest Island in Western Australia
Three people remain missing after a small seaplane crashed into the ocean just off the coast of Rottnest Island in Western ...
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Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no
A separate passport and citizenship is only available to fully independent countries, Wellington says New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands to introduce a separate passport for ...
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Some people on Indonesia’s Simeulue island relied on folklore to escape the 2004 tsunami
A sign marks a gravesite for victims of the 1907 tsunami on Simeulue island.Leila Goldstein/The World Nearly a quarter of a million people died from the 2004 Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami, the ...
Island Free Press16d
2024 in photos on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, Part 2
From the year-long developments at Buxton Beach, to the 150th Anniversary of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, here is a roundup of the photos that captured our attention during the second half ...
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Photos: Christmas Mass at the Cook County Jail
Cupich conducts Christmas Day Mass at the Cook County Jail on Dec. 25, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) People in custody attend Cardinal Blase J. Cupich’s Christmas Day Mass at Cook County ...
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Cook Islands passport would require giving up NZ citizenship, says Winston Peters
The Cook Islands can only have its own passport if it gives up New Zealand citizenship, the office of New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Winston Peters says. The Cook Islands operates in free ...
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Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no
New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands to introduce a separate passport for its citizens while allowing them to retain New Zealand citizenship. Cook Islands, a self-governing ...
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Why does Cook Islands want its own passport? Why has New Zealand rejected it?
framing it as a step toward recognising the unique identity of the Cook Islands’ people. Documents obtained by New Zealand’s broadcaster 1News reveal that Brown has been advocating for this initiative ...
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What Happens When You Send A Letter to Santa?
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New Zealand Rejects Proposal for Separate Cook Islands Passport and Citizenship
explaining it as a move to "recognize our own people." He had hoped to introduce separate citizenship while maintaining the Cook Islands' relationship as a realm of New Zealand. Tensions between the ...