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Comprehensive News Feed for Vanuatu.

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  1. The best Christmas ever?Read the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | Orange Juice

    ... he get there? Well, strap in, grab a cup of coffee, and check out this international tale of woe. The Republic of Vanuatu My friend's dad has worked for years as a mid-level diplomat for the Island nation of Vanuatu, which is in the South Pacific. ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Oceania, World News

  2. Holidays on Earth Today: December 27, 2009Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Associated Content

    ... 3. Niue : *Commission Holiday 4. Falkland Islands : *Stanley Sports Day 5. Bulgaria : *St. Stephen's Day 6. Vanuatu : *Family Day 7. Cayman Islands : *Public Holiday 8. Hong Kong : *Public Holiday 9. Cayman Islands : *Public Holiday 10. Israel : ...

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  3. Travel Channel show visits post

    Monday Dec 21 | The Coastal Courier

    An Army family from Fort Stewart hosted five Pacific islanders in the fifth and final episode of the Travel Channel's "Meet the Natives: USA." The show follows five Vanuatu tribesmen from the remote South Pacific Island of Tanna and their quest to understand American culture and spread a message of peace, as well as find an American servicemember ...

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    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Stewart, Fort Stewart, GA, Oceania, World News

  4. Pacific island tribesmen visit O.C. for TV show

    Friday Dec 11 | Saddleback Valley News

    ... an episode of "Meet The Natives USA," a Travel Channel series that brought the five men from the island nation of Vanuatu to the United States. As they traveled across the continent, stopping in places as varied as Montana, New York City, Peoria, ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Entertainment

  5. FFA members call for tighter controls on fishingRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Samoa News

    ... Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Chinese Taipei, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America, Vanuatu. Also at the WCPFC are participating territories including American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, French ...

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  6. Plumes a-poppin'! [Eruptions]Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 8 | ScienceBlogs

    ... small (1.5 km / ~5,000 feet) and part of the explosive, strombolian activity at the Tavurvur crater. Ambrym, Vanuatu Finally, Ambyrm volcano in Vanuatu has been producing a diffuse plume of steam and sulfur dioxide . The volcano is one of the most ...

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    Related Topix: Blog News, Geology, Science, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Papua New Guinea, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

  7. Island in cannibal reconciliation

    Monday Dec 7 | BBC News

    ... after his murder the descendants of those responsible invited his family to Erromango, part of the island nation of Vanuatu. Charles Milner-Williams, of Hampshire, was among those who made the journey. The 65-year-old joined 17 members of his family ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News

  8. Vanuatu: Lava's in the air

    Thursday Dec 3 | The New Zealand Herald

    ... world's most accessible active volcano. It's the major drawcard on an island that is rapidly becoming the jewel in Vanuatu's tourism crown. Vanuatu - and Tanna - have lately featured on New Zealand television with the series Meet the Natives, in ...

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    Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Oceania, World News, Travel

  9. EDITORIALA case for strong action

    Thursday Dec 3 | New Straits Times

    ... Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna, as well as Brunei, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau and Singapore, the numbers can be expected to be bigger in ...

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    Related Topix: Papua New Guinea, Oceania, World News, HIV/AIDS, Health, Wallis and Futuna, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

  10. Holidays on Earth Today: November 29, 2009Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Associated Content

    ... Birthday: 1799 2. Sweden : *First Advent 3. Albania : *Liberation Day 4. Liberia : *W.V.S. Tubman's Birthday 5. Vanuatu : *Unity Day 6. Israel : *Kaftet be-November 7. International : *Feast Day: St. Saturnius; St. Cuthbert Mayne; St. Sernin; & St. ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Albania, Liberia, Africa, Oceania, Israel, Middle East

  11. Timeline: Vanuatu

    Saturday Nov 28 | BBC

    ... 1774 - British explorer Captain Cook charts the islands calling them the New Hebrides. 1800s - Thousands of ni-Vanuatu are kidnapped and forced to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Fiji and Queensland, Australia. The practice, known as ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Australia

  12. Pacific volcano erupts, leading to evacuation of hundredsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | New Straits Times

    PORT VILA: More than 300 villagers were evacuated in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Thursday after an erupting volcano started spewing smoke and ash onto their homes, the Red Cross said.

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    Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Oceania, World News

  13. Hundreds evacuated as Pacific volcano erupts on Vanuatu

    Thursday Nov 26 | Telegraph.co.uk

    ... of the island. The volcano was throwing ash in the place they live," said a Red Cross spokesman. He said police and Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office were overseeing the operation. The world's happiest places The Red Cross is providing ...

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  14. Volcano eruption forces evacuationRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | The Star

    Port Vila - More than 300 villagers were evacuated in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Thursday after an erupting volcano started spewing smoke and ash onto their homes, the Red Cross said.

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  15. Pacific volcano eruptsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | The Straits Times

    MORE than 300 villagers were evacuated in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Thursday after an erupting volcano started spewing smoke and ash onto their homes, the Red Cross said.

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    Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Oceania, World News

  16. Volcano erupts in Vanuatu: Red CrossRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | The Sydney Morning Herald

    More than 300 villagers have been evacuated in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu after an erupting volcano started spewing smoke and ash onto their homes, the Red Cross says.

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    Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Oceania, World News

  17. Vanuatu: Walking up to - the gates of hell'Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 25 | The Chilliwack Progress

    ... rocks. If Yasur were in any Western country, injury liability would keep tourists well away from the rim. But Vanuatu is not a litigious country, so the volcano is there for everyone to marvel at, up close. Really close. A four-wheel drive vehicle ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters

  18. Long road to 2010 began in SamoaRead the original story

    Nov 17, 2009 | Sunday Times

    ... thanks to an Oceania Football Confederation initiative. The exploits of nations such as New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu may well be forgotten when the great and good of the game descend on South Africa in June, but their impact will not go unnoticed ...

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  19. Long road to World Cup began in SamoaRead the original story

    Nov 16, 2009 | Fijilive

    ... went down to Group A runners-up New Caledonia in the semi-finals and then lost out to fellow beaten semi-finalists Vanuatu in a play-off to decide the third qualifying berth for the second phase. Victory over the Solomon Islands took New Caledonia ...

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  20. Tours & cruises in Jamaica, Spain and Asia

    Nov 15, 2009 | Orlando Sentinel

    ... on the "Islands Magazine Melanesian Discovery" cruise. Your final destination is Papua New Guinea, with stops at Vanuatu and the Solomons. Highlights include watching cultural performances (including Papua New Guinea's elaborately costumed Baining ...

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    Related Topix: Travel, Jamaica Travel, George Bush, Scottsdale, AZ, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Oceania, Vanuatu Travel, World News