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Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes south of Tonga – USGS
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck about 455.5 kilometres (282.4 miles) south-southwest of Ohonua, Tonga, on Sunday, the United...
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Tonga reconnects to world as submarine cable restored after tsunami
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tonga was reconnected to the world on Tuesday following repairs to a submarine cable,...
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THE REUTERS GRAPHIC-Tonga’s apocalyptic lightning storm
By Manas Sharma and Simon Scarr (Reuters) - When an underwater volcano off Tonga erupted last month, it was accompanied...
Read moreChina, Tonga hold aid ceremony day before US Pacific meet
By Kirsty Needham MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Tonga and China held a signing ceremony on Friday for construction equipment that will be...
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Race to send vaccines, medical aid as COVID-19 reaches Pacific islands
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pacific island nations that are some of the last places in the world to...
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Streets of tsunami-hit Tonga empty on first day of COVID lockdown
By Stefica Nicol Bikes (Reuters) - The streets of tsunami-hit Tonga were empty and silent on Thursday on the first...
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Tonga goes into lockdown; COVID cases not at international aid port – official
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Tsunami-hit Tonga said two wharf workers had come down with COVID-19, prompting the previously virus-free...
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China, West rush tsunami relief supplies to tsunami-hit Tonga
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese naval vessels carrying aid are set to arrive in Tonga on Thursday as Beijing shored up...
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Relief efforts ramp up in Tonga, more aid arrives
(Reuters) - Humanitarian aid to Tonga is ramping up after the airport was cleared of ash, making it safe for...
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COVID cases reported on Australian aid vessel sailing to virus-free Tonga
(Reuters) -About two dozen cases of COVID-19 have been recorded among the crew of an Australian warship expected to arrive...
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Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the...
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Tongans fear never seeing loved ones again amid communications void
(This Jan. 18 story corrects to remove incorrect reference in para 5 to Taumoepeau's visits to Tonga) SYDNEY (Reuters) -...
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Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority
By Kirsty Needham and Praveen Menon (Reuters) -Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island's...
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‘Smells like death’: Peru oil spill clear-up drags on as fishermen count cost
LIMA (Reuters) - Spanish energy firm Repsol said on Friday a clear-up operation for a major oil spill on the...
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New Zealand water ship unloads in Tonga as other aid trickles in
By Praveen Menon, Kirsty Needham and Tom Westbrook WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Life-saving water supplies from a New Zealand navy ship...
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‘Life and death’ at sea: log keeps Tonga’s ‘Aquaman’ from going under
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 57-year-old Tongan man being hailed a real-life Aquaman for surviving 27 hours at...
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Fisherman recalls racing tsunami, raining rocks after Tongan volcano erupted
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - Branko Sugar and his son were spearfishing on an outer reef in Tonga last...
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Planes, ships head for devastated Tonga as aid operation ramps up
By Praveen Menon and Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - The first aid flights reached Tonga on Thursday with more en route,...
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Queen Elizabeth sends condolences to Tonga
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth send condolences to the king of Tonga after a huge volcanic eruption triggered a...
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Tongan ‘real life Aquaman’ survives 27-hour swim after tsunami
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -A 57-year-old Tongan man who said he swam around 27 hours after getting swept out to sea during...
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