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Archive for December, 2011
30 December 2011
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In a sign of thawing relations between Thailand and Cambodia, the two southeast Asian nations are reviving long-stalled plans for joint offshore energy exploration.
30 December 2011
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Samoa has just moved across the international dateline.
30 December 2011
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A cacophony of sound will erupt across Samoa as the country jumps the international dateline.
30 December 2011
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As Australians exchanged presents with family and friends this Christmas, one charity was delivering hope to children living in detention centres.
29 December 2011
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Tonight, at midnight, the nation of Samoa will jump forward 24 hours.
The decision has been made that Samoa will move from the Eastern to the Western side of the international dateline, in the process losing a day, right now it is Thursday morning there, tomorrow it will be Saturday.
Presenter: Campbell Cooney
Mata’Afa Keni Lesa, Editor of the Samoa Observer Newspaper
29 December 2011
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The state government of Victoria has announced a one billion dollar upgrade to the state’s electricity network, as part of its response to recommendations from the Royal Commission into the Black Saturday bushfires.
29 December 2011
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Moderate muslim groups In Indonesia are supporting a Presbyterian church which was not allowed to hold Christmas Day services in the city of Bogor.
29 December 2011
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Papua New Guinea’s government has deported New Zealand born Australian businessman Graham Osborne over his alleged involvement in local politics and disrespect for PNG laws.
28 December 2011
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In Syria, it’s being reported that 70,000 people took to the streets of Homs on Tuesday, the scene of deadly clashes between security forces and opposition protesters just days before.
28 December 2011
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A Singapore advocate for the rights of migrant workers says the Philippines government should do more to protect it’s people overseas.
