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Tongan volcano eruption unleashed highest plume on record
The plume unleashed by the eruption became the first one documented to have penetrated a frigid layer of the atmosphere.
Sat Nov 05 2022
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Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority
Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island's capital today.
Sat Jan 22 2022
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Tongan 'real life Aquaman' survives 27-hour swim after tsunami
Lisala Folau was swept out to sea when the waves hit land.
Fri Jan 21 2022
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New Caledonia on alert for Tropical Cyclone June
The tropical depression heading for New Caledonia is expected to intensify into a category two cyclone within the next 12 hours.
Sat Jan 18 2014