Fri, 3 Jul 2009
(Photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe
An investor talks with his mobile phone as he looks at the share index at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
Foreign tourists look at a map of North Korean capital of Pyongyang beside a picture of a North Korean rocket, which was fired in April, on display at a South Korean observation post in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009....Full Story

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O'Donnell playing party boy
| THE final piece fell into place for one of North Queensland's biggest nights when backrower Luke O'Donnell was cleared to play Cronulla in Townsville. | Whatever the result, tonight's game will be one to remember for the Cowboys -- O'Donnell and skipper Johnathan Thur...Full Story
Nautilus Completes Phase 2 of Tongan Exploration Program and Issues Options
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jul 3, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX News Network) -- | Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS)(AIM:NUS) (the "Company" or "Nautilus") announces that it has completed phase two of its 2009 target generation program in Tonga, on 100% held Nau...Full Story
I'll pay 69p for a belt-tightening Queen
| I was messing around on the internet the other day when I noticed a shop in Glasgow was selling inflatable crocodile riders for just 69p. They're called crocodile "riders", I discovered, because they're sturdy enough for children to ride them across the swimming pool....Full Story
Family tell of ordeal on stricken yacht
4:00AM Friday Jul 03, 2009 | By | The family were rescued from their stricken yacht by a French Navy Zodiac. Photo / Brett Phibbs | Dramatic sea rescue of family of eight Related links: | As massive waves crashed onboard and the yacht rose up almost vertical at times - ...Full Story
Rugby: Gear stakes Tri-Nations claim in Juniors' scrappy win
4:00AM Friday Jul 03, 2009 | The Junior All Blacks threatened to squander their perfect history in the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament before powering past Tonga 47-25 in Suva yesterday. | Down 12-20 at halftime, a much-improved New Zealand team coasted home with f...Full Story
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
Hip-hop group to tag along on PM's Pacific trip
NZ Herald 4:00AM Thursday Jul 02, 2009 | By | Prestige Dance Crew members (from left) Billie Paea, Joshua Williams, Antoine Parseth and Lawrence Borja will travel with the PM. Photo / Martin Sykes | John Key is taking a hip-hop dance troupe on his trip around ...
Wed 1 Jul 2009
Key calls in sport stars for Pacific Islands tour
NZ Herald 4:00AM Wednesday Jul 01, 2009 | By | Former All Blacks Inga Tuigamala (left) and Michael Jones (right) will accompany Prime Minister John Key as part of the entourage visiting Tonga, Samoa, Nuie and the Cook Islands on a goodwill trip. Photo / Paul E...
Tue 30 Jun 2009
French warship rescues stranded family from yacht
Yahoo Daily News | WELLINGTON (AFP) – A French warship rescued a family of eight from their stricken yacht in the Pacific north of New Zealand, rescue officials said. | The French warship La Glorieuse picked up the family after their boat was dismasted and the ...
Queen wants income doubled despite recession
Belfast Telegraph | The Queen is expected to ask the Government to double the income she receives from the Civil List. | Figures released by Buckingham Palace revealed that royal expenditure rose to a record £41.5m during the last financial year, an increase of ...
One's family of spendthrifts: Frugal Queen dips into reserves to pay for crumbling palaces... as ...
The Daily Mail | Spendthrift: The Queen has been forced to raid her savings and make cutbacks | The Queen has been forced to raid her savings to shore up the crumbling royal palaces, it was revealed yesterday. | According to her annual accounts, she had to take an ...
Queen to request 7m more from the Civil List
The Independent | The Queen is expected to ask the Government to double the income she receives from the Civil List after accounts published yesterday showed she was living millions of pounds beyond her means. | Figures released by Buckingham Palace revealed that ro...
Pacific workers consider labour scheme a 'pioneering program'
Australian Broadcasting Corporation The contingent of Pacific Islanders in Australia for a pilot seasonal workers trial say they're pioneers in what's an historic arrangement. | A group of 30 workers from Tonga are settling into the Mundubbera community north east of Brisbane as they p...
Mon 29 Jun 2009
'Green' Prince Charles, the private jets and a bill for 1.3m
The Daily Mail | Globetrotting Prince Charles sent the travel bill soaring with the two of the most expensive trips in the history of royal accounts. | A tour on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to the Far East last autumn cost taxpayers 694,081, incl...
Queen forced to dip into savings to pay for surge in travel expenses and mending ...
The Daily Mail | The Queen during a visit to Culloden Battlefield visitors centre in Scotland today | The Queen has been forced to raid her 'savings'  in order to sure up her crumbling palaces as the bill for royal travel soars to record levels. | According to...
Sun 28 Jun 2009
Brave Blossoms ground Tonga in PNC
Daily Yomiuri | Japan picked up its third straight win over Tonga and more importantly its first win of the 2009 Pacific Nations Cup, beating the Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles) 21-19 on Saturday at Churchill Park in Loutaka, Fiji. | A brace of tries by Shaun Webb, a pena...
Rugby: Webb double key for Japan
NZ Herald 4:00AM Sunday Jun 28, 2009 | James Arlidge kicked two penalties for Japan. Photo / Getty Images | Japan won but it was the hand of New Zealand that stretched their Pacific Nations Cup winning streak when they beat Tonga in a tight 21-19 victory in La...
Sat 27 Jun 2009
NRL: Titans too good for bumbling Warriors
NZ Herald Updated 9:25PM Saturday Jun 27, 2009 | The Titans' Ashley Harrison sprints away from the Warriors during tonight's match at Skilled Park. Photo / Getty Images | The New Zealand Warriors' awful away run continued with a 12-28 loss to Gold Coast tonigh...
Rugby: Japan beat Tonga
NZ Herald New 2:12PM Saturday Jun 27, 2009 | FIJI - Result of the Pacific Nations Cup rugby international between Japan and Tonga here Saturday: | Japan 21 (Shaun Webb 2 tries; James Arlidge 2 pen, Ryan Nicholas pen, con) Tonga 19 (Joseph Vaka, Ilaisa Ma'asi, ...
Kirwan makes 6 changes for Tonga clash
Daily Yomiuri | Masakazu Toyota will make his first start for Japan when the Brave Blossoms take on Tonga today in the Pacific Nations Cup in Loutoka, Fiji. | The former Waseda University captain, now with Coca-Cola West Red Sparks, has won three caps as a replace...
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