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Streets and buildings flooded in Pacific nation’s main island following latest eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai"

>"Pacific country has made it through nearly two years of the pandemic Covid-free, but a repatriation flight from New Zealand has led to the country’s first case"

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"Many Faroese horrified by what Sea Shepherd group claims was largest such massacre in the islands’ history"

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>"An unpopular new law that critics say will remove power from landowners has triggered political and social upheaval"

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>"The announcement comes just weeks after the government was criticised on social media, prompting allegations they're trying to silence the youth."

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Amen!!!!!