Frost and drought wipe out PNG, Solomons highland crops
El Nino-driven drought and frosts in the normally tropical highlands in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands has brought Tasmania-like weather to the region, a regional administrator said.
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Croc emerges as storms swamp Mexico
Floods and landslides have paralysed large parts of Mexico as two massive storms collided over the Latin American nation.
Indonesia blockbuster sinks Titanic
Indonesia is currently experiencing a movie phenomenon not seen since the theatre-filled days of Titanic. That film sold more than three million tickets in Indonesia during its three-month run in 1997. But the locally-written and produced Ayat-Ayat Cinta is set to eclipse the box office any day now – and in under a month. The … Continue reading “Indonesia blockbuster sinks Titanic”
One dead in typhoid outbreak after Fiji cyclone
In Fiji, one person has died from typhoid and more cases of the disease are emerging just days after tropical cyclone Gene swept through the country. The victim was a 33-year-old woman from the northern village of Nailou.
