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The opening ceremony of Tonga High School Indoor Stadium is held in Nuku ... between China and the Cook Islands has established a new model for China-Pacific Island relations, with the first ...

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The opening ceremony of Tonga High School Indoor Stadium ... between China and the Cook Islands has established a new model for China-Pacific Island relations, with the first "five-year plan ...

A 7.0-magnitude quake struck offshore near Tonga, the US Geological Survey says, with authorities in the Pacific island nation warning of tsunami waves. The shallow quake hit 79km south-southeast ...

A tsunami warning has been lifted for Tonga after a strong ... most of whom live on the main island of Tongatapu. It is 1,100 miles (1,800 km) north-east of New Zealand and situated on the Pacific ...

Tonga is a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with just over 100,000 people, most of whom live on the main island of Tongatapu. It is 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) northeast of New ...

Tonga is a Polynesian country comprising 171 islands with a population exceeding 100,000, primarily residing on Tongatapu, the main island. Located 1,800 km northeast of New Zealand, Tonga lies on ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific island ...

Earthquakes are very common in this area and happen due to the Tonga-Kermadec subduction zone, an extension of the Hikurangi subduction zone which lies under the North Island of New Zealand. Analysis ...

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck in the hours of the Monday morning centred 79 kilometres south-southeast of Pangai in the Ha'apai group of islands.