Dear white fellah, There’s a coupla tings you orta no. Firstly Wen I am born, I’m black.Wen I grow up, I’m black.Wen I get sick, I’m black. [restrict] Wen I’m cold, I’m black. Wen I go out in the sun, I’m black. And wen I get scared, I’m black. And wen I die, yes, I’m […]
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1st Miss South Pacific died
The first Miss South Pacific Juliette Spencer Sword of American Samoa has died of pancreatic cancer. Sword, 56, died at her home in Hawaii over the weekend, surrounded by family and friends. [restrict] In 1987, Sword won the inaugural Miss South Pacific Pageant, now named Miss Pacific Islands, in Samoa. She served on the Board […]
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10 kids among passengers on sunken Kiribati ferry
Ten primary school children have been named among 88 passengers who boarded the ill-fated ferry MV Butiraoi which sank a fortnight ago in Kiribati. Some of the seven survivors shortly after being rescued. Radio Kiribati reports a full list of passengers compiled by the council on Nounouti island, the ferry’s last port of call, names […]
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Solomons students rescued at sea
Twenty Solomon Islands students have been rescued after the boat they were on broke down and left them stranded at sea for two days. Solomon Islands Police told local media the students and three crew were found on Tuesday after an alarm was raised by concerned parents. [restrict] The boat is owned by the Catholic […]
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11 killed in dormitory fire
TOKYO (AP) — A fire engulfed a group home for welfare recipients in northern Japan, killing 11 people and injuring three, police and fire officials said Thursday. Fire department officials said the residents were in their 40s to 80s, though most were elderly. The fire broke out before midnight Wednesday in Sapporo, the main city […]
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FBI clashes with Trump over release of classified memo
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkably public clash of wills with the White House, the FBI declared Wednesday it has “grave concerns” about the accuracy of a classified memo on the Russia election investigation that President Donald Trump wants released. The FBI’s short and sharp statement, its first on the issue, laid bare a Trump […]