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Kiwi birds born in New Zealand’s capital for first time in over a century

Tara Subramaniam, CNN — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:19:04 +0000

Hong Kong (CNN) — Conservationists have discovered two kiwi chicks in Wellington, the first wild births recorded for the bird in the New Zealand capital in over 150 years. The two new chicks come just a year after the Capital Kiwi Project reintroduced the country’s iconic national bird to the city of around 400,000 people.Their

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First-ever World of Frozen opens at Hong Kong Disneyland

Tara Subramaniam, CNN — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:03:14 +0000

First-ever World of Frozen opens in Hong Kong

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Gunman kills two in Auckland hours before Women’s World Cup opening ceremony

Tara Subramaniam, CNN — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:17:42 +0000

Auckland, New Zealand (CNN) — A rare multiple shooting in the center of Auckland just hours before the opening of the Women’s World Cup rattled the city as tens of thousands gathered to watch New Zealand play Norway in the first game of the tournament. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins outlined details of the

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Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says

Tara Subramaniam, CNN — Wed, 24 May 2023 03:55:29 +0000

(CNN) — If the current pace of global warming goes unchecked, it will push billions of people outside the “climate niche,” the temperatures where humans can flourish, and expose them to dangerously hot conditions, according to a new study published Monday. The study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, evaluated the impact on humans if the

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Vietnam and Laos record hottest temperatures ever as heat wave grips Southeast Asia

Tara Subramaniam, CNN — Mon, 08 May 2023 17:15:12 +0000

(CNN) – Temperature records tumbled across Southeast Asia over the weekend as the region swelters under a weekslong heat wave that has brought misery to millions. All-time highs were recorded in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand’s capital, where the heat has been compounded by an intense smoggy season that has caused pollution levels to spike. Scientists have

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Gender equality will take 300 years to achieve, UN chief warns

Tara Subramaniam, CNN — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 04:53:39 +0000

(CNN) — Progress toward gender equality is “vanishing before our eyes,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres told the Commission on the Status of Women on Monday. Speaking to the key UN women’s rights group ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, Guterres said gender equality is “300 years away” according to the latest estimates

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Japan just found 7,000 islands it didn’t know it had

Tara Subramaniam, CNN — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:20:46 +0000

(CNN) — Japan has recounted its islands — and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought. Digital mapping by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found there to be 14,125 islands in Japanese territory, more than double the figure of 6,852 that has been in official use since a 1987 report

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Olivia Newton-John to receive state memorial service in Australia

Tara Subramaniam, CNN — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:00:19 +0000

(CNN) — Olivia Newton-John, the singer and “Grease” star who died on Monday in the United States, will receive a state memorial service in Australia, Victorian state Premier Dan Andrews announced Thursday. In a Twitter post, Andrews said he had spoken with Newton-John’s family and they had accepted the offer of a state ceremony. “It

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New Zealand celebrates Māori New Year as an official public holiday for the first time

Tara Subramaniam, CNN — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:37:04 +0000

(CNN)— For the first time, New Zealanders are enjoying an official public holiday this June 24 to celebrate Matariki — also known as Māori New Year. Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of stars, also known as the Pleiades, the rising of which is recognized by many of the country’s Indigenous people as the start

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