UAE and New Zealand finalize comprehensive economic partnership agreement
The UAE and New Zealand concluded negotiations on a comprehensive trade partnership aimed at boosting economic ties and investment opportunities between the two countries....
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Kermadec Islands in New Zealand
On Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude in New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands region. According to the agency, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km. US Tsunami Warning System said some Kermadec Islands coasts may experience tsunami waves reaching 0.3m to 1m above tide......
Cyclone Gabrielle battered the North Island of New Zealand killing three
Cyclone Gabrielle pounded the North Island with wind and rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and killing three people. New Zealand declared a National State of Emergency for the third time in its history. Several waves are close to 11 meters high off the Bay of......
Tragic New Zealand strandings kill 477 whales
In the past few days, around 477 pilot whales have died after being stranded on two remote New Zealand beaches. Daren Grover, the general manager of Project Jonah, a nonprofit group that helps rescue whales, said all of the stranded whales died naturally or were euthanized in a “heartbreaking” loss.......
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 rocks the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand
The Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand’s north island were rattled by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake , although there have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported that the epicenter of the earthquake sat at a depth of ten kilometers beneath the surface of the......