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Ships rush to rescue Kiwis stuck in ice
Four New Zealanders are on a stricken ship that spent most of Christmas Day trapped in thick ice in Antarctica….
Europe – Storms batter UK & France; disrupt Christmas travel
Gale-force winds and pounding rain have lashed Britain and France, killing at least five people, disrupting Christmas travel and leaving…
Dear Santa – how many letters do you get?
Each year, Santa receives millions of letters from children around the globe – and postal services from dozens of countries…
Nasa: Spacewalk goes without a hitch
Two American astronauts spent 5 hours, 28 minutes working outside the International Space Station, in the first in a series…
Australia: Brizzie boils in end of year heat
Temperatures could reach 30 degrees and above for at least the next week in Brisbane. A building hot air mass…
North America: Wild weather roundup
Thousands of Ontario, Canada, residents made do without power Monday in the aftermath of storms that toppled trees and brought…
UK: Chistmas storm kills one; disrupts travel
A man died in a fast-flowing river as high winds and heavy rain lashed Britain, disrupting transport as people headed…
CNN: New Zealand makes the “Must-see destination” list this December
The USA’s leading news source, CNN, has published a list of the “must-see” Southern Hemisphere destinations this December – and…
Video Special: First spacewalk repair goes smoothly
Check out this amazing video of two NASA astronauts sailing through the first of a series of urgent repair spacewalks…
UK: Heavy rain may have caused Apollo Theatre collapse
Heavy rainfall may have played a part in the ceiling collapse at London’s Apollo Theatre that injured 79 people. It…
