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A 6.6 quake off Tonga's coast leads to immediate evacuation orders. No tsunami threat for Australia, but unusual waves expected.

The tremor was at a depth of 35km and the epicentre was at a distance 79km south of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.

Tonga Parliament will host a debate on the death penalty on Tuesday, 28 May.

A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck the South Pacific Island nation of Tonga.

Suva, May 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted 70 km NW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga, at 09:47 local time on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualty or damage. The epicenter, with a depth of 112.2 km, was determined to be at 19.377 degrees south

French President Emmanuel Macron decided Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territ...

A round-up of results from weekend sports, including rugby, rugby league, soccer, boxing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The brutal heat of May has felt like August in Florida, with heat index numbers topping highs that youd normally expect at summers peak. The phenomenon is occurring at sea, too, and thats bad news for hurricane season.

Police will warn commercial landlords in the coming weeks about the risk of leasing their shops to tobaccon...

Wellington - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled the Pacific nation of Tonga on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no threat of a tsunami.