News: Samoa

We have started to collect the most important news related to Samoa in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Samoa: news

Samoa's slow recovery after Pacific tsunami

Saturday, December 5th 2009, 12:25

John Pickford examines how people in Samoa have coped in the aftermath of the Pacific tsunami, which killed more than 170 people at the end of September.
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Samoa tsunami was 'towering'

Friday, December 4th 2009, 11:59
related countries: New Zealand, Tonga

Scientists in New Zealand say the devastating tsunami that struck the Samoan islands and Tonga was more than 14 metres high.
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Wales 17-13 Samoa

Friday, November 13th 2009, 21:14

Wales survive a nervous finish to scrape past Samoa at the Millennium Stadium.
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Live - Wales 17-6 Samoa

Friday, November 13th 2009, 18:49

Wales take on Samoa in an international friendly at the Millennium Stadium.
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Samoa rebuilds after the tsunami

Thursday, October 22nd 2009, 10:03

Samoan officials are starting to distribute building supplies to help victims of last month's tsunami construct new homes.
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Samoa's tsunami death toll rises

Friday, October 2nd 2009, 10:45

Samoa continues to find victims of Tuesday's tsunami, which killed at least 129 people there and 40 on other islands.
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Samoa tsunami rescue gathers pace

Thursday, October 1st 2009, 18:08
related countries: Tonga, United States
related places: Pacific

A major relief operation gathers pace after a Pacific tsunami killed at least 149 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.
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Deadly tsunami strikes in Pacific

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 10:50

A tsunami caused by a powerful earthquake in the Pacific kills more than 100 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.
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Switch to the left leaves Samoan bus passengers stranded

Thursday, September 10th 2009, 9:39

Samoans reliant on buses are stranded by the country's switch to driving on the left, as most buses have not been modified.
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Samoa switches to driving on left

Tuesday, September 8th 2009, 6:17

Samoa becomes the first nation since the 1970s to switch the side of the road cars drive on, from right to left.
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