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Tonga back online as undersea cable repaired

Nuku'alofa (Tonga) (AFP) - Internet connection was restored in Tonga on Tuesday, five weeks after a massive volcanic eruption shredded the undersea cable that connects the Pacific nation with the rest of the world.

AFP

Tonga reconnects with the digital world

Tonga's access to the internet has been restored after going offline for more than a month following a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.

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Musk donates satellite gear to reconnect Tonga

Wellington (AFP) - Tonga says space entrepreneur and Tesla founder Elon Musk has donated 50 satellite terminals to help the volcano-damaged Pacific island reconnect with the world.

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Why Did Elon Musk Donate 50 Satellite Terminals To Tonga?

The government of Tonga announced Elon Musk’s SpaceX has donated 50 very-small-aperture terminals (VSAT) to help the South Pacific kingdom re-establish telecommunications connectivity with the world after underwater volcanic eruption and a tsunami on Jan. 15 severed its underwater fiber optic cable.

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Tonga's lingering volcanic plume has rekindled spectacular sunsets over Australia

The lingering volcanic plume from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption has rekindled spectacular sunsets this week.

ABC News

Solomon Islands coronavirus outbreak causing growing concern

The first community outbreak of the coronavirus in the Solomon Islands is spreading rapidly through the largely unvaccinated population

The Independent UK

Tonga needs over $90 million to start repairs from volcano

A U.N. official says 80% of Tonga's 105,000 people were affected by the undersea volcanic eruption and ensuring tsunami that lashed the Pacific island nation on Jan. 15

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Ash from Tonga volcano explosion linked to crippling power failure on HMAS Adelaide

Volcanic debris around Tonga is considered the likely cause of an initial power outage that crippled Australia's largest warship, HMAS Adelaide, at the end of last month.

ABC News

Sea turtle 'predicts' massive volcanic eruption and spends 47 days swimming away

Sea turtle Tilly swam more than 1,100 miles in January towards Tonga when she suddenly changed course, the day before Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai’s eruption

Daily Mirror

Volcano damage to Tonga undersea cable worse than expected

Nuku'alofa (Tonga) (AFP) - The volcanic eruption near Tonga shredded an 80-kilometre (50 mile) stretch of undersea cable, complicating efforts to reconnect the Pacific kingdom after a month of digital darkness, the company overseeing repairs says.

AFP

Tonga faces $125 million damage bill, a month after volcano, tsunami devastate Pacific island

A month after the volcanic eruption and tsunami which devastated much of Tonga, the World Bank estimates the Pacific kingdom's recovery will be costly.

ABC News

Tonga eruption: PM says rebuilding lives will take time due to trauma

Siaosi Sovaleni says people’s mental health must be addressed after the volcanic eruption and tsunami

The Independent UK

THE REUTERS GRAPHIC-Tonga's apocalyptic lightning storm

When an underwater volcano off Tonga erupted last month, it was accompanied by one of the largest volcanic lightning events ever recorded.

Reuters

Chinese navy arriving in Tonga as HMAS Adelaide continues 'tough' humanitarian deployment

Australia’s rivalry with China in the Pacific will heave into view off the coast of Tonga today when super-sized naval ships jostle to deliver payloads of aid to the tsunami damaged island nation.

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US warning: As Russia menaces Europe, so too China threatens the Pacific

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a warning on his whistle-stop tour of the warming Pacific about the heat radiating beyond the border of Ukraine.

Reuters

China, Tonga hold aid ceremony day before US Pacific meet

Tonga and China held a signing ceremony on Friday for construction equipment that will be used to build infrastructure in the tsunami-hit Pacific island, a day before the top U.S. diplomat arrives in the region to discuss development aid.

The Canberra Times

Brumbies Fan Day a chance to give to Tonga

The Brumbies have strong links to Tonga and want to help the country in the wake of the December 20 volcanic eruption and tsunami.

The Independent UK

Tonga's virus outbreak growing rapidly; omicron confirmed

Coronavirus cases continue to rise rapidly in Tonga, and tests have confirmed that the particularly contagious omicron variant is behind the isolated Pacific island nation’s first community outbreak since the start of the pandemic

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Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened

Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths

AFP

Tonga virus cases surge in wake of eruption

Nuku'alofa (Tonga) (AFP) - The Omicron variant coronavirus entered Tonga for the first time in the wake of last month's volcanic eruption, officials confirmed Thursday, as the number of Covid-19 cases in the kingdom almost doubled to 64.

The Canadian Press

More protest arrests in Ottawa, first COVID census findings : In The News for Feb. 9

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 9 ...

AAP

Study reveals underwater volcanoes' power

Researchers have discovered that underwater volcanic eruptions are much more powerful than first thought and can occur at depths of "at least" one kilometre.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk helping restore internet to Tonga, officials say

Entrepreneur Elon Musk is trying to help reconnect Tonga to the internet after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut off the South Pacific nation more than three weeks ago, according to officials, while repairs on an undersea cable are proving more difficult than first thought

AAP

Tupou's cheeky message to rugby officials

Still recovering from the trauma of Tonga's volcano and tsunami disasters, Taniela Tupou has hinted what it'll take to keep his talents in Australia.

The Conversation

Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today

Tonga is still assessing the devastation of January’s volcanic explosion that was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.

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