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New Zealand has declared a state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc the country, with schools facing closure. The cyclone has battered the North Island with strong winds, rain,…

Nauru Independence Day is observed on 31 January. This year marks the country’s 55th anniversary of independence. Nauru is a small island country in Micronesia. The national flag is a…

Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa celebrated on 27th April each year. It celebrates and commemorates the first free, post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994.…

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the…

Tomorrow, 6 February, marks the 70th anniversary of my accession in 1952. It is a day that, even after 70 years, I still remember as much for the death of…