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Powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Solomon Islands

A tsunami warning has been issued after a powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge travel in a traditional canoe during a visit to Tuvanipupu Island on their Diamond Jubilee tour of the Far East on September 17, 2012 in Honiara, Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands.

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