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Car horns and sirens sounded, church bells rang out and roads were crowded with vehicles and smiling drivers Monday as Samoa marked its official switch to left-side driving.Hundreds lined streets in the capital, Apia, to witness the switch from the right to the left on the country's highways as police manned scores of checkpoints, warning drivers to slow down.The government is using the move to bring Samoa in line with Australia and New Zealand to encourage some of the 170,000 expatriate Samoans there to ship used cars „ with steering wheels on the right side „ home to relatives.Despite opponents' predictions of chaos, there were no immediate signs of driving difficulties. Critics of the change had accused the government of pushing it through without adequately preparing drivers.The switch from right to left side driving was being ushered in with a two-day national holiday to cut traffic volumes and a three-day ban on alcohol sales to avoid road crashes.National Council of Churches cha...
Attorneys Tamara Holder and Anahita Sedaghatfar on the airline's decision to charge based on passenger weight.
3 people reportedly dead after storm
Three years ago I embarked on my first solo travel experience, a nine-day reporting trip to Samoa I was 23, fresh out of college and eager to see what the world had ...
In the wake of Tuesday's earthquake and subsequent tsunami that have wreaked havoc on the people of the Samoan islands, I ask Americans to remember those affected, a...
Samoa Air CEO Chris Langton on the airline’s new ‘pay by weight’ strategy.
George Hobica discusses Samoa Air's decision to charge passengers by their weight
Island nation passes over Friday, December 30, 2011
Katie Uhlaender (Breckenridge, Colo.) had a two-run total of 1:40.93 to finish first in the women's skeleton world cup race on Nov. 16 in Park City, Utah. The two-ti...
FNC contributor Steven Crowder on the Facebook announcement and Delta announcing it is downsizing the size of airplane bathrooms in order to fit more seats.
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Defending world champions Steve Holcomb (Park City, Utah) and Steve Langton (Melrose, Mass.) continued their domination of the two-man bobsled, winning the first wor...
Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) and Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) earned the Male and Female High Points Awards at the USA Swimming Grand Prix in Minneapolis, M...
Residents prayed for calm as Samoa prepared Monday to become the first country in nearly 40 years to switch driving from one side of the road to the other.Critics ha...
Three people have been killed – including two children – after Tropical Cyclone Evan lashed through Samoa, Sky News Australia reports, citing local media.In the coun...
Auto Alcohol Banned as Samoa Switches Sides of the RoadPublished September 07, 2009| Associated PressAPIA, SamoaResidents prayed for calm as Samoa prepared Monday to...
Auto Samoa Switches Sides of Road SmoothlyPublished September 07, 2009| Associated PressCar horns and sirens sounded, church bells rang out and roads were crowded wi...
Samoa says it will release 35 prisoners as an act of forgiveness as it celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence.Samoa's head of state made the announcement Fr...
SAMOA — The USGS says a 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit the Samoa Islands region.The quake struck 123 miles from the Samoa islands at a depth of 19 miles.Police in ...
Sometime in the early morning hours of Sept. 7, residents of this small Pacific island nation will stop their cars, take a deep breath, and do something most people ...
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