Cook Islands Political, Economic and Other Events
The Cook Islands was devastated by Cyclone Martin 1997 that imparted significant losses to the Black Pearl industry. In order to rapidly build up the Cook Island economy China granted a $16million aid to the visiting Cook Islands PM Robert Woonton in 2004.

Cook Islands PM Robert Woonton narrowly kept his seat in the 2004 General elections, however his ties with the main challenger were revealed in the same year, which led to a by-election in which Jim Marurai emerged as the Premier.

Cook Islands continued its battle with cyclones in 2005 when four cyclones hit Cook Islands in four weeks causing extensive damage to life and property. In the by-election held in 2006, the Cook Islands Party gained majority prompting snap elections. In the Parliamentary elections held in the same year the Democratic Party retained majority however the opposition Cook Islands party termed the elections unfair due to alleged voting irregularities.

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Somdev makes early exit from LA challenger - 09 Apr 2009
a shock defeat by American wildcard Lester Cook in the second round of the $50,000 ATP tennis challenger. Somdev, seeded eighth, went down fighting to Cook 6-7(5), 5-7 here Wednesday. Cook now plays American Rajeev Ram in the quarter

World's greenest invention: Solar-powered oven made from cardboard - 09 Apr 2009
just 3.50 pounds to make - can slowly cook casseroles, boil water and bake bread... would put an end to the use of firewood to cook in developing countries. "We're

Military coup was illegal, rules Fiji court - 09 Apr 2009
, the European Union, the US and the Pacific Islands Forum to restore democracy by holding

Voting begins in Indonesia elections - 09 Apr 2009
in the sprawling archipelago nation of more than 17,000 islands spanning three different

Somdev in second round of LA challenger - 08 Apr 2009
), 6-2, 6-2 here Tuesday.    He now plays American wildcard Lester Cook

Hell's Kitchen guest Danielle Bux warns all about her fiery temper - 08 Apr 2009
ready to cook up a storm next week. But she says her temper could boil over...;The model says she has to learn how to cook because Gary is rubbish... to their oven when he tried to cook a steak. Danielle added: "Gary is hopeless

Polls bring Shekhar Suman home, and his mother is thrilled - 08 Apr 2009
will be here for a long time; I will cook for him and talk with him after years

Bipasha, Kareena, Priyanka are Bollywood's bikini girls - 07 Apr 2009
Islands, the site of the atomic bomb testing.    As far as Bollywood

Gary Lineker's fiancee Danielle Bux set to appear in Hell's Kitchen - 06 Apr 2009
London, Apr 6 (ANI): Retired Brit footballer Gary Lineker's fiancee Danielle Bux is all set to make an appearance on Hell's Kitchen. Bux, 29, will be joining a number of stars to learn how to cook gourmet dishes in just two

Sonia owns house in Italy, no car in India - 06 Apr 2009
) and a Certificate in English Language from Lennox Cook School, Cambridge. 

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