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Stranded by virus, honeymooners hitch home on Antarctic boat

by Associated Press
| August 4, 2020 12:03 AM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand honeymoon couple stranded on the remote Falkland Islands in March because of the coronavirus has managed to return home by hitching a ride of more than 5,000 nautical miles (9,200 kilometers) on an Antarctic fishing boat.

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