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Xi pledges to join PNG for community with shared future for China, Pacific island...
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that the Chinese side stands ready to work with Papua New Guinea (PNG) to build a community with...
France deploys vast force to secure New Caledonia referendum
France has detailed an unprecedented security set-up for New Caledonia's third and final independence referendum on 12 December.
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COVID-19 challenges ‘disadvantage’ smaller nations in COP26 climate talks
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UN General Assembly debate underscores need to deliver on climate action
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World faces disastrous 2.7C temperature rise on current climate plans, UN warns
The world is squandering the opportunity to “build back better” from the Covid-19 pandemic and faces disastrous temperature rises of at least 2.7C if...
Parkop: No lockdown in Port Moresby
No lockdown yet for Port Moresby, as health and city authorities plan to address the increase in Covid-19 cases and deaths through an effective...
Regional health leaders convene in Japan and online in “hybrid” meeting to agree actions...
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U.S rep Katie Porter presses Biden team on Marshall Islands nuclear waste, gets few...
For months, U.S refusal to accept responsibility for a leaking dome of radioactive waste in the Marshall Islands has complicated negotiations with the Marshallese...
Bomb blast kills father and son, others seriously injured in Solomon Islands
A deadly bomb blast at LDA area, Upper Betikama in east Honiara in Solomon Islands has killed two people, a father and his son...
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