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Trump’s plan to resume nuclear testing hits a sensitive nerve in the Pacific
By Ron Rocky Coloma
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PACNEWS Interview: WCPFC Chair eyes albacore breakthrough as pressure mounts in Manila
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With the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) under pressure to deliver a long-delayed management procedure for South...
PACNEWS Interview: Sharks Pacific Policy Director Bubba Cook breaks down the biggest fights ahead...
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
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By Eliza Northrop
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Tuvalu speaks on Trump, Pacific SIDS, and keeping the focus on a global 1.5...
U.S needed in the Paris Agreement implementation work, because it takes a a collective effort, says Pacific COP champ Dr Maina Vakafua Talia.
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Joint Letter from the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Pacific Freedom Forum...
To: The Honourable La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt
Prime Minister of the Government of Samoa
Apia, Samoa
Cc: - Agafili Shem Leo, CEO of the Ministry of the...
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