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Operation secures radium-226 in Fiji
Help was sent in September 2024 after two drums full of radium-226 were found abandoned at a Fiji's Ministry of Health facility.
Radium-226 has a...
Sir Arnold Amet appointed new PNG Ambassador to U.S
Former Papua New Guinea Chief Justice and Madang Governor Sir Arnold Amet has been appointed as the new PNG Ambassador to United States of...
Pacific civil society organisations unite against Deep Sea Mining: A call for a permanent...
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Solomon Islands considers fraud charges against Samoan beauty pageant judge
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Palau cyberattack disrupts service at Ministry of Health
A cyberattack on Palau’s Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) has disrupted services.
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‘Very little detail’: PM Brown explains vague China agreement
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PNG talks embrace ties, keep China at arm’s length
A warm embrace has marked defence treaty talks between Australia and Papua New Guinea, giving the cold shoulder to China's Indo-Pacific influence.
Deputy Prime Minister...
Fiji faces push to ban deep sea mining
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Samoa’s embattled Prime Minister faces court action to have her removed
Samoa Opposition Leader and head of the Human Rights Protection Party, Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi has gone to the Supreme Court to get Prime Minister...
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