Fiji records 968 new cases of COVID-19, teenager among 11 new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 968 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 new deaths Thursday increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to...
Eight new positive COVID-19 Delta strain detections in PNG
Eight additional COVID-19 positive infections in Papua New Guinea have been identified as being the highly infectious Delta strain.
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Fiji will chair the Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting
Fiji will take the role of the Chair of the 51st Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting which convenes Friday to commemorate the historic 50th anniversary...
U.S department directed to clean-up handling of Runit Dome nuclear waste
A United States government committee has directed the country's Department of Energy to address safety shortfalls over its handling of nuclear waste stored in...
New Zealand funded vaccines arrive in Fiji
A shipment of 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines funded by the New Zealand Government and sourced in cooperation with Spain has arrived in Fiji.
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Climate, Covid and Co-ordination: Forum leaders hold online summit
By Nic Maclellan
A virtual summit of the Pacific Islands Forum will be held this Friday 06 August, after the annual face-to-face meeting of...
Forum Leaders to mark 50th anniversary at virtual meet
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Latest COVID-19 data confirms infections have risen globally for four consecutive weeks
COVID-19 infections have continued to rise globally for more than a month now, with over four million cases reported in the past week alone,...
Nauru and Tuvalu athletes appear on BBC live interview from Tokyo
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Tokyo
Two athletes from Oceania were guests on the BBC World Sport broadcast in a live cross on the...
World’s best female weightlifters at the Tokyo Olympics inspire Nancy Abouke of Nauru
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Tokyo
At only 18 years of age, Nancy Abouke of Nauru is now ranked 10th in the women’s 76kg...
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Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine called for stronger national security, climate adaptation and public-sector reform as parliament resumed, warning that geopolitical tensions, extreme weather...