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Samoa whooping cough outbreak declared
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PNG Parliament passes Counter-Terrorism Bill 2024
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Tuvalu has strengthened its ability to police its waters and protect its resources following the handover of a new inshore patrol vessel at Funafuti...
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Twin tropical cyclones are ravaging Melanesia, with Maila stirring up trouble in the Solomon Sea and Vaianu darting across the South Pacific.
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