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Deep-sea mining talks end without a framework… again
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Sports ministers renew Commonwealth cooperation through sport
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Hold the line on science and 1.5, is the first position Fiji will take into Pre-COP31, as Ministry of environment and climate change permanent...
Why Fiji is urging the world to slow down on deep-sea mining
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It is a Friday afternoon, and the sun hangs high over the Yasawa Islands, pouring light across a vast expanse...