PNG Opposition to take government to court over U.S defence agreement
Papua New Guinea opposition Leader and Kandrian Gloucester MP, Joseph Lelang has informed the nation that he intends to seek legal interpretation at the...
Explainer: Water to be released into the ocean from Fukushima nuclear power station
Within a few months, Japan is expected to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
So what...
Japan’s Fukushima wastewater plan is safe, says expert on Pacific islands panel
Fish that swim in treated wastewater from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant would be safe to eat, according to an expert who is part...
South Korea ruling party demands DP stop scaremongering Pacific island nations over Fukushima release plan
South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday strongly denounced the main opposition Democratic Party's (DP) plan to send letters urging Pacific island...
Paris climate summit opens with call for ‘finance shock’
The leaders of France and Barbados joined forces on Thursday to push for an overhaul of the international financial system at a summit aimed...
The climate crisis is this century’s biggest threat. We need a global finance pact that reflects the task ahead
By Chris Bowen, Steven Guilbeault and James Shaw
The science is clear. The climate crisis is the biggest single threat we face as a...
The Fierce Urgency of Now
By the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland
In 1967, American civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King said in a speech, "we are now faced...
New executives for ONOC’s Athletes’ Commission elected
The ONOC Athletes’ Commission (ONOC AC) conducted elections for their new executives Thursday.
Convened virtually and facilitated through an electronic voting system (Lumi Global), a...
Strong second-half gets New Zealand’s OFC U-19 Women’s Championship defence off to a winning
Seven times defending champions New Zealand have overcome a stern challenge from hosts Fiji to get their OFC U-19 Women’s Championship campaign off to...
Solomon Islands stun Tahiti in Group C opener in Suva
The Solomon Islands have struck first in Group C of the OFC Women’s U-19 Championship 2023 following a 1-0 victory over Tahiti at HFC...
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Samoa and Antigua and Barbuda have called for urgent reforms to international climate finance, warning that vulnerable countries should not be forced into debt...
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The current El Niño event is continuing to strengthen, with forecasts indicating it could surpass the intensity of all previous El Niño events recorded...
Torres, Attao headed for runoff in CNMI; AG race also faces second round
Former CNMI Governor Ralph DLG Torres and independent candidate Rep Blas Jonathan “BJ” T. Attao appear headed for a runoff after neither secured the...