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Australia urged to spend more on Covax programme amid criticisms of ‘vaccine diplomacy’
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303 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths in Solomon Islands
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Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana release...
Additional staff for 2023 Pacific Games arrive in Honiara
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Tonga out of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 OFC preliminary competition following disaster
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tests negative for Covid-19
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested negative for Covid-19 after being deemed a close contact of a positive case on a flight.
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Princess Anne to visit PNG
Princess Anne will visit Papua New Guinea in April to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Governor-General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae said in a...
Vanuatu regains UN voting right
Vanuatu has had its voting rights reinstated at the United Nations after recently being denied the right over unpaid fees.
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Vanuatu Government taking serious steps to restore normalcy in relations with EU
The Vanuatu Government has acknowledged the demands by the European Union (EU) for amendments to the Governance of the Vanuatu Citizenship Program.
The Prime Minister...
Support of Taiwan independence could spark US military conflict with China, says Chinese ambassador
China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the U.S encourages Taiwan's independence, Beijing's ambassador to Washington, Qin Gang,...
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