Emergency
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Bootleg Fire in Oregon Scorches 143,000 Acres as Heat Wave Continues in the West
As the West continues to bake under torrid temperatures, an out-of-control wildfire burned across southwest Oregon on Sunday, scorching more…
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No spectators allowed into all Games venues at Tokyo Olympics
A state of emergency has been declared in Japan's capital, Tokyo following a local surge of COVID-19 cases.
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Pacific leaders join forces ahead of landmark climate summit
Underscoring what is at stake for the Pacific, leaders, and Ministers from 11 countries across the region joined a virtual…
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COVID-19 communication and trust in PNG: results from a survey
The first article in this series showed that of the 281 University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) students from the…
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COVID-19 reinforces the developmental value of community radio
Addressing pandemics such as COVID-19 requires effective public health communication through the mass media. Radio is a low-cost medium with…
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Fiji: a stricter lockdown and more government support needed
The daily rate of new COVID-19 infections in Fiji now exceeds 500 (as of 6 July 2021), much higher than…
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COVID-19 testing scale back as government focus on vaccination roll-out
National Pandemic Controller David Manning said COVID-19 testing will have to be scaled back to allow the PNG Government pandemic…
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We will fight back, together, and win back, together
The last 18 months have been, perhaps, one of the toughest periods for the Pacific region, for countries, and most…
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Resilience no longer an aspiration, but a necessity
"Resilience is a regional priority. Our resilience is no longer an aspiration, it is a necessity."
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Japanese Resort Town Searching for 80 People After Mudslide
TOKYO — Officials in the Japanese resort town of Atami said Monday that they were still trying to locate more…
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