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Exercise Wantok Warrior 2019
Exercise Wantok Warrior 2019 is into its final phase with members of the Papua New Guinea Defense Force’s Second…
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France President: ‘Our house is on fire, the Amazon, the lungs of our planet’
While the fires are still raging throughout parts of Brazil for almost 20 days now, people have taken to social…
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Indonesian police kill separatist in Papua
A police officer escorts a woman during a protest in Mimika, Papua, Indonesia, August 21, 2019 in this photo…
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As Amazon fires rage, Brazil tells diplomats to fix image
A protester holds a sign while attending a demonstration to demand for more protection for the Amazon rainforest, in…
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Rights group, journalists press Indonesian government to lift internet curb in restive Papua
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Rights group and journalists slammed the Indonesian government's move to block internet access in its easternmost region of…
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With forest wildfires raging, Bolivia seeks help from SuperTanker plane
TAPERAS, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivian firefighters are still trying to put out wildfires that have already burned more than 650,000…
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As Amazon burns, Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on…
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Woman stabbed, knife-wielding man restrained by public in Sydney
An aerial view shows security officers standing around a barricaded area in Sydney, Australia, August 13, 2019, in this…
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Indonesian walks 700-km backwards to highlight deforestation
An Indonesia man is walking backwards from his home in eastern Java to the capital Jakarta to raise awareness of…
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Death toll rises to 44 as typhoon Lekima wreaks havoc in eastern China
The death toll from typhoon Lekima in eastern China rose to 44 people on Monday morning, according to official data,…
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