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Coral Sea Cable work set to commence in Solomon Islands
The Australian and Solomon Islands’ Governments has announced, the installation of the Coral Sea Cable in the Solomon Islands.The Coral…
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A quarter of Pacific islanders live below ‘basic needs poverty lines’, top UN development forum hears
While progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been made over the past four years, some vulnerable island States…
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Rate of child sexual exploitation in Pacific ‘appalling’
New research into child sexual exploitation in the Pacific reaffirms that children are most often sexually exploited by people they…
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UK ‘stepped back too much’ from Pacific – High Commissioner
The British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa says the UK stepped back too much from the Pacific in…
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Australian government set to secure support for $110 billion tax cut plan
Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison reacts during the APEC CEO Summit 2018 at the Port Moresby, Papua New…
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Alert level raised for Hawaii volcano due to rumbles, quakes
The Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii has been hit by at least 50 small earthquakes since October of last year,…
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Indonesia’s parliament delays approval for levy on plastic bags
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian members of parliament have decided to delay confirmation of a government plan for a levy on…
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Japan, hit by torrential rains, orders 800,000 to evacuate
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan ordered nearly 800,000 people on the southern island of Kyushu to take shelter in evacuation centers…
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‘Help, 40 days here’: Photos show migrants crammed into U.S. border facilities
Government investigators warned of dangerous overcrowding at more migrant facilities on the southwest U.S. border, publishing photos on Tuesday of…
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Pacific stance frustrated at Bonn climate talks – SPREP
A Pacific climate change specialist says the region's representatives had their goals frustrated at global talks in Germany last week.…
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