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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The Australian man accused of killing 51 worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand in March pleaded not guilty to all charges in a court on Friday.
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The trial of five Indonesian citizens arrested by the Papua New Guinea police for illegal fishing in Aitape was postponed until Monday 17 June.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will soon offer millions of dollars in funding for infrastructure projects in the Pacific, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters, as part of its efforts to undercut Chinese influence.
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Solomon Islands government should exercise caution as it considers whether to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan or switch to China, an academic says. Last week, amid diplomatic visits from both Australia and New Zealand, the Solomon Islands foreign minister, Jeremiah Manele, said the government would take its time to make an informed decision.
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Nearly a billion people are facing climate change hazards globally, with the Asia-Pacific region housing twice as many people living in areas with high exposure than all other regions combined, a new report has revealed.
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New Caledonia’s largest anti-independence party has formally asked France to organize another independence referendum – seven months after just over 56 percent voted for the status quo.
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A mass registration campaign aimed at registering more than 160,000 voters throughout Vanuatu’s six provinces ahead of the Luganville Municipal, SANMA Provincial and National elections will begin soon. This is set to be the first ever largest voter registration exercise in Vanuatu’s history.
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) is developing a scenario for holding global warming below 1.5C that could be included in its influential annual outlook this year. The agency’s World Energy Outlook (WEO) came under fire in an April letter from business leaders, scientists, and campaigners for not considering the tougher temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.
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The Pacific needs to strongly secure its future as a Blue Pacific continent – particularly in the increasing geostrategic competition between major global powers, namely the U.S and China. Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Dame Meg Taylor, who’s just returned from the Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore reiterated the need for Pacific countries to raise climate change as a security issue for the region – particularly in dealing with new and emerging powers showing interest in the Pacific region.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chaotic scenes erupted in Hong Kong early on Wednesday as thousands of demonstrators stormed a key road next to government offices to protest against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial. Television pictures showed thousands of protesters rallying in and around Lung Wo Road, an important east-west artery near the offices of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, as hundreds of riot police warned them to stop advancing.
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LONDON (Reuters) – News organisations are being challenged by technology giants and unsettled by a broader lack of trust but they have a much deeper problem: most people don’t want to pay for online news, the Reuters Institute found.
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