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Meth, Cash Seized From ‘Transnational Organised Crime Cell’
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Meth, Cash Seized From ‘Transnational Organised Crime Cell’

Police say they have busted their 25th "transnational or­ganised crime cell" in five years, re­covering 14kg of me...

Pacific Island Forum Mission Completes Visit To Japan
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Pacific Island Forum Mission Completes Visit To Japan

The high-level delegation led by in­coming Forum Chair Mark Brown has concluded, while a technical mission travelle...

Turkey Earthquake: You Are A Miracle
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Turkey Earthquake: You Are A Miracle

Rescuers have pulled a sev­en-month-old baby from the rubble of a building in Hatay, southern Turkey, after last Mo...

Heavy Rain And Wind Warnings For New Zealand’s North Island
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Heavy Rain And Wind Warnings For New Zealand’s North Island

“This number will change constantly as we restore homes and businesses but, with the weather due to worsen, we exp...

Japan To Delay Nuclear Wastewater Release In The Pacific
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Japan To Delay Nuclear Wastewater Release In The Pacific

Japan has agreed to delay the discharge of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean until Pacific Islands F...

Half A Billion Dollars Worth Of Drugs Seized In Pacific Ocean
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Half A Billion Dollars Worth Of Drugs Seized In Pacific Ocean

NZ Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said given the large size of the shipment it would have likely been destined fo...

Pacific Leaders Call For Deferral Of Japan’s Planned Discharge Of Nuclear Wastewater
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Pacific Leaders Call For Deferral Of Japan’s Planned Discharge Of Nucl...

The incoming Forum Chair and Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, the Honourable Mark Brown, is leading a Forum deleg...

Hipkins Joins Kiwis, Maori’s In Celebrating 2023 Waitangi Day
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Hipkins Joins Kiwis, Maori’s In Celebrating 2023 Waitangi Day

"The criticism that politicians had come to Waitangi in the past and used Maori as a way to increase their votes was...

New Zealand PM To Look Into Pacific Overstayer Petition
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New Zealand PM To Look Into Pacific Overstayer Petition

Chris Hipkins was questioned by RNZ Pacific over a lack of action by the government over the issue.

Papua New Guinea Announces Probe Into 2022 Election
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Papua New Guinea Announces Probe Into 2022 Election

The committee will be spearheaded by the PNG special parliamentary committee on the 2022 General Elections.

New Zealand Accused Of Shameful Politics Over South Pacific Fishing Rules
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New Zealand Accused Of Shameful Politics Over South Pacific Fishing Rules

The New Zealand Govern­ment is again under fire for putting commercial fishing interests ahead of con­servation at...

Australia Minister Warns Of Pontential ‘Catastophic Conflict’ In Indo-Pacific
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Australia Minister Warns Of Pontential ‘Catastophic Conflict’ In...

Canberra: Australia’s for­eign affairs minister says the Indo-Pacific region has become more dangerous and volatile.

US Re-Opens Embassy In The Solomon Islands
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US Re-Opens Embassy In The Solomon Islands

The United States has re-opened its embassy in the Solomon Islands - almost three decades after downgrading its dipl...

President Biden To End COVID-19  Emergencies On May 11
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President Biden To End COVID-19 Emergencies On May 11

Washington: President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emer­gencies for add...

White  House Defends Decision Not To Send Fighter Jets To Ukraine
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White House Defends Decision Not To Send Fighter Jets To Ukraine

Washington: White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on Monday defe...

Afghanistan: Taliban Orders Ban On Female Students In University Entrance Exams
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Afghanistan: Taliban Orders Ban On Female Students In University Entrance Exams

In the latest de­cree, the Taliban has banned female students from sitting in university entrance exams which are s...

Coldest Day Of The Season Grips South Korea On The Last Day Of The Lunar Year Holiday
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Coldest Day Of The Season Grips South Korea On The Last Day Of The Lunar Yea...

The coldest day of the season gripped Korea on Tuesday, with morning lows dropping to minus 16.4 degrees Celsius (C)...

Jacinda Ardern, Abuse “Abhorrent” Says Incoming NZ PM Chris Hipkins
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Jacinda Ardern, Abuse “Abhorrent” Says Incoming NZ PM Chris Hipkins

Threats against her became more frequent in recent years and included a man claiming he had the right to “shoot th...

‘German Police Deny Protest Detainment Was Staged’
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‘German Police Deny Protest Detainment Was Staged’

“We would never give ourselves to make such recordings,” a spokesperson for local police told the BBC, denying a...

‘Melanesia Cannot Flourish Until West Papua Is Free’
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‘Melanesia Cannot Flourish Until West Papua Is Free’

These include human rights abuses, and internal displacement of at least 160,000 Papuans by the Indonesian military ...

Jacinda Ardern Quits
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Jacinda Ardern Quits

Ms Ardern said she hoped to find the energy and heart during the Christmas break to stay in the job, ‘but I have n...

On the King’s Holiday, Daughter Calls for Bold Action Over Words
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On the King’s Holiday, Daughter Calls for Bold Action Over Words

America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully e...

‘Black Panther’ Star Angela Bassett wins early Golden Globe Award
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‘Black Panther’ Star Angela Bassett wins early Golden Globe Award

“Black Pan­ther” actress Angela Bassett won a supporting actress award on Tuesday at the first Golden Globe awa...

Lula Condemns Bolsonaro Supporters Invasion Of The Brazil Seat Of Power
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Lula Condemns Bolsonaro Supporters Invasion Of The Brazil Seat Of Power

Local media reported Brazilian security forces have retaken the national Congress building from the rioters, while o...

China Enters New Phase Of COVID Response
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China Enters New Phase Of COVID Response

Confronted with epidemic uncertainties, China has always been putting people’s lives and health first, adapting it...

Prince Harry Details Physical Attack By Brother William In New Book
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Prince Harry Details Physical Attack By Brother William In New Book

Harry writes in new autobiography Spare that William ‘knocked me to the floor’ during confrontation in London in...

Disabled Face Discrimination In Tonga
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Disabled Face Discrimination In Tonga

“People with disability are one of the most marginalised and vulnerable groups in Tongan society. They often face ...

Michael McCormack Says ‘Potent’ Kava Drink Left Him ‘Cross-eyed’ With A ‘Drunken Feeling’ During Pacific Islands Bi-partisan Visit
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Michael McCormack Says ‘Potent’ Kava Drink Left Him ‘Cross-eyed’ Wit...

The former deputy prime minister had one day earlier sculled five bowls of kava before he drunk a more “potent” ...

Vanuatu Chief Wants Australia To Do More For Seasonal Workers
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Vanuatu Chief Wants Australia To Do More For Seasonal Workers

In his speech welcoming Wong on Monday, Chief Plasua said the scheme was a highly profitable opportunity for the you...

China’s Healthcare System Put To The Test As Covid Curbs Fade
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China’s Healthcare System Put To The Test As Covid Curbs Fade

Australia has been working to shore up its standing in the Pacific amid growing influence from China, which entered ...

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