Mosquito-borne diseases become climate reality in warming Pacific | Health News
Climate change forecasters have warned for years that the warmer and wetter world created by the climate crisis will drive
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Papua New Guinea
PNG police launch rescue operation for researchers held hostage | Crime News
Australian professor and three Papua New Guinea researchers were snatched at gunpoint early on Sunday. A police operation is underway
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Rebels claim New Zealand pilot taken hostage in Indonesia’s Papua | Conflict News
West Papua National Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on the aircraft and the kidnapping of the pilot. Rebel
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Australia finalising new security pact with Papua New Guinea | Politics News
The Bilateral Security Treaty with PNG comes after China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April. The
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COVID vaccine hesitancy leads to child health concerns in PNG | Coronavirus pandemic News
Widespread distrust and refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is being linked to a rising number
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Australia promises millions in climate, security aid for Pacific | Politics News
Some 900 million Australia dollars ($565m) will be allocated to the Pacific region, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. Australia has
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Papua New Guinea fails to end ‘evil’ of sorcery-related violence | Women News
Reports of machete-wielding men slashing innocent bystanders, arson attacks, sexual violence against girls, and the displacement of thousands of people
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Papua New Guinea’s new parliament returns Marape as PM | Elections News
The election was also plagued by violence, delays, fraud allegations and voters missing from the electoral roll. Papua New Guinea’s
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Papua New Guinea police accused of killing woman at polls | Elections News
Papua New Guinea police shot a young mother dead at a polling station in the capital, Port Moresby, in the
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Australia’s Telstra completes Digicel Pacific buyout | Business and Economy News
There had been speculation that Chinese firms are interested in buying Digicel, a cause of concern for Australia. Telecommunications company
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