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Pacific Islands delay security plan that could open door to China
SYDNEY--Leaders of the four biggest Pacific Islands nations have delayed adopting a joint security strategy that could ...
Why most Pacific governments stand with Israel
Amid uncertainty in the Middle East, one thing remains clear: most Pacific governments continue to align themselves with ...
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Blinken, Modi meet Pacific leaders in Papua New Guinea - New York Post
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape holds a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of States Antony Blinken (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands ...
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US and Papua New Guinea sign defense pact as Washington, Beijing vie for influence in the Pacific | CNN - CNN International
The United States and Papua New Guinea have signed a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement – a move that has sparked controversy in the Pacific Island nation and comes as Washington and ...
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Procurement in PNG and the Pacific Islands - World Bank Group
Papua New Guinea and Pacific Island countries face unique development challenges that impact procurement in project implementation.. The World Bank’s Pacific Procurement team have developed templates ...
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With China looming, Biden plans new Pacific islands summit after PNG no-show | Reuters
U.S. President Joe Biden will arrange another summit of Pacific island leaders this year after the disappointment caused by his cancellation of a visit to Papua New Guinea due to the domestic debt ...
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US and Papua New Guinea sign defense cooperation pact | CNN
The United States and Papua New Guinea have signed a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement – a move that has sparked controversy in the Pacific Island nation and comes as Washington and ...
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Some Pacific Islanders Have DNA Not Linked To Any Known Human Ancestor - MSN
The people in question come from Melanesia, which is a region in the South Pacific that includes Papua New Guinea and the surrounding islands. They appear to have DNA not linked to any known human ...
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Flags at half-mast across the Pacific for Pope Francis
Flags flew at half-mast across the Pacific this week as Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and far-flung Islanders remembered the first pontiff from the southern hemisphere whose final tasks ...
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Our Work in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands - World Bank Group
Working in partnership with 12 countries across the region, the World Bank is currently supporting more than 100 projects across the Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea. Learn more about our work ...
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Pacific Islanders’ Food-Sharing Customs Ensure Resiliency in Face of Disaster
Pacific Islanders are no strangers ... we also found that rural communities in Papua New Guinea who were simultaneously affected in 2020 by both the pandemic hardships and a severe drought ...
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US and Papua New Guinea sign defense pact as Washington, Beijing vie for influence in the Pacific - CNN
The United States and Papua New Guinea have signed a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement – a move that has sparked controversy in the Pacific Island nation and comes as Washington and ...