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Pacific delegates warn against US fast-tracking seabed mining

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President Donald Trump
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Friend or foe? How Trump’s threats against ‘free-riding’ allies could backfire

The late former US President Jimmy Carter in his younger years
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Pacific leaders remember Jimmy Carter’s ‘pivotal role’ for CNMI

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump
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How the US election may affect Pacific Island nations

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The US Supreme Court
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Associate dean Pacific Sir Collin Tukuitonga
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American Samoan nurses strike over failure to honour promised pay rises

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American Samoa declares state of emergency over severe storms

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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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