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Pacific verdict on COP29
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COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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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

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"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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