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Gaza and West Bank atrocities by Israel
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KNPB international spokesperson Victor Yeimo
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An Israeli military offensive in January 2024 damaged parts of the Deir El Belah War Cemetery
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Stanford Daily editor-in-chief George Porteous
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PNG's Women in Media founder Belinda Kora
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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Rescue teams in Nepal are working around the clock to reach workers trapped
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Tibetan community shocked by devastation from Nepal flash flood

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New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli
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France commits more financial help to struggling New Caledonia

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Peace movement historian Maire Leadbeater
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Indonesian Embassy response on West Papua
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A Chinese strategic nuclear submarine launched a warhead-carrying missile in July
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Himalayan Tsunami . . . Kirti Tamang, 5, was in her classroom in Betrawati on the morning when the flood arrived with a roar
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Nepali Times: Not if, but when next?

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Sacked Solomon Islands Finance Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo
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Isolation hasn't been the greatest enemy for the people of Tongareva; arguably, it's engagement with the outside world that's done them more harm
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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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COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm
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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
Coronavirus

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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Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

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Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
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Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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