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    • YouTube has banned the channel that’s been creating viral AI Lego music videos criticising the US war on Iran
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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognises the right of Indigenous peoples to self-determination
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Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown
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December 12, 2024
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Vanuatu Police Force officers on deployment in Samoa for the CHOGM leaders’ meeting
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King Tupou VI (from left), outgoing Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni Hu'akavameiliku and interim vice-chancellor Dr Tangikina Steen
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Killed environmental journalist Chhoeung Chheng
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Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani
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Fuimaono Dr Dylan Asafo
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Cook Islands seeks ‘decolonisation’ of international law at ICJ

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Theonila Roka Matbob, lead complainant
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A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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In the Eye of the Storm
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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
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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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Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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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
Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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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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Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"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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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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YouTube has banned the channel that’s been creating viral AI Lego music videos criticising the US war on Iran

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NZ’s $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights,...

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Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video – now ‘banned’

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