Tag: Jacques Chirac
Tahiti’s ‘old lion’ Gaston Flosse, 93, steps down after 52 years...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French Polynesia's veteran politician, 93-year-old Gaston Flosse, announced last week he is stepping down from his...
France denies covering-up deadly nuclear tests in French Polynesia
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The French government has denied any cover-up over radiation levels in the Pacific following its nuclear testing in the region, as...
Controversy over renaming Tahiti’s hospital after Chirac amid covid crisis
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva in Auckland
It seems a long time ago - some 124 days - since Mā’ohi Nui deplored its first covid-19...
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