Marshall Islands
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Marshall Islands launches universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency – in world first
Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease c…
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Marshall Islands picks up the pieces after fire destroys its ‘heart of democracy’
The slow process to rebuild parliament, the Nitijela, begins as the Pacific nation confronts the loss of a vit…
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Marshall Islands parliament burns down in overnight fire
A blaze on Tuesday night destroyed the parliament building, archives and libraryA fire has destroyed the natio…
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‘Never forget’: Pacific countries remember nuclear test legacy as weapons ban treaty debated
Supporters of the UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons gathered this month in New York to call for wider rati…
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Taiwan president stops in Hawaii during Pacific tour, drawing ire from China
Lai Ching-te’s US stopover on trip to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau – three diplomatic allies of the self…
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Mapped: the vast network of security deals spanning the Pacific, and what it means
Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts ra…
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How hidden WW2 bombs across the Pacific are found and destroyed, 80 years after war
Teams in the Marshall Islands, which is littered with unexploded weapons from the second world war, uncover an…
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The US funding deal is good for the Pacific. But the key is what happens next | Meg Keen and Mihai Sora
After months of delay, Congress approved Cofa funding for north Pacific nations but Washington needs to show i…
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Congress ‘gradually destroying’ US relations with Pacific ally, Marshall Islands president warns
Hilda Heine says US funding delays damage relationship with the Pacific nation as lawmakers say hold-up delive…
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Culture, democracy and clout: why three Pacific countries are sticking with Taiwan
Tuvalu, Palau and the Marshall Islands hold diplomatic ties with Taiwan despite pressure from China to switch …
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Pacific Island leaders warn US failure to pass funding bill opens door to China
The Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau say Congress needs to approve fresh support…
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Marshall Islands calls for US to pay more compensation over nuclear tests
Pacific nation plagued by environmental effects of 67 bomb tests between 1946 and 1958, including Castle Bravo…
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Trump-era officials under fire as nuclear fund for Bikini islanders is squandered
Former staff have criticized the interior department for ignoring the risk of fraud after the Trump administra…
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A favourite reef, a beloved atoll: Marshall Islands parents name children after vanishing landmarks
Marshallese are looking for ways to stay connected to their home as climate change and poor economic prospects…
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How do we mourn an islet? Where do we mark its grave? | Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner
Ellekan, an islet in Marshall Islands, has been reduced to a pile of sand in the middle of the reef. Those who…