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Access to clean, safe drinking water across the Pacific is the lowest of any region in the world, raising fears for the rapid spread of coronavirus Papua New Guinea’s battle against a climbing rate of Covid-19 infections is being hampered by the most b…
Read Morei-Kiribati writers say the media frenzy over the image of Tang Songgen walking on men’s backs diminishes local customs and culture The image flew around the world, far ahead of any understanding of what it represented.In the grainy picture, the Chinese…
Read More‘New normal’ under Covid-19 restrictions has seen a resurgence in traditional farming practices, bartering and the use of tabuFor many in Papua New Guinea, Covid-19’s “Niupela Pasin” – new normal – is a return to the old ways.As the country wrestles wi…
Read MoreFlight carrying workers from Chinese state-owned Ramu nickel mine cancelled by pandemic controller over concerns about vaccine trialA planeload of Chinese mine workers have been barred from entering Papua New Guinea, over concerns they had been subject…
Read MoreEconomy devastated by Covid shutdowns and a destructive cyclone, but citizenships-for-sale are keeping the country afloatSurging demand for Vanuatu passports has driven an unexpected record surplus, funding Covid-19 bailout packages and cyclone recover…
Read MoreImage criticised as emblematic of China’s rising influence in Pacific, but i-Kiribati say practice is part of traditional welcoming ceremony A photo reportedly showing the Chinese ambassador to Kiribati walking on peoples’ backs as part of an island we…
Read MoreAs researchers, we have been shocked to find the most remote depths of the Pacific Ocean polluted by our plastic. And it will outlive us all.Another bottle. Yet another one. We are 200km from land, in the middle of the South Pacific, and this is the th…
Read MoreAustralia and New Zealand committed to plan, Australian minister says, but it may be delayed until after NZ election Australian stats interactive; Vic cases mapState by state Covid restrictions; Melbourne stage 4 restrictions; Vic stage 3 rulesSign up …
Read MoreWhile the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic has so far spared the Pacific, its economies are in free-fall, the region’s chief diplomat warnsBeyond the health and economic crises of Covid-19, the global pandemic has the potential to cause political instabi…
Read MoreExclusive: Taneti Maamau says Kiribati will seek support from China and other allies to elevate islands from the sea, partly through dredgingKiribati will raise its islands above the ocean as part of its fight against sea-level rise, seeking help from …
Read MoreAmerica’s militarisation of the western Pacific island threatens its ecosystem, culture and history, a plea before the UN argues “It’s hard to pinpoint exactly the moment one … starts to see the great game afoot,” Julian Aguon says, before pausing, and…
Read MoreThree men stuck on tiny Pikelot island after their boat ran out of fuel and strayed off course spotted by Australian and US military aircraftThree Micronesian sailors stranded on a remote Pacific island have been found alive and well after a rescue tea…
Read MoreWith not enough workers to pick the upcoming harvest, Australia faces potential food shortages, and its farmers face economic devastationAs Victoria’s Covid-19 outbreak threatens to spiral out of control and beyond its borders, Australia faces another …
Read MoreFa’afafine athlete and advocate Jaiyah Saelua, and Kaimana, the fa’afafine actor who will play her in Taika Waititi’s latest film, find shared celebration in a uniquely Polynesian storyJaiyah Saelua is a footballer first.The first openly transgender wo…
Read MoreAs cases mount in Papua New Guinea, experts warn already fragile services will not be able to combat other diseases such as TB, HIV/Aids and malariaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs Papua New Guinea stands on the edge of th…
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