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Morning Star flag-raiser in West Papua dies of illness
One of the eight West Papuan activists who raised the banned Morning Star flag has died.
Updated at 2:55 pm on 26 October 2022
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Population of American Samoa falls by about 10 percent over a decade
New figures show the population of American Samoa has dipped below 50,000.
Updated at 2:45 pm on 26 October 2022
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Pacific news in brief for October 26
Entire community suspected in sorcery killings, The Orator star dies, and US bombers deployed in Guam
Updated at 1:44 pm on 26 October 2022
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Caledonia Together meet French overseas minister
The leaders of New Caledonia's anti-independence Caledonia Together party have met the French overseas minister Jean-Francois Carenco.
Updated at 12:54 pm on 26 October 2022
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Superstar Taumalolo back for Mate Maa Tonga at World Cup
Jason Taumalolo is back from suspension to give Tonga a major boost as they prepare for the Rugby League World Cup quarter-finals in England.
Updated at 12:54 pm on 26 October 2022
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Watchdog concerned at Vanuatu election counting and activities
Transparency International Vanuatu, which observed the recent general election, believes there was illegal activity during the polling and has concerns about the counting process.
Updated at 12:16 pm on 26 October 2022
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Samoa PM turns first sod on new Police Academy
The 16.6 million tala Samoa Police Academy project that's been in the works for many years is finally underway.
Updated at 11:50 am on 26 October 2022
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League legend Fifita quits the sport
Tongan rugby league player and Cronulla Sharks forward Andrew Fifita has announced his retirement.
Updated at 11:18 am on 26 October 2022
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Pacific sports news in brief for October 25
RWC: Fijiana out; Tonga beat Wales during Rugby League World Cup match; former Tahitian FIFA member might get lighter sentence, and more
Updated at 9:36 am on 26 October 2022
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Indonesian police arrest West Papuan leader Buchtar Tabuni
Indonesian police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni, one of West Papua's most important liberation leaders.
Updated at 9:28 am on 26 October 2022
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Pacific news in brief for October 25
NZ woman drowns in New Caledonia; Trial date set for two Swedish men in French Polynesia; Anthony trial in Fiji vacated, and more
Updated at 8:12 am on 26 October 2022
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Samoa's deputy police commissioner wins prestigious award
Samoa's deputy police commissioner has become the first Pacific member of the Australasian Council of Women and Policing to win the prestigious Audrey Fagan Memorial Award.
Updated at 5:42 pm on 25 October 2022
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Tribal clash in PNG leaves many dead according to reports
A community leader in Papua New Guinea says there are unconfirmed reports that more than 20 people have been killed in tribal fighting on Kiriwina Island.
Updated at 2:53 pm on 25 October 2022
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Trial for cocaine haul in French Polynesia starts in Paris
The trial of 11 people caught in French Polynesia with more than a ton of cocaine on their yachts has started in Paris.
Updated at 2:14 pm on 25 October 2022
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Doctors in New Caledonia blamed for attacks on services
Doctors in New Caledonia have reacted with dismay to claims they are being assaulted because of their supposed lack of understanding of Pacific culture.
Updated at 12:43 pm on 25 October 2022
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Paris talks on New Caledonia's future to go ahead without pro-independence camp
None of the parties making up New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement will attend this week's talks in France on New Caledonia's new statute.
Updated at 12:43 pm on 25 October 2022
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Silent struggles of the Covid-19 lockdowns in the Pacific
Research has revealed that gender-based violence in Pacific Island nations was exacerbated at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Updated at 10:09 am on 25 October 2022
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Pacific news in brief for October 24
Climate emergency signing in Fiji; electrical plant boosts power on atoll; and suicide concerns in Samoa
Updated at 9:10 am on 25 October 2022
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Independents, minor parties needed to form Vanuatu government
The results of Vanuatu's snap election have been released, but it is not clear who has come out on top.
Updated at 8:12 am on 25 October 2022
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Geological Society declares end to Tongan volcanic eruption
The Tonga Geological Society says the volcanic eruption on the Home Reef has stopped.
Updated at 11:08 am on 24 October 2022
