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Micronesia to reopen borders despite covid community spread
The Federated States of Micronesia will reopen its international borders on Monday.
Updated at 9:32 am on 29 July 2022
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Manu Samoa kickstart country's Commonwealth Games campaign
The Manu rugby sevens team will open Team Samoa's account at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday against England.
Updated at 6:20 am on 29 July 2022
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Pacific news and sport in brief for July 28
Mine campaigners' complaint success, former candidates charged in Solomons, and optimism over ex-Pacific church
Updated at 7:13 pm on 28 July 2022
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Nauru will host Micronesian Games for first time
Nauru intends on building a new stadium to host the Micronesian Games for the first time.
Updated at 3:35 pm on 28 July 2022
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MP blames Commission for election chaos
Re-elected Papua New Guinea MP Tim Masiu says much of the blame for the country's election fiasco can be directed at the Electoral Commission.
Updated at 1:55 pm on 28 July 2022
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Pacific news and sport in brief for July 27
PNG monkeypox warning, Tokelau leaders meet again, and honour for Tahiti MP
Updated at 1:31 pm on 28 July 2022
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France pays out on nearly 100 nuclear compo claims
The French nuclear compensation commission CIVEN says last year it paid out US$16.6 million to victims of France's nuclear weapons tests.
Updated at 1:10 pm on 28 July 2022
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Nasau's double helps Fiji secure place in Nations Cup final
Hosts Fiji will face Papua New Guinea in the Oceania Women's Nations Cup final after beating Solomon Islands 3-1 in Suva on Wednesday night.
Updated at 9:14 am on 28 July 2022
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PNG's Governor-General to delay return of election writs
The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea Sir Bob Dadae has accepted a recommendation from the Electoral Commission to delay the return of writs in the country's general election.
Updated at 7:44 am on 28 July 2022
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Samoa to end covid state of emergency ahead of reopening
After two years Samoa has removed its Covid-19 state of emergency ahead of opening its national borders on August 1.
Updated at 6:35 pm on 27 July 2022
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Tokelau itching to get its people home again
Plans are underway to help Tokelauans stuck abroad, mostly in New Zealand and Samoa, to return home.
Updated at 3:15 pm on 27 July 2022
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Vanuatu athletes' battles just to get to Friendly Games
Vanuatu's 17-strong team for the Commonwealth Games has jumped through hoops to get to England.
Updated at 1:06 pm on 27 July 2022
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Pacific news in brief for July 26
America sending high ranked diplomats to Solomon Islands; research shows Palau reef heavily polluted with plastics; Tonga shuts prison ward after suspected second suicide; and New Zealand Navy training and assisting in the Pacific
Updated at 12:59 pm on 27 July 2022
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Prasad criticises NZ, Australia over not addressing democratic deficit in Pacific region
A Fijian political leader is accusing the Australian and New Zealand governments of avoiding human rights issues in the region to suit their own geopolitical interests.
Updated at 9:43 am on 27 July 2022
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Moresby governor shocked at election violence
The governor of Papua New Guinea's National Capital District has condemned the violence in the middle of Port Moresby on Sunday afternoon.
Updated at 9:23 am on 27 July 2022
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'Smallest nation with biggest heart' set to keep pace with bigger nations
Niue's 15-strong team have set off to Birmingham in good heart and hoping to make their nation proud at the Commonwealth Games.
Updated at 9:23 am on 27 July 2022
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Observers call for big changes in PNG electoral process
The Commonwealth group that has been observing the Papua New Guinea elections has called for an urgent review of the election process.
Updated at 9:23 am on 27 July 2022
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New Caledonia FLNKS movement sign MoU with West Papua counterparts
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which wants independence from Indonesia.
Updated at 4:43 pm on 26 July 2022
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Wallis experiencing Covid surge
More people are succumbing to Covid-19 on the French territory of Wallis due to the refusal to vaccinate and test.
Updated at 9:13 am on 26 July 2022
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Authorities describe PNG violence as disturbing, inhuman
Supporters of rival candidates in Papua New Guinea attacked each other with bushknives and other weapons outside the country's main sports stadium in the latest outbreak of election violence.
Updated at 2:17 pm on 25 July 2022
