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Fijiana sevens on thin ice after losing two games in Paris 2024
The Fijian women lost both pool matches at the Paris Olympics on Monday, and have a m and looks set to miss the quarterfinals in the process.
Updated at 12:25 pm on 29 July 2024
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Pacific Island nations owe 'astronomical' debts to China. Can they repay?
Aid and development experts say the debts carry large risks for Pacific Island nations, where frequent natural disasters and economic shocks can hobble their repayments.
Updated at 11:47 am on 29 July 2024
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$80 million approved for Northern Mariana Islands to build out broadband
Governor Arnold Palacios said the funding "will create new opportunities in education, healthcare, and business, helping us build a more resilient and connected CNMI".
Updated at 10:04 am on 29 July 2024
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Pacific news in brief for July 29
A round-up of news in brief from aorund the region, including Air Vanuatu setting up to restart domestic flights.
Updated at 10:03 am on 29 July 2024
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Fiji falls short as Dupont rallies France to claim Olympics rugby sevens gold in Paris
Star French player Antoine Dupont scored two late second half tries and helped the side create history in front of a partisan 69,000 crowd.
Updated at 9:05 am on 28 July 2024
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Recap: Fiji Sevens team takes silver; France gold
France has ended Fiji's golden run.
Updated at 7:01 am on 28 July 2024
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French Pacific news in brief
A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific region, including more attacks on New Caledonia's religious buildings, and another jail sentence for importing meth into French Polynesia
Updated at 6:55 pm on 27 July 2024
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New Caledonia’s curfew hours changed again in the wake of Paris meeting
Hours after New Caledonia's French Parliamentarians met with President Macron in Paris, the French Pacific archipelago's hours were further relaxed on Friday.
Updated at 6:50 pm on 27 July 2024
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‘Mentality plays a huge part’: Fiji focus on mental toughness ahead of semifinals in Paris
To create history with a third consecutive gold medal in Paris is still a tough ask for the Fiji men's sevens team.
Updated at 6:50 pm on 27 July 2024
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Tahiti Olympics event: surfing in the day, floating at night
As French Polynesia's Olympic surfing competition begins at the weekend, it will be the only event to host athletes in a floating hotel.
Updated at 6:50 pm on 27 July 2024
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No money to fuel up police vehicles delays response to deadly violence in PNG province
Hundreds of people are displaced after a massacre in remote PNG and the province's governor says political problems are getting in the way of help.
Updated at 10:16 am on 27 July 2024
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‘We cannot solve the climate crisis without gender equality’ - Marshall Islands president
Marshall Islands President, Dr Hilda Heine, said the climate crisis faced in the region and the world would make gender equality more difficult to attain.
Updated at 10:09 am on 27 July 2024
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Talks could soon resume between New Caledonia's opposing parties
Four New Caledonian MPs met with the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday, calling for political dialogue to resume urgently.
Updated at 6:14 pm on 26 July 2024
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Campaigner warns world moving towards Pacific for deep sea minning
An advocate against deep sea mining says if action is not taken the world is "going to descend in the waters of the Pacific".
Updated at 5:46 pm on 26 July 2024
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Q and A: Bougainville's draft constitution - influences and changes
The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville, which expects to have won its independence by 2027, has now drawn up a draft of a new constitution.
Updated at 5:11 pm on 26 July 2024
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Abuse in Care inquiry: Call for Pacific focused redress pathway
The Royal Commission of Inquiry's final report found Pacific people were overrepresented along with Māori, deaf, disabled, and mentally distressed people.
Updated at 5:11 pm on 26 July 2024
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Encouraging Papua New Guinea landowners to not log their forests
An Australian businessman says he wants to ensure Papua New Guineans landowners have the financial tools to save their forests.
Updated at 2:30 pm on 26 July 2024
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Police presence 'very limited' amid latest deadly violence in Papua New Guinea
At least 26 people have reportedly been killed in relation to a land dispute.
Updated at 12:42 pm on 26 July 2024
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Facebook reportedly censors posts by Solomon Islands news outlet
Facebook has reportedly temporarily blocked posts published by an independent online news outlet in Solomon Islands after incorrectly labelling its content as "spam".
Updated at 11:17 am on 26 July 2024
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Fiji men's sevens one step closer for Olympic three-peat after win over Ireland
The Fiji men's rugby sevens team is on track to defend its Olympic Games gold medal after beating Ireland 19-15 in the medal quarterfinal on Friday morning.
Updated at 9:22 am on 26 July 2024
