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Tuvalu calls for fairer climate finance system for small island states
Prime Minister Feleti Teo is pushing for the new pledge, known as the New Collective Qualifying Goal, to be significantly higher than the previous goal of US$100 billion a year. Audio
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COP29: UN chief warns world is in 'final countdown' to limit global warming
António Guterres says the world is in the "final countdown" to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius at the UN climate change conference in Azerbaijan.
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Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika look formidable - can they make it to the top in 2025?
13 Nov 2024Opinion - They should now should be matured enough to take on the best and finish above the best, writes Iliesa Tora.
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FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Samoa and Vanuatu eye tough matches
13 Nov 2024Samoa and Vanuatu both know that the second and third round of Group B matches of the FIFA World Cup 26 Oceania Qualifiers in New Zealand this weekend will be tough.
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PNG woman says indigenous language 'so important to hold on to'
13 Nov 2024A Papua New Guinean woman on a journey to learn her native tongue says language weeks should only be a starting point.
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Talk but little help for Fijians facing rising sea levels
13 Nov 2024People in the Fijian village of Kiobo use kayaks to get around when the water rushes in. They must move to escape rising sea levels, but it's expensive and there's no help coming.
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Top French Parliament duo in New Caledonia for three days
14 Nov 2024Analysis - The chairs of both French Parliament's upper and lower Houses arrived in New Caledonia on Sunday night for a crucial three-day visit.
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10 reasons why US president-elect can't derail global climate action
Opinion - Undeniably, Donald Trump's return to the White House is a real setback for climate action, write Wesley Morgan and Ben Newell.
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Australia nears deal with ANZ to stop bank closures in the Pacific
12 Nov 2024Australia is in the final stages of talks with ANZ Group over a deal to maintain the bank's branches across the Pacific, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Monday.
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Visa approval letters criticised
12 Nov 2024A foreign workers group is challenging why foreign workers who already hold valid work permits stamped in their passports, need to carry an additional visa letter for travel purposes.
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Super Rugby squads: Moana Pasifika sees big turnover
12 Nov 2024New Zealand's six Super Rugby Pacific sides name their squads for next season today.
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Flying Fijians shift focus to Spain after Welsh victory
Head coach Mick Byrne said following the historic 24-19 win over Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Monday morning (NZ time), that they need to keep producing results.
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'It doesn't end here': Fetu Samoa coach on their success
Samoa women's rugby league team head coach Jamie Soward says: "The dream of Fetu Samoa lifting a World Cup trophy is certainly real."
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Does NZ have the credibility to lead discussions at COP29?
12 Nov 2024Analysis - Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is going to the global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan next week, where he'll be co-leading talks on international carbon trading.
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Pacific news in brief for 12 November
12 Nov 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including PNG's Art and Culture Minister condemning a violent attack on an Australian mother and her teenage daughter.
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Fijian boxing community mourns passing of rising star Ubayd Haider
There is shock and disappointment in the Fiji boxing community as the news of the death of one of its most promising talent is shared across the country and the Fijian diaspora.
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Trump win, 1.5 C warming breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
Pacific nations want clear commitments at COP29 on loss and damage funds for climate adaptation from high-emitters.
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Whipps wins second term in a commanding victory
The Palauan president has clinched another term in office, decisively defeating former President Tommy Remengesau Jr, in a race that initially seemed poised for a close finish.
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CNMI governor congratulates Trump
12 Nov 2024Arnold Palacios, who led a coalition of Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands and independent candidates in the 2024 general elections, has congratulated President-elect Donald Trump.
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Kiribati voices concern over ongoing missile testing in Pacific
11 Nov 2024In statement on Monday, Kiribati President's Office said the island nation "does not welcome the United State's recent ICBM test", which was conducted last Wednesday.
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COP29 as a ‘finance COP’ must deliver if we are to heal ‘sick earth’ - Tonga PM
11 Nov 2024Opinion - Climate change impacts everyone around the world. But it is the Pacific communities that have been unfairly placed on the front line of this escalating crisis, writes Hu'akavameiliku.
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Warning to Solomon Islanders: 'Right to make comments on Facebook is not absolute'
11 Nov 2024Facebook users in Solomon Islands have been warned that while they have the right to post or comment on the popular social media platform, they must do so with care and responsibility.
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'He was a fighter till the end': Fijian boxer Ubayd Haider dies
Haider, formerly known as Nathan Singh, lost by TKO to Australia-based Runqi during their IBO Asia Pacific Super Featherweight title fight on 26 October.
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Pacific news in brief for 11 November
11 Nov 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a lawyer in Vanuatu saying government's move to ban LGBTQIA+ advocacy is unconstitutional.
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