Pacific Waves for Wednesday 27 September 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 27 September 2017
4:05 PM.Vanuatu's authorities struggling with volcanic emergency; Fiery debate over West Papua at UN General Assembly; Former Vanuatu PM calls for consistent foreign policy, and; Marshalls population growth… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu's authorities struggling with volcanic emergency
4:04 PM.About 8,000 people are crammed into evacuation centres on the Vanuatu island of Ambae, short of food, water and other basic supplies. Read more Audio
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Fiery debate over West Papua at UN General Assembly
4:03 PM.The issue of West Papuan self-determination has again been the subject of fiery debate at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Read more Audio
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Former Vanuatu PM calls for consistent foreign policy
4:03 PM.A Vanuatu opposition MP and former prime minister, Sato Kilman, says the government should be careful to act consistently on foreign policy, with regards to its position on West Papua and a border… Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 September 2017
6:05 AM.Volcano evacuees fearful as shelters run out in Vanuatu; A perfect storm of sorcery related violence in PNG's Highlands; Immigration to the US stalling Marshall Islands' population growth; Fiji cane… Read more Audio
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Volcano evacuees fearful as shelters run out
6:04 AM.There is growing fear among evacuees on the Vanuatu island of Ambae with shelter starting to run out as thousands more flee the erupting Manaro Voui volcano. Read more Audio
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Marshalls growth nearly at a standstill
6:02 AM.The population in the Marshall Islands population is barely changing each year, largely as a result of out-migration to the United States. Read more Audio
