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RNZI: The US mining giant, Freeport McMoran, says three bodies were recovered by a emergency response team overnight at its Grasberg mine in Papua province.
US Navy fleet on Humanitarian mission
HAWAII, (GANT DAILY) - A U.S. Navy Fleet
will be sailing to six Pacific island nations to conduct humanitarian
assistance.
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PNG holds trade fair in Honiara
THE NATIONAL - Papua New
Guinea (PNG) will host a trade fair in Honiara in two months’ time to look for business opportunities in the Solomon Islands.
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Fiji receives second new Airbus in France
A Fijian delegation has accepted the delivery of another A330 aircraft from Airbus in France.
Flosse elected as French Polynesia president for fifth time
RNZI: The French Polynesian assembly has elected the veteran politician, Gaston Flosse, as the territory’s president for a five-year term, Radio NZI reports.
Second in line to Tongan throne born in Auckland
RNZI: The son of Tonga’s Crown Prince Tupouto’a and Princess Sinaitakala and the second in line to the Tongan throne has been born in Auckland.
Sacked Vanuatu Finance Minister feels betrayed by PM
RNZI: Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Moana Carcasses has sacked the Finance Minister Willie Jimmy amid reports the veteran politician was in talks with the opposition about a possible defection Radio NZI reports.
Commonwealth calls on Fiji to remove military from government
RNZI: The Commonwealth has called on the Fiji government to ensure that the steps now undertaken toward restoring constitutional democracy are credible and inclusive, RNZI reports.
Catholic Church opposes death penalty
THE Catholic Church strongly opposes the
death penalty and prefers life imprisonment as an alternative punishment for
perpetrators of serious crimes.
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