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Nauru 'Pacific Solution' president dead
Former Nauru president Rene Harris, who helped broker the controversial "Pacific Solution" to deal with asylum seekers bound for Australia, has died aged 61.
Oceania/Papua New Guinea - Bishop of Wabag resigns, successor appointed
The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, on 30 June 2008 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Wabag presented by Bishop Hermann Raich, S.V.D., in conformity with canon 401 1 of the Code ...
UNESCO considering 45 new heritage sites
UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to add new architectural and natural wonders to its list of protected sites.
Finding Papua war dead a vet's life
War trophy: Kokichi Nishimura stands in front of his house in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture.
Aussies agree to host Fiji envoys
The Australian Government has agreed to the appointment of an Acting High Commissioner for Fiji in Canberra and a Consul-General in Sydney.
Security guard forces teen to pay with sex for shoplifting
Wellington, July 2 : A suspected 15-year-old female shoplifter in Papua New Guinea has claimed that she was forced to pay for her crime with sex.
The annual scramble for world heritage status opens on Wednesday evening in Quebec City, where Cambodia and 40 other countries are seeking the high-profile designation from Unesco for cultural or natural sites.
Can hookworms protect against allergies?
In 2004, David Pritchard applied a dressing to his arm that was crawling with pin-size hookworm larvae, like maggots on the surface of meat.
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Papua New Guinea gavman i wok long bringim pait agensim drug igo long
Papua New Guinea gavman i wok long bringim pait agensim drug wantaem ol wok long strongim ol awareness program namel long ol skul pikinini long wanem ol kain heve i drug i nap kamapim long laif blong pipal.
An Australian bomber shot down by the Japanese in a remote region of Papua New Guinea during World War II has been found, 66 years later.
RAAF to search for WWII bomber remains
THE RAAF will seek to recover the remains of four Australian airmen lost in 1942 when their bomber crashed on the Papua New Guinean island of New Britain.
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WHO campaigns against passive smoking in PNG
Passive smoking continues to be a serious problem in many parts of the Pacific, especially in Papua New Guinea.
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Hospital drugs diverted and sold privately
RAAn investigation into Papua New Guinea's health department has revealed drugs meant for public hospitals are being diverted and sold off to individuals.
HUNGRY and poor Papua New Guinea village women are swapping sex for canned fish, a women's leader says.
Senate wants Fuzzy Wuzzy medals
AUSTRALIA may soon issue medals and provide financial support to the "fuzzy wuzzy angels" of Papua New Guinea.
$200,000 missing on Sydney-PNG flight
Police in Australia and Papua New Guinea will investigate the disappearance of about $A200,000 in cash while it was being flown from Sydney to Port Moresby.
Urarii is man to beat in hurdles
Tahiti's Toriki Urarii is favored to win the 110m hurdles of the 2008 Oceania Championships, which unfurls next week at the Oleai Track and Field.
Forum group seeks to engage Fiji
The Forum-Fiji Joint Working Group has called on Fiji to remain engaged with its regional neighbours.
Nearly 50 Sites To Join UNESCO World Heritage List
Saturday, 21 June 2008, 6:03 am Press Release: United Nations Nearly 50 sites nominated to join UNESCO World Heritage List 20 June 2008 - The committee that considers requests for inscription on the United ...
Australia warns of threat to bees
' A parliamentary report has called for Australia's honey bees to be given more protection against a potentially lethal foreign pest, BBC reports.