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Environment 2 years ago
Why is 2023 so hot? A rare Pacific volcano is among the suspects
While most big blasts cool the planet with a sun-dimming haze, the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai in January 2022 blew the equivalent of 60,000 Olympic swimming pools of water into the stratosphere, high above the planet.
Society 2 years ago
PREMIUM
Indonesia, Vanuatu pledge closer ties
Indonesia and Vanuatu appear to have buried the hatchet regarding rights issues in Papua, at least for now, as their foreign ministers spoke on Friday about a meeting of minds toward closer ties to allay geopolitical tensions in the Pacific Islands.
Asia & Pacific 2 years ago
Biden, Modi to meet Pacific island leaders, Papua New Guinea PM says
US President Joe Biden and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, will join Pacific Islands leaders next month for a "historic" future-oriented meeting, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on Sunday.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
US says it has agreed Pacific Islands partnership, offering 'big dollar' aid
The Washington Post quoted US officials as saying the Biden administration would announce an investment of more than $860 million in expanded programs to aid the islands at the two-day summit, on top of more than $1.5 billion provided in the past decade.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
PREMIUM
RI keeps Pacific in good graces ahead of UN meeting
The minister’s two-nation Pacific trip was timed perfectly before she attends the United Nations General Assembly, and coincides with preparations for the next cycle of Indonesia’s Universal Periodic Review in November.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
Australia commits to Pacific islands defence training
Australia will double its funding for aerial surveillance of the Pacific islands vast fishing zone, and provide financing for Pacific islands to build more resilient infrastructure as Pacific sea level rises are forecast to be four-times the global average, Minister for International Development and Pacific, Pat Conroy, told a Pacific conference on Tuesday.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
Australia minister arrives in Solomon Islands to discuss China security pact
Despite a national election campaign putting the Australian government in "caretaker" mode, when ministers traditionally avoid diplomatic engagement with international governments, the Minister for International Development and the Pacific Zed Seselja landed in Honiara for two days of meetings with the support of Australia's main opposition Labor Party.
