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The government of the Marshall Islands is speeding up the construction of a new parliament building. The urgency is because last month, a devastating fire destroyed the existing government complex. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Methamphetamine abuse is a growing issue across French Polynesia. This past weekend, more than 6,000 people took to the streets for demonstrations against the drug's growing influence. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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You may have seen pictures of a long line of climbers on Mount Everest earlier this year; now a similar scene is unfolding at much lower altitude, in…
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This month, celebrations are underway in Tonga to mark the birthday of the King, including the 40th annual Heilala Festival. But this year’s ceremony…
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A cycle of ambush and revenge is being blamed for the deaths of as many as 25 people in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea. The massacres occurred…
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Already strained relations between Washington and Beijing are about to hit a rough patch, Amid the on-going trade war, the Pentagon announced a $2.2…
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Richmond, Virginia, once the capital of the confederacy, recently renamed a street in honor of African-American tennis star, and Richmond native, Arthur…
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This week, the political organization leading the fight for independence in West Papua announced that three rebel groups have agreed to join forces as a…
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The wave of protest in Hong Kong has made headlines around the world, but it may be followed most closely in Taiwan. As recently as January, Chinese…
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Amid ceremony and fanfare, commercial whaling ships left Japanese ports yesterday for the first time in 33 years.In 1986, with whales on the edge of…
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Seven months after Papua New Guinea hosted the APEC summit, it has yet to sell off a fleet of Maseratis and Bentleys it purchased to provide VIP…
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France’s highest court has rejected an appeal filed by the former President of French Polynesia and 12 others in the so-called phantom jobs scandal. The…