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Alastair Grant/APScientists predict the small Pacific nation of Tuvalu will eventually be submerged by rising seas. As a result, more than one-third of its citizens have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia, according to officials. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
Rafiq Maqbool/AP/APNew Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands. The government is taking that action because of several agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with China. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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This week, Taiwan is hosting the governor of Guam. The U.S. Pacific territory would almost certainly be a key player in any Chinese military moves against Taiwan. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in this week’s Pacific News Minute. -
The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and is calling for a vaccination campaign. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
A measles case was detected in Hawaiʻi last month — and it's not the only Pacific Island concerned about an outbreak. New Zealand is on alert after a measles case was identified in Auckland over the weekend. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
A California woman has become the first person of Tokelauan ancestry to be drafted into the WNBA. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
The only movie theater in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has shown its last film. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
One of the most remote countries in the world finally has ATMs for the first time ever. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
The governor of Guam has signed a law prohibiting the import of skin care products with chemicals that may hurt Guam's marine and coral life. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
It’s been over 80 years since the United States and Allied forces fought Japan in the Battle of Guadalcanal. Today, communities in the Solomon Islands are still dealing with the unexploded devices that were left behind. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR's Derrick Malama reports. -
The United Nations' Green Climate Fund has approved nearly $13 million in grants to improve life-saving early warning systems in Fiji. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute. -
Papua New Guinea will increase its fight against illegal fishing with the help of a new agreement with the United States. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
