US vows to support ‘free media’ in Pacific as concern over China influence grows | Pacific islands
Regional media has emerged as a new front in the contest between the US and China in the Pacific, as Washington said it will support...
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Pacific Islands Forum head says yes vote on Indigenous voice would ‘elevate Australia’ on world stage | Indigenous voice to parliament
Australia’s credibility will be boosted on the world stage if the yes vote wins the looming Indigenous voice referendum, a senior Pacific leader says. Henry...
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JP Morgan settles Jeffrey Epstein lawsuits with US Virgin Islands for $75m | JP Morgan
JPMorgan Chase reached settlements with the US Virgin Islands (USVI) and former executive Jes Staley to resolve lawsuits over sex trafficking by the disgraced financier...
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Biden pledges $40bn to Pacific islands as summit seeks to reassert influence | US foreign policy
Joe Biden has offered $40bn in economic aid to Pacific islands at a White House meeting with leaders from the region aimed at bolstering US...
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Biden seeks to win over Pacific leaders as Solomon Islands turns back on talks | Pacific islands
President Joe Biden will host Pacific leaders at the White House this week as the US seeks to bolster its engagement with the nations amid...
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Biden Pacific summit suffers setback as Solomon Islands PM skips meeting | Pacific Islands Forum
The White House has said it is disappointed the Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, will not attend a Pacific Islands summit with Joe Biden...
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Moana vocalist in push to revive threatened Pacific languages through song | Pacific islands
As a child, Olivia Foa’i would steal into the recording studio her father had attached to their Auckland home to listen to the best Pacific...
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Mining once made this Pacific island unliveable, now residents fear its return | Pacific islands
For some Banabans who trace their family, their history, and their home to the tiny Pacific island, the prospect of phosphate mining being restarted is...
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Cotton Capital: The Sea Islands – episode 3 – podcast | News
This week we are revisiting our Cotton Capital series that originally ran in April 2023. Today in Focus will be back with new episodes on...
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US delegate says Solomon Islands PM was too ‘busy’ to meet him | Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare declined a request this week to meet members of a high-profile US congressional delegation who are focused on competition...