Papua New Guinea

Pope opens Asia odyssey in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious tolerance

2:57am September 03, 2024

The pope's arrival in Indonesia launches an 11-day voyage zigzagging across time zones that will also take him to Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.

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Fears rise of a second landslide and the spread of disease in Papua New Guinea

2:54am May 28, 2024

by The Associated Press

The blanket of debris covering a village has become more unstable with rain and streams trapped under it, officials say, and villagers digging with bare hands through muddy rubble is also concerning.

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Papua New Guinea tells the U.N. that a landslide buried more than 2,000 people

5:28am May 27, 2024

by The Associated Press

The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of victims killed in the South Pacific island nation's interior. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred.

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UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide

4:54am May 26, 2024

by Associated Press

The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670.

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Emergency convoy reaches survivors of a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea

4:26am May 25, 2024

by The Associated Press

The landslide buried a village under 20 to 25 feet of debris. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed, but officials say the number could go higher.

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape is shown addressing the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022, at U.N. headquarters. Tribal violence in the Enga region has intensified since elections in 2022 that maintained Prime Minister James Marape's administration.

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Dozens of men killed in Papua New Guinea tribal violence, police say

4:03am February 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

At least 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders were killed in a gunbattle between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday.

The extremely secluded resort island of Wakaya, Fiji, has confirmed at least five cases of COVID-19.

Small, Far-Flung Pacific Islands Are Combating COVID-19 Just Like The Rest Of Us

10:50am March 28, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

As many island nations attempt to keep the coronavirus out, they also risk getting cut off from the outside world their economies depend on.

People line up to vote in a referendum on Bougainville's independence from Papua New Guinea, in the region's interim capital of Buka Town, on Nov. 25. The pro-secession vote won a landslide victory, although the vote is nonbinding. Now Bougainville's lead

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Trying To Form The World's Newest Country, Bougainville Has A Road Ahead

6:47pm December 30, 2019

by Ashley Westerman

After voting overwhelmingly for independence, the South Pacific island group now has to negotiate its separation with Papua New Guinea's government.

Lloyd Woo, a dive master in Rabaul, and his team pull away from the beach in their boat, after wrapping up a day of scuba diving.

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Searching For The Past In The World War II Wrecks Of Papua New Guinea

9:00am July 07, 2018

by Durrie Bouscaren

The wrecks of World War II-era aircraft have become popular tourist sites, attracting divers, history buffs and visitors simply looking to find puzzle pieces from family members' pasts.

Betel nut sellers say they're often singled out by authorities and fined for doing sales in the street.

For Women In Papua New Guinea, Income From Selling Betel Nut Can Come At Heavy Price

3:14pm June 17, 2018

by Durrie Bouscaren

Selling betel nut is a popular way for women to earn income. But their husbands sometimes beat them or force them to hand over their earnings.

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