Almost all shallow-water coral reefs now face extinction risk, study warns
World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as “critically endangered”.
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Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery?
Commonwealth nations have pressured the UK to discuss reparations but prime minister Keir Starmer has resisted.
Pacific Islands leaders back Australia-funded joint policing plan
The region-wide plan involves the establishment of four training centres across the Pacific with a hub in Brisbane.
Samoan player smashes most runs in one over at T20 international match
Darius Visser obliterated the single over record by three runs against Vanuatu at a T20 World Cup qualifier in Apia.
Can traditional architecture help build a ‘more resilient future’?
Pacific islands are looking to tradition to help address the climate crisis that threatens their existence.
S Korea, Pacific Islands to boost ties after first-ever summit
Inaugural Korea-Pacific Islands Summit comes amid Seoul’s concerns over China’s growing influence in Indo-Pacific.
Climate change gets ‘highest priority’ in US, Pacific agreement
Partnership deal signed by 14 nations follows historic summit at the White House and comes as China extends influence.
US has agreed Pacific Islands deal, offering ‘big dollar numbers’
The US is looking to reengage in a region where China has been steadily expanding its influence.
Pacific islands demand climate action as China, US woo region
Small island nations call for more action on climate change while pledging unity amid growing geopolitical competition.
In Pacific islands, US diplomatic push stirs memories of neglect
Small Pacific island nations are gaining attention amid US-China rivalry after years of being overlooked.
Pacific islands summit begins amid US-China battle for influence
Key summit comes as region grapples with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and US-China rivalry.
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