Tuna titans in American Samoa accused in US price fixing case
PAGO PAGO, Jun 10, 2020, RNZ. The Korean owners of US based StarKist Inc., Dongwon…
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Historians urge Kiwis to reflect on the place of the colonial and racist statues
WELLINGTON, Jun 10, 2020, NZ Herald. As statues representing colonial and racist figures are toppled…
Enthusiasm for quarantine-free travels between New Zealand and most Pacific Islands grows
WELLINGTON, Jun 9, 2020, RNZ. An epidemiologist says he would have no problem with quarantine-free…
60,000 people marched in Black Lives Matter demonstrations around Australia
LONDON, Jun 8, 2020, Daily Mail. How can 60,000 people march shoulder-to-shoulder down city streets……
Northern Mariana Islands to be adversely affected by ban on Chinese airlines
SAIPAN, Jun 8, 2020, RNZ. Already on its knees due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the…
Australia’s police defends the use of capsicum spray against protesters
SYDNEY, Jun 7, 2020, 9News. NSW Police have defended the use of capsicum spray on…
Harsh prison sentences sought for West Papuan protestors in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Jun 7, 2020, RNZ. The human rights watchdog TAPOL has condemned a demand by…
Mass Black Lives Matter protests across Australia
SYDNEY, Jun 6, 2020, 9News. Protesters inside Sydney’s Central Station have been hit with pepper…
Curfew hours remain in place in Fiji
SUVA, Jun 5, 2020, The Fiji Times. The curfew hours remain in place and must…
New Zealand Pacific residents advised to check in about travel to the Pacific
WELLINGTON, Jun 5, 2020, RNZ. New Zealand-based Pasifika planning to travel to the Pacific are…
[Analytics] India forges alliances amid Chinese aggression
The ‘Joint Declaration on a Shared Vision for Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Between the…
Sex workers could involve limited contact, ‘no group sessions’ and no kissing after pandemic in Australia
CANBERRA, Jun 4, 2020, News.com.au. Sex workers in Australia could operate under a COVID-19-safe framework…