WASHINGTON, 28 OCTOBER 2019 (REUTERS)—The head of a U.S. Senate panel reviewing two catastrophic Boeing 737 MAX crashes told Reuters ahead of hearings this week that the plane would not return to U.S. skies until “99.9% of the American public” and policymakers are convinced it is safe. Boeing Co (BA.N) Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg will […]
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China, the Pacific, and the “debt trap” question
SYDNEY, 23 OCTOBER 2019 (THE INTERPRETER/Pacnews) — “Debt trap” diplomacy has been a recurrent rallying cry for critics of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its overseas infrastructure lending activities. Over the past two years, this debate has taken centre stage in the Pacific, with China accused of drowning these tiny economies in unsustainable […]
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Ng mlarngii a skuul er a ngara mong?
A olsisechakl er chelchang ma olsisechakl er a rechad er a ngara mong a kmal kakerous (teaching then and teaching now is quite different. Education in Palau was taught privately unlike the American modern adopted way of public educating. What private education was in Palau is what you been taught at home that you adapt […]
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The U.S Military is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into tiny Wake Island
HONOLULU, 22 OCTOBER 2019 (CIVIL BEAT) — Amid mounting tensions in the Pacific, the U.S. government is investing a lot of money on infrastructure at an isolated atoll, Wake Island, best known as the site of a heroic World War II battle. Little information is publicly available about Wake, a secretive military base on a […]
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Global economy: ‘we must do everything possible’ to avoid global ‘fracture’ caused by U.S-China tensions, urges Guterres
WASHINGTON, 21 OCTOBER 2019 (UN NEWS CENTRE) — Tensions around global trade and technology continue to rise and the international community needs to “do everything possible” to prevent the world being split into two competing spheres, led by the United States and China. That was the message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday, speaking […]
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How Cairns could take advantage of instability in the Pacific
CAIRNS, 16 OCTOBER 2019 (TROPIC NOW) — Cairns could play a major role in Australia’s Pacific policy pivot aimed at countering China’s growing influence in the region. That’s the view of local leaders and defense analysts keen to see our city benefit from the Federal Government’s new strategic focus. From increasing aid programs to strengthening […]