PORT MORESBY, 25 OCTOBER 2017 (POST COURIER) —- Refugees on Manus Island will no longer be detained come October 31, says acting Papua New Guinea Chief Migration Officer Solomon Kantha. They will be free to move around and services will be made available at the new regional processing centre there. [restrict] Their freedom of movement […]
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US moves third carrier group to western Pacific ahead of Trump’s Asia tour amid North Korea tensions
A second US aircraft carrier strike group has entered the western Pacific in as many days, bringing the total number to three ahead of Donald Trump’s Asia tour. Amid heightened tensions with North Korea, The USS Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt joined the Seventh Fleet operations area alongside the USS Ronald Reagan, which has been conducting […]
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Taiwan president calls for breakthrough in cross-straits relations
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan and China need to drop historical baggage to seek a breakthrough in cross-straits relations, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said in her first public comments since China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up. Relations nose-dived after Tsai, who leads the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, took office last year, with China […]
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North Korea’s Kim wishes Xi ‘great success’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un wished Xi Jinping “great success” in a congratulatory but comparatively restrained message after the Chinese president cemented his grip on power at a landmark Communist Party Congress. Kim’s note offered Xi “sincere congratulations” after he was formally given a second term as the head of China’s ruling party, state-run KCNA […]
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In abandoned Philippine city, first hints of a return to normalcy
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – After five months of crippling conflict, there are slow signs of life returning in the Philippines’ battered Marawi City. Utilities engineers were at work on Thursday in the near-deserted outskirts of Marawi which escaped the daily air strikes that flattened vast swathes of the city. [restrict] A few groceries, motorcycle […]
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Aries (Mar.21 – Apr.19) Your writing and speaking abilities are operating at a high level today. If you’ve been thinking about pursuing either of these avenues, starting now gives you an advantage toward attaining success. Make a start and get your ideas down on paper, however rough they may be. The only downside is the […]