UNESCO Apia, October 2017 – On the 23 and 24 of October, UNESCO and Fiji’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Technology Transport will host a high level technical meeting in Nadi Fiji, bringing together more than 40 participants from 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories . [RESTRICT] The UNESCO Conference on Water Security in the Pacific […]
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Interior hosts FAS Economic Forum
WASHINGTON (Press Release) — U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Doug Domenech on Wednesday hosted several presentations focused on economic performance, policies, and possibilities for the Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. [restrict] “Today’s presentations are meant to inform and […]
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Pacific conservation of migratory species
Monday, 23 October 2017, 11:50 am Press Release: SPREP Pacific conservation of migratory species benefitting Pacific communities 22 October 2017, Manila, Philippines – “Their future is our future – sustainable development for wildlife and people” is at the heart of the Twelfth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the conservation of Migratory Species […]
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Japanese Prime Minister Abe heads to impressive election win
TOKYO, 23 OCTOBER 2017 (AP) — Japan’s ruling coalition appeared headed to an impressive win in national elections on Sunday, in what would represent an endorsement for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s nearly five-year leadership. A victory would boost Abe’s chances of winning another three-year term next September as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. That […]
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North Korea warns threats a ‘big miscalculation’ in letter to Australia lawmakers
SYDNEY, 20 OCTOBER 2017 (REUTERS)– North Korea has sent a letter to Australia’s parliament, warning it is a nuclear power and will not be cowed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy it, according to a copy of the letter published in an Australian newspaper on Friday. “If Trump thinks that he would bring […]
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What did he say?
An elderly couple were driving across the country. The woman was driving when she got pulled over by the highway patrol. The officer said, ?Ma’am did you know you were speeding?? The woman, hard of hearing, turns to her husband and asks, ?What did he say?? The old man yells, ?He says you were speeding!? […]