APIA, 25 AUGUST 2017 (RNZI) — Samoa’s deputy Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa says the uncertainty associated with running for office deters Pacific women from entering politics. Fiame, who is the longest serving woman MP in Samoa’s Parliament, was speaking at a meeting of the Women in Leadership Advocates Group this week in Apia. [restrict] […]
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Rescuers pluck hundreds from rising floodwaters in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into the nation’s fourth-largest city Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers who could not keep up with the constant calls for help. [restrict] The incessant rain covered much of Houston in turbid, gray-green water and turned streets […]
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Philippines’ Duterte says police can kill ‘idiots’ who resist arrest
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told police on Monday they could kill “idiots” who violently resist arrest, two days after hundreds of people turned the funeral of a slain teenager into a protest against his deadly war on drugs. Duterte met the parents of the schoolboy, 17-year-old Kian Loyd delos Santos, at the […]
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U.S. navy recovers remains of all sailors missing after USS McCain collision
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Monday confirmed recovery of the remains of all 10 sailors killed after the warship John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia. The guided-missile destroyer collided with the Alnic MC east of Singapore last week while approaching the city state on a […]
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Video shows man shooting at crowd during Charlottesville rally, with no police response
A man attending the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month fired his gun in the direction of a black counterprotester who was holding a torch, and police in their vicinity did not seem to respond. Those events appear in a video filmed two weeks ago by a volunteer with the American Civil […]
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BSCC on track to go live in December
By: L.N. Reklai August 22, 2017 (Koror, Palau) Belau Submarine Cable Corporation is on track to deliver international connectivity to telecom providers by December of this year said Robbin Russell, CEO of BSCC during a presentation to Belau Tourism Association members on Tuesday. Belau Submarine Cable Corporation will be providing wholesale bandwidth capacity to telecom […]