PAPE’ETE, 21AUGUST 2017 (RNZI) — French Polynesia’s ruling party has spoken out against the pro-independence opposition’s refusal to endorse Pacific Islands Forum membership. Last week, the opposition Tavini Huiraatira abstained from an assembly vote to approve the formal process of French Polynesia acceding to the Forum, which last year made it a full member. [restrict] […]
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Eclipse eve: Millions converge across US to see sun go dark
Millions of Americans converged on a narrow corridor stretching from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the moon blot out the midday sun Monday for a wondrous couple of minutes in the first total solar eclipse to sweep coast to coast in 99 years. Veteran eclipse watchers warned the uninitiated to get ready to be […]
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‘We’re the victims,’ says father of young Filipino shot dead in war on drugs
MANILA (Reuters) – Hundreds of neighbors and left-wing activists marched and lit candles near the spot where a 17-year-old high school student was shot dead by police last week in President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on drugs. Heavy rain did not stop people protesting against the death of Kian Loyd delos Santos, one of more […]
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Ten sailors missing after U.S. warship, tanker collide near Singapore
By Fathin Ungku and Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ten sailors are missing and five were injured after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, the second accident involving U.S. Navy destroyers in Asian waters in little more than two months. The guided-missile destroyer USS […]
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Australian citizenship crisis erodes support for government
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government hit a six-month low in a widely-watched opinion poll on Monday, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s one-seat majority in jeopardy over a citizenship crisis which could see three cabinet ministers thrown out of parliament. Australia’s parliament has been rocked by the revelation that seven politicians, including three ministers, are dual […]
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Russia names replacement for Sergei Kislyak as envoy in Washington
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s next ambassador to Washington will be Anatoly Antonov, a former defense official who is subject to European sanctions over his role in the conflict in Ukraine, the Kremlin announced on Monday. [restrict] Antonov takes over from Sergei Kislyak, whose contacts with members of President Donald Trump’s campaign team made him a […]