HONIARA, 06 JULY 2017 (SOLOMON STAR) — The three captains of the blue boats who entered our waters and stole our marine resources say they are victims of human trafficking. This was revealed Wednesday by their lawyer Public Solicitor Douglas Hou in the High Court during the mitigation and sentencing submissions of their case. [restrict] […]
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Pacific states urge shipping industry to reduce emissions
LONDON, 06 JUNE 2017 (RNZI) — A coalition of Pacific Island ministers has launched a joint call for the global shipping industry to cut greenhouse gas emissions. [restrict] Ministers from the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati were joined by envoys from Fiji, Vanuatu and Palau in urging member states of the International Maritime Organisation to […]
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Trump heads into stormy G20 summit as N.Korea tensions rise
Berlin (AFP) – US President Donald Trump meets other world leaders at Germany’s G20 summit from Friday, with conflicts looming over climate, trade and global security both inside and outside the heavily fortified venue. Fears over nuclear-armed North Korea rose sharply after it successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), casting another shadow over the […]
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Man ‘punched four-month-old daughter to death for making baby noises’
A Minneapolis man who beat his four-month-old daughter to death “because she was making baby noises” has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Cory Clifford Morris, from Minneapolis, was arrested in August 2016 after punching his daughter 22 times. Morris then told the baby’s mother and grandmother he had hurt her and called the […]
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Silly jokes
The leading source of computer problems is computer solutions.Everyone has the right to be stupid, but some abuse that privilege.War never decides who is right. War only decides who is left. [restrict] If pro is the opposite of con, what would then be the opposite of progress? A train station is where the train stops. […]
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Undeserved Favor
I have dyslexia. I used to wonder why God would call me to write this column with a learning disorder. I spend more time proof reading for typos and reordering ideas to flow. But Grace is the power to do something bigger than you could ever do on your own. [restrict] I […]