HONIARA, 16 SEPTEMBER 2019 (ISLAND SUN) — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has received a phone call from the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, inviting him to a bilateral meeting in the margin of the UN General Assembly. Island Sun was reliably informed of the phone call, which was reportedly made […]
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US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
TALUSTUSAN, Philippines (AP) — The American priest’s voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt. On the other end, recording the call, was a young man battered by shame but anxious to get the priest to describe exactly what had happened in this little […]
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Hong Kong tells US to stay out; students form protest chains
HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity to push for democratic reforms after violent weekend clashes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. The silent protest comes as the Hong Kong government condemned the “illegal behavior of radical protesters” and warned the U.S. to […]
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US woman arrested at Manila airport with baby hidden in bag
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila’s airport and charged with human trafficking, officials said Thursday. They said Jennifer Talbot was able to pass through the airport immigration counter on Wednesday without declaring the […]
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Global stocks mixed after US, China impose new tariff hikes
BEIJING (AP) — European stock markets opened higher while Asia was mixed Monday after Washington and Beijing escalated their war over trade and technology with new tariff hikes. Benchmarks in London, Paris and Shanghai advanced. Tokyo and Hong Kong declined.\ Markets reacted less strongly to the weekend tariff hikes on billions of dollars of goods […]
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Two US top officials to co-chair Coral Reef Task Force meeting in Palau
United States Interior Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmospheres Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet will be in Palau next week to co-chair the 42nd annual US Coral Reef Task Force meeting slated on September 9 – 13, 2019. Domenech will take off from Guam after meeting the members of […]