Pacific debanking crisis cause for US, Australia concern
The withdrawal of major banks from Pacific islands poses significant socioeconomic risks to the region, prompting intervention by Australia, the US and New Zealand.
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King Charles to visit Australia and Samoa on first overseas tour since cancer diagnosis
Britain’s King Charles is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment.
King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa as he recovers from cancer
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment.
Samoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An author in Samoa has been charged with murdering another prominent Samoan writer, who was also the aunt of former U.S. congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, authorities in the South Pacific island nation said.
Akebono, the first foreign-born sumo grand champion, dies aged 54
TOKYO — Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand champion or "yokozuna", died of heart failure this month, the US Forces in Japan said on Thursday (April 11). He was 54.
US coastguard rejects China claim it illegally boarded Chinese fishing boats in Pacific: ‘host nations invite us’
In the letter, Wang claimed the agreements are not binding on China’s fishing fleet.
Falling fertility rates pose major challenges for the global economy, report finds
Falling fertility rates are set to spark a transformational demographic shift over the next 25 years, with major implications for the global economy, according to a new study.