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Scientists track egret's 38-hour flight from Australia to PNG
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» SYDNEY - A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration, scientists say.
US to deploy coastguard ship to Papua New Guinea
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» PORT MORESBY - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday announced the deployment of a US Coastguard ship to Papua New Guinea, as Washington seeks to boost its military footprint in the region amid fierce competition for influence with China.
Iguanas reproducing on Galapagos island century after disappearing
AFP, Published on 02/08/2022
» QUITO: A land iguana that disappeared more than a century ago from one of the Galapagos Islands is reproducing naturally following its reintroduction there, Ecuador's environment ministry announced Monday.
PNG votes in heavily guarded elections
AFP, Published on 04/07/2022
» PORT MORESBY - Voters head to the polls Monday in heavily guarded elections across Papua New Guinea, where millions live in poverty despite vast mineral and energy riches.
No 'significant' harm from Galapagos diesel spill: reserve
AFP, Published on 25/04/2022
» PUERTO AYORA (ECUADOR) - A diesel spill off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos islands caused no "significant" damage, the protected nature reserve said Sunday.
Special delivery as Amazon driver leads Scotland to shock win at T20 World Cup
AFP, Published on 18/10/2021
» MUSCAT - Scotland pulled off a shock six-run victory over Bangladesh at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday thanks to a man-of-the-match performance from a former Amazon delivery driver as Oman handed debutants Papua New Guinea a 10-wicket rout.
Oman, PNG centre stage as T20 World Cup gets underway
AFP, Published on 17/10/2021
» MUSCAT - Oman and Papua New Guinea open the Twenty 20 World Cup on Sunday in the unlikely surroundings of Al Amerat where the global showpiece gets underway after being chased out of India by Covid-19.
Covid-19 brings tourism, science to a halt on Galapagos Islands
AFP, Published on 28/04/2021
» SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador: When the coronavirus pandemic reached South America human activity on the Galapagos Islands, in the Pacific west of Ecuador, ground almost to a halt, leaving giant tortoises, iguanas and other endemic species to themselves.
Rio Tinto hit with human rights claims over Bougainville mine
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» SYDNEY: Rio Tinto is facing accusations it "side-stepped" responsibility to clean up poisonous waste from a closed mine on Papua New Guinea's Bougainville island in a complaint filed Tuesday in Australia.
'Adapt and survive' as Galapagos girds for life without tourism
AFP, Published on 05/06/2020
» QUITO - As much of Ecuador went into lockdown against the coronavirus, scientists shipped out of the Galapagos, leaving important research activity frozen and the Pacific archipelago's tourism in deep crisis.