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Oceans need collaborative effort
Oped, Handoko Adi Susanto, Published on 09/06/2023
» As we mark the World Ocean Day 2023 this week, we should take a moment to consider the work that still needs to be done. From marine pollution and climate change to unsustainable practices and declining populations of endangered species, the challenges we face are immense. In the Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) region, which encompasses Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste, these countries are working together to protect and preserve this vital oceanic expanse for future generations.
Papua New Guinea, US sign security pact with eye on China
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» Papua New Guinea signed a defence pact with the United States on Monday, giving US forces access to its airfields and ports as Washington vies with China's expanding footprint in the Pacific region.
Biden intervenes to try to break US debt ceiling deadlock
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden was intervening personally Sunday to try and break the US debt ceiling deadlock with a call to the top Republican leader before the clock ticks down on a feared national default.
US debt talks on knife edge
AFP, Published on 20/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: Talks to avoid a US debt default were on a knife edge on Saturday as President Joe Biden warned he would not accept "extreme" Republican demands but suggested there remained a path to success.
G7 to press Russia, weigh risk of China's 'economic coercion'
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» HIROSHIMA (JAPAN) - G7 leaders arrive Thursday in Japan's Hiroshima to weigh tighter sanctions on Russia and protections against China's "economic coercion", surrounded by reminders about the harrowing cost of war.
Biden says confident in reaching deal to avert default
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was confident about reaching a deal with Republican leaders to avert a potentially catastrophic US debt default as early as June 1.
Biden to attend Pacific summit in Papua New Guinea
Published on 29/04/2023
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will meet 18 leaders from the South Pacific when he visits Papua New Guinea in May, a top regional diplomat said onnSaturday, as the United States and China vie for influence.
WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» SYDNEY - Deep-sea explorers said Saturday they had located the wreck of a World War II Japanese transport ship, the Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed off the Philippines killing nearly 1,000 Australians aboard.
Stargazers witness dazzling solar eclipse in Australia
AFP, Published on 20/04/2023
» PERTH (AUSTRALIA) - Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists flocked to a remote part of Western Australia Thursday to witness a total solar eclipse, with the moon blocking out the sun for 58 seconds.
Indonesia seeks missing soldiers after Papua attack
Published on 18/04/2023
» TIMIKA, Indonesia: Indonesian forces on Tuesday were searching for four soldiers who went missing last week after a deadly rebel ambush in Papua, the country’s military chief said.