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Magnitude 6.0 aftershock rattles quake-hit Papua New Guinea Highlands

Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 09:51 AM

Strong aftershocks rocked Papua New Guinea's remote and rugged highlands on Monday, a week after a deadly magnitude 7.5 earthquake killed at least 31 people.  Read more »

Australia welcomes Chinese aid to Pacific, despite New Zealand warning

Colin Packham and Charlotte Greenfield, Reuters
Posted at Mar 02 01:07 PM

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday he supports Chinese foreign investment in impoverished Pacific Island nations so long as it is productive, amid concerns Beijing is buying increased influence in the region. Read more »

More than 30 believed dead in Papua New Guinea quake: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 10:38 AM

More than 30 people are believed to have died after a powerful earthquake struck Papua New Guinea's mountainous interior, a report said Tuesday as rescue teams worked to reach the worst-hit areas.   Read more »

Major 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 06:56 AM

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Monday, with unconfirmed reports of blackouts and damage to buildings, officials said.  Read more »

Pirates free oil tanker with 22 Indian crew in Gulf of Guinea

Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 12:08 PM

MUMBAI - Pirates freed a ship carrying 22 Indian crew and 13,500 tons of gasoline on Tuesday, Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern, which was managing the ship, said in a statement. Read more »

M6.3 earthquake strikes off the coast of Papua New Guinea

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 27 03:43 PM

SYDNEY - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Saturday off the north coast of Papua New Guinea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.   Read more »

6.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 12:36 PM

SYDNEY, Australia - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Papua New Guinea Friday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. Read more »

Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Papua New Guinea - USGS

Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 06:47 AM

A magnitude 6.5 quake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday morning, the US Geological Survey said.   Read more »

Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea: USGS

Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 11:38 PM

SINGAPORE - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the town of Rabaul in the south Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. Read more »

Asylum seekers win $53M detention settlement from Australian gov't

Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 12:56 PM

SYDNEY - Nearly 2,000 asylum seekers held in a remote detention center in Papua New Guinea for more than two years will receive A$70 million ($53 million) in compensation after the Australian government agreed to settle their court case on Wednesday. Read more »

WATCH: Pinoy fisherman rescued in Papua New Guinea arrives in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 12:01 AM

Twenty-one year old Rolando Omongos, a fisherman who was rescued in Papua New Guinea, has arrived in Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

Pinoy fisherman rescued in Papua New Guinea after 56 days adrift

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 27 08:51 AM

A Filipino fisherman cast adrift in the high seas by a storm survived for nearly two months by drinking rainwater as he helplessly watched his uncle die beside him, the survivor's mother said Saturday. Read more »

Quake of 6.3 magnitude strikes off Papua New Guinea - USGS

Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 12:01 PM

SYDNEY - An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck off Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Read more »