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M7.0 quake hits northern Papua New Guinea

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 03 04:03 PM

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck East Sepik Province in northern Papua New Guinea early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read more »

CA to decide on Amb. Tejano's fate next week amid 'unbelievable' accusations

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 03:09 PM

Without elaborating, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada called some of the accusations against the ambassador as really 'incredible' and 'unbelievable.' Read more »

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 09:03 AM

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the remote New Britain region of Papua New Guinea Sunday, USGS said, but no tsunami warning was issued. Read more »

Football: Filipinas score shutout vs Papua New Guinea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 06:21 PM

It was total domination by the Philippine women’s national team as the Filipinas ran roughshod over Papua New Guinea en route to an 9-0 shutout during their friendly rematch Thursday night at Western Sydney Wanderers Park. Read more »

Football: Filipinas take on Papua New Guinea in rematch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 01:45 AM

The Philippines women's national football team looks to end a historic year on a high note when it plays Papua New Guinea in a rematch on Thursday. Read more »

Filipinas brace for challenge from Papua New Guinea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 12:39 PM

The Philippine women's football team will try to end the year on a winning note when they take on Papua New Guinea in a pair of friendly matches this week. Read more »

Families slam Indonesia's acquittal over Papua army killings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 04:31 PM

The acquittal by an Indonesian human rights court of a retired army officer from charges over the killing of four Papuan teens in 2014 was a sign of impunity, a representative of the families said. Read more »

30 dead in Papua New Guinea island violence: police

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 02:47 PM

Thirty people have been killed and several more have been injured in a wave of intercommunal violence on Papua New Guinea's remote Trobriand Islands, police said Tuesday. Read more »

Two dead in 'massive' Papua New Guinea quake

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 11 06:05 PM

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least two people, with several more severely injured. Read more »

Business opportunities sa PH, ibinida sa mga negosyante

TFC News
Updated as of Aug 31 06:13 PM

Iba-ibang business opportunities sa Pilipinas, ibinida sa mga dayuhang investor Read more »

More than a dozen dead in Papua New Guinea violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 01:45 PM

At least 18 people have been killed in Papua New Guinea's highlands, a region plagued by violence between local tribes and placed under 'emergency status' by Prime Minister James Marape on Thursday. Read more »

PH in talks with 2 countries for COVID-19 jab donation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 02:44 PM

The Philippines has begun talks on its COVID-19 vaccine donation for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea, the DOH said. Read more »

OFW dinukot, pinatay sa Papua New Guinea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 01:50 PM

Isang 37-anyos na OFW mula Laoag City ang kinidnap bago pinatay sa Papua New Guinea, ayon sa pamilya niya nitong Biyernes. Read more »

8 telecom tower workers killed in Indonesia's Papua

Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 05:59 PM

Separatists in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua have killed eight technicians working on fixing a telecommunications tower in a mountainous area, security officials and a spokesman for a rebel group said. Read more »

At least 19 dead after clash, fire in West Papua club

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 04:16 PM

One victim was stabbed and 18 more died in the blaze at the Double O nightclub, officials said. Read more »

UN Special Rapporteur criticizes governments for using laws against dissenters

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:12 AM

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Association and Peaceful Assembly Clement Voule said governments are using its legislative powers to curtail people's democratic right to freedom of expression and assembly. Read more »

Snap lockdown ordered in Australia's Brisbane after virus outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 07:58 AM

BRISBANE, Australia - More than two million people in Brisbane were ordered into a three-day lockdown Monday after a cluster of coronavirus cases was detected in Australia's third-biggest city. Read more »

Eleven shot dead in Papua New Guinea prison break

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 01:13 PM

Eleven prisoners have been shot dead following a mass jailbreak in Papua New Guinea and 36 others remain on the run, authorities said Tuesday. Read more »

Major 6.9 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, tsunami warning issued

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 11:34 AM

SYDNEY - A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Papua New Guinea Friday, prompting a tsunami warning for coastal areas within 300 kilometers (180 miles). Read more »

Indonesia jails 7 Papuan activists for treason

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 17 11:48 PM

An Indonesian court on Wednesday sent seven Papuan activists to jail for treason after they organized an antiracism protest in September last year, demanding a referendum on self-determination in the easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua.   Read more »