Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck a remote part of northern Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. …
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Papua New Guinea leader vows tough response after fighting kills dozens
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea will give arrest powers to its military amid an eruption of tribal violence in remote highlands that …
Papua New Guinea capital hit by arson, looting as police strike over missing pay
(Reuters) -Shops and businesses were attacked and set on fire in the capital of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday and people had been killed, the …
French leader Macron to visit ‘neutral ground’ Papua New Guinea
(Reuters) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron will visit Papua New Guinea next week, the latest world leader to visit the Pacific Islands nation which says …
Papua New Guinea parliament begins debating US defence deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea’s parliament has begun debating a defence deal with the United States, with Prime Minister James Marape acknowledging the concerns …
Bank of China chairman visits Papua New Guinea amid Sino-US strategic rivalry
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bank of China chairman Ge Haijiao has travelled to Papua New Guinea (PNG) as the world’s fourth-largest bank seeks …
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Kimbe, Papua New Guinea – USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kimbe region of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The earthquake …
Rescue operation for Australian professor, others taken hostage in Papua New Guinea -police
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -A police operation is underway to rescue an Australian university professor and three researchers taken hostage in the remote highlands …
Australia and Papua New Guinea aim to ink defence treaty by June
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to conclude negotiations over a comprehensive security agreement by April with hopes of …
Powerful quake hits Papua New Guinea, at least 4 dead
By Praveen Menon (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday killing at least four people, injuring others and damaging …
TotalEnergies announces progress on Papua New Guinea LNG project
PARIS – French company TotalEnergies announced on Wednesday progress regarding its plans for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea. TotalEnergies said …
Nine shot dead in Indonesia’s restive Papua, say police
(Reuters) -Nine people were shot dead in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua in an attack believed to be perpetrated by armed separatists, police said on …
Separatists in Indonesia’s Papua kill 8 workers at telecom tower
JAKARTA – Separatists in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua have killed eight technicians who were working on fixing a telecommunications tower in a mountainous area, …