Pacific Beat Program for 13 May 2011
Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government
Vanuatu has just had yet another change of government - with the previous prime minister Sato Kilman back in power.
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Tiensten calls on PNG Alliance Party leaders to unite
Papua New Guinea's Planning Minister says the ruling National Alliance Party should not fight over the party leadership and remain loyal to Prime minister Sir Michael Somare.
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Search continues in Kiribati for six missing at sea
The United States Coast Guard is using a hercules aircraft to continue the search for six young people swept out to sea in a small canoe off Kiribati a week ago.
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Malaysian puts big investment into PNG shopping
Papua New Guinea's strong economic growth is pulling in investors from south-east Asia, with Malaysian companies leading the way.
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Major food crisis in Kiribati - World Bank provides funds
There's a major food crisis in Kiribati.
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PNG-Australia defence partnership needed to stop people smugglers
Papua New Guinea's former Defence Force Commander, Major General Gerry Singirok, says Australia is leaving itself open to people smugglers and terrorist activities through its failure to enter into a full defence partnership with PNG.
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Australia's opposition calls for early election
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A third of all food wasted- UN
The United Nations says one third of all the food produced around the world each year is wasted.
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Maori head back in NZ after repatriation from France
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Mistaken identity - Russian bird not a kiwi
After much speculation this week about what a kiwi might be doing in Russia, it's turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.
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Liver breakthrough could end need for transplants
A team of scientists has found a way to restore damaged livers using adult skin stem cells.
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600 suspicious financial cases last year in Fiji
In Fiji, a special unit set up to look into money laundering and financial fraud has investigated over 600 suspicious transactions over the past year.
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Union protests New Caledonian inflation
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Small islands climate change conference in Samoa
Experts from the Pacific, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and elsewhere will gather in Samoa next week to examine how climate change adaptation lessons can be passed on.
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Semis and finals at Arafua Games
It's getting to the pointy end of the Arafura Games in Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory.
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Pacific rugby unions still pressing for eligibility rule changes
The Pacific rugby union playing nations are still keen to pursue changes to elligibility rules that would allow players to turn out for their home country again, even after representing Australia or NZ at an earlier stage in their career.
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Pacific nations could be overrun in Rugby 7s scrum
There's a warning to the Pacific's rugby unions that a number of currently unfancied nations are spending a lot of time and money on their Sevens programme, as the sport's debut at the Olympics in 2016 gets nearer.
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