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Beer named for Pacific island nuke test site draws criticism

August 16, 2019 admin beer, bikini, bikini atoll, Latest News Stories, manhattan project beer company, marshall island, Pacific, texas, World

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 04:37:03 +0000

HAGATNA, Guam — A Texas-based company is facing criticism for naming a beer after the location of nuclear tests that resulted in the contamination of a Pacific island chain, a report said. Manhattan Project Beer Company is under scrutiny by Marshall Islanders who were exposed to high levels of radiation by U.S. government research from […]

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China’s largesse in Tonga threatens future of Pacific nation

July 11, 2019 admin China, debt, Latest News Stories, Loan, Pacific, tonga, World

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 06:55:42 +0000

The days unfold at a leisurely pace in Tonga, a South Pacific archipelago with no traffic lights or fast-food chains. Snuffling pigs roam dusty roads that wind through villages dotted with churches.

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UN leader travels to Pacific to see climate change firsthand

May 15, 2019 admin climate change, GLOBAL WARMING, Latest News Stories, Pacific, secretary general antonio guterres, south pacific, UN, World

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 08:50:31 +0000

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that he’s traveling to three South Pacific island nations to see the effects of climate change firsthand.

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Japan F-35 fighter disappears over Pacific

April 9, 2019 admin F-35, Japan, Latest News Stories, misawa air base, news, Pacific, stealth, World

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 23:57:25 +0000

A Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet with one pilot on board disappeared off the radar while on a training mission over the Pacific.

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Australia admits failings in Pacific, as China looms

March 8, 2019 admin Australia, australia aid, China, Latest News Stories, Pacific, politics, World

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2019 06:00:08 +0000

Australia has admitted it had not focused enough attention on its Pacific backyard but vowed to make “long overdue” amends, amid growing Chinese influence in the region.

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Mexico seizes boat with 2.2 tons of cocaine, nabs Canadian

September 1, 2018 admin cocaine, Illegal drugs, international news, Latest News Stories, Mexico, news, oaxaca, Pacific, trafficking, World, World News

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Navy says it has seized over 2.2 metric tons of cocaine from a boat in the Pacific and detained eight crew members, including a Canadian man and three Colombians.

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