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Papua New Guinea

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 27, 2017 0

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck the coast of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicentre was located 25 kilometres east of Taron on Latangai Island and the quake was…

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Papua New Guinea PM invites Trump to APEC 2018

Uju Jan 30, 2017

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O’Neill has invited President Donald Trump of the U.S. to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held in the islands capital of Port Moresby in 2018.O’Neill sent a…

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Papua New Guinea, Bougainville set date for independence vote

Kelechi Uchenna Jun 8, 2016 0

The leaders of Papua New Guinea and the autonomous region of Bougainville, on Monday agreed to an independence referendum target date of June 2019.Roy Trivedy, UN Representative to PNG, said in Port Moresby that the planning process for…