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IMF approves $5 billion in aid to Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund says the aid is intended to 'ensure that Ukraine is well-poised to return to growth' when the coronavirus pandemic ends
Equatorial Guinea announces 1st coronavirus case
The patient is a 42-year-old woman who had returned a week ago from Madrid, which has become a hotspot for the virus
4 survive 32 days adrift in Pacific
The group says they survived by eating coconuts found floating in the sea and collecting rainwater in a bowl
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
No tsunami warning has been issued and there are no immediate reports of damage
China coronavirus outbreak: How governments have reacted
From border closures to flight bans, here are some of the steps states have taken to limit the spread of the virus
Guinea-Bissau votes in presidential runoff to end turmoil
The results are not expected until next week
Second-round presidential campaign begins in Guinea-Bissau
It's a race between Domingos Simoes Pereira from the traditional ruling party, and opposition figure Umaro Sissoco Embalo
Polls close in historic Bougainville independence vote
Officials anticipate the 'vast majority' of 207,000 registered voters cast their ballots across the region and beyond
'Armed men' hijack Papua New Guinea plane, steal baggage
Tropicair says 8 armed men approached the plane as it was refueling in Gasmata, on the island of New Britain and forced the pilot to take off
Guinea-Bissau votes on new president to break political deadlock
Electoral frontrunners such as incumbent Jose Mario Vaz and ex-prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira promise to tackle endemic problems such as corruption and joblessness
Bougainville votes on becoming world's newest nation
Bougainvilleans are set to vote on full independence or greater autonomy within Papua New Guinea
Residents flee after Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
Ulamona Volcano Observatory staffer Herman Volele says ashfall could affect Kimbe, the capital of West New Britain, while regular earthquakes are also occurring near the volcano
Papua New Guinea cancels Australia migrant camp contract
The Ministry for Immigration and Border security says the remaining 64 migrants on Manus would be transferred to Port Moresby or found homes overseas
Pacific leaders want summit focus on climate, not China
The Pacific islands are now a hotbed of aid projects and charm offensives as anxiety over China's presence grows
24 killed in Papua New Guinea tribal massacres
Local officials say at least 24 people had been killed in Hela province, a rugged region in the west of the country, in a 3-day spasm of violence between rival tribes
Papua New Guinea police minister says cops plotting his arrest
Brian Kramer claims he received intelligence reports about a plot by 'high ranking officers' to have him arrested and charged
Papua New Guinea deploys army to help volcano emergency
'We will mobilize the military to go in and assess the situation, and we will dispatch the military to assist on the ground,' says Prime Minister James Marape
Thousands flee erupting Papua New Guinea volcano
Mount Ulawun – one of the world's most hazardous volcanoes – starts spewing lava and smoke high into the air on Wednesday
Papua New Guinea volcano erupts, sending residents fleeing
(UPDATED) Witnesses have reported ash spewing out of the 2,334 meter summit, sending trails spanning high overhead
Papua New Guinea PM Peter O'Neill resigns amid gas deal tensions
Peter O'Neill, who had been in power since 2011, hands over the reins to veteran politician Julius Chan, who has twice been prime minister
Powerful earthquake rattles residents on Papua New Guinea island
(UPDATED) The shallow quake occurs 44 kilometers northeast of Kokopo in PNG, the US Geological Survey says
Magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, no early damage reports
The quake strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from the town of Bulolo at 2119 GMT according to the US Geological Survey, and is felt in Port Moresby about 250 kilometers away
Papua New Guinea PM faces no confidence vote
O'Neill – who is expected to face a vote of no confidence as early as next week – suffers the loss of his defense, health and forest ministers adding to an already long list of high-profile defections
Embattled Aussie PM suffers historic defeat over refugees
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is defeated by MPs who insist refugees held in offshore facilities have the right to be transferred to Australia for medical treatment
Papua New Guinea's 'gay village' offers sanctuary, hope
Home to as many as 50,000, Hanuabada has become synonymous with a small but thriving gay, lesbian and transgender community in Port Moresby
PNG pledges to pay police APEC allowances after rampage
Government ministers meet with the protesters late Tuesday, November 20, and agree to pay the APEC allowance plus an additional bonus to all local personnel
PNG police, soldiers storm parliament over unpaid APEC bonuses
A witness outside parliament says 'hundreds of police and troops' are standing on the building's front steps complaining that they have not been paid a special APEC duty allowance of 350 kina (US$104)
APEC's future in doubt after costly summit failure
The gathering was almost 5 years in the making, cost untold millions of US dollars and required the deployment of at least one battleship and 3 cruise liners
Cruising for a bruising: What we learned from the APEC summit
During the 26th APEC Summit, leaders fail to agree on a formal written declaration, but plenty of fireworks were seen on the sidelines
Cops called as Chinese delegates at APEC 'try to barge in'
(UPDATED) Sources say the Chinese delegates tried to enter the office of Papua New Guinea's foreign minister in a bid to influence a summit draft communique
APEC leaders divided after U.S., China spat
(4th UPDATE) For the first time in the history of the APEC grouping, leaders were unable to agree on a formal written declaration amid sharp differences over trade policy
Duterte changes plans, decides to finish APEC Summit
(UPDATED) 'Narito, hindi naman umuwi kagabi. He wants to attend the meeting,' says Philippine Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Bienvenido Tejano
Pence says U.S. to partner in Papua New Guinea military base
Australia, which has long-standing military ties with the US, has already announced plans to redevelop PNG's Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island
Philippines, Papua New Guinea ink deal on agriculture cooperation
Philippine Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says Filipino farmers will be sent to Papua New Guinea to plant rice
The week in photos: November 10-16, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
U.S., China in APEC cruise ship clash on trade, influence
(3rd UPDATE) Representatives from both countries duel in back-to-back speeches at a pre-APEC business forum
Duterte to Papua New Guinea: Don't let multinational firms take over
Himself sensitive when foreign leaders comment on Philippine domestic affairs, President Rodrigo Duterte dishes advise to PNG officials
Xi Jinping woos Pacific islands to curb Taiwan's influence
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet with 7 Pacific islands heads before the APEC Summit
U.S., China rivalry to dominate APEC summit
The high-profile trade war between the world's two largest economies – as well as tit-for-tat tariff measures – will also serve as a backdrop to what could be a tense gathering
APEC summit: The Xi show by the sea shore
Papua New Guinea is this week's host of the APEC summit, but looking around Port Moresby you could easily mistake that it is China's Xi Jinping who is calling the shots.
Foreign troops pour into Papua New Guinea capital for APEC meet
About 4,000 military personnel, around half of them foreign, will work with hundreds of police to patrol Port Moresby for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum from Saturday, attracting representatives from 21 nations
10 Filipino seafarers kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea
The 10 Filipino seafarers were kidnapped in two separate incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, says the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs
Thousands protest Australia's refugee detention policy
Hundreds march through Sydney shouting, "Free, free the refugees," with banners stating, "Five years too long, evacuate Manus and Nauru."
After 18 years, polio back in Papua New Guinea – WHO
PNG has not had a case of the disease since 1996, and was certified as polio-free in 2000 along with the rest of the World Health Organization's Western Pacific region
Papua New Guinea mulls 'temporary' ban on Facebook
Communications Minister Sam Basil also considers replacing Facebook with a local social networking platform alternative
11 killed in minibus blaze in Guinea-Bissau
The accident occurs on Thursday night, March 8, after the overcrowded vehicle left the village of Konkoli, near the capital Bissau, on an 80-kilometer (50-mile) trip to a market in Bissora
Strong aftershock as aid starts reaching quake-hit Papua New Guinea
Aid has yet to reach isolated parts of the Southern Highlands, Western, Enga and Hela provinces, with landslides, ruined roads and dozens of aftershocks hampering efforts
Papua New Guinea earthquake leaves 67 dead as aftershocks rock homes – Red Cross
The recovery effort is slow as aid workers grapple with blocked roads and power outages to reach cut-off villages after the 7.5-magnitude quake struck on February 26 in the Pacific nation's mountainous interior
Quake-hit PNG struggles to assess damage
Papua New Guinea struggled to assess the damage from a massive earthquake which has forced oil and gas fields to close in a blow to the economy
Guinea holds first local elections since military rule
More than 5.9 million Guineans are registered to vote
