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Comprehensive News Feed for Papua New Guinea.

Results 1 - 20 of 10,250 in Papua New Guinea

  1. Police raid finds 65 gunsRead the original story

    47 min ago | The Courier Mail

    POLICE targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs have seized 65 guns and ammunition from a dealer in the NSW Southern Highlands.

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    Related Topix: Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, World News

  2. Swine flu and US sick leave policy: the company we keepRead the original story w/Photo

    55 min ago | Cognitive Daily

    Effect Measure is a forum for progressive public health discussion and argument as well as a source of public health information from around the web that interests the Editor Profile The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners.

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Bird Flu

  3. Pilot's child sex conviction quashedRead the original story

    58 min ago | The Courier Mail

    AN Australian pilot jailed three years ago for child-sex tourism in Papua New Guinea has had his conviction quashed and his jail term set aside.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News

  4. Pilot's sex assault conviction quashedRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Courier Mail

    A COURT has quashed the conviction of a charter pilot jailed over the sexual assault of a girl in Papua New Guinea.

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  5. APEC ministers pledge new paths to sustained growth - SummaryRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Peru, Russia, the US and Vietnam. The one-week APEC summit in ...

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  6. Geithner: U.S. Needs a Strong DollarRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Hispanic Business

    ... omies: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Peru, Russia, the US and Vietnam.

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  7. Free Trade Remains Mantra as Apec Economies to Shift FocusRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Irrawaddy Newsmagazine

    ... Noting differences in economic development across the vast region-which takes in countries as diverse as Papua New Guinea, Peru, Mexico and Vietnam-delegates pointed out that some countries will be able to cut back on heavy government spending ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania

  8. Obama says has strategy to boost U.S. exports to AsiaRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Reuters

    ... Korea, Canada and Mexico -- as well as Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has urged ...

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    Related Topix: World News, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), US Politics, US News

  9. Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice Awards 2009Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | Wetpixel.com

    ... starts today andA runs untilA 2nd January. Yeang's winning picture is of a saltwater crocodile taken in Papua New Guinea. A full list of runner up and commended images will be published soon in a special edition of Nature's Best Magazine, we've ...

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  10. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic ...Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | Manila Bulletin

    ... following the addition of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong China, Chinese Taipei, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Peru, the Russian Federation, and Vietnam. At the annual APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, the leaders take up policies that ...

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    Related Topix: Gloria Macapagal-arroyo, Australia, Canberra, Australia, World News, Victoria, Australia, Asia, Southeast Asia, Philippines, China

  11. Kipunji introgressionRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | John Hawks Anthropology Weblog

    So what's the baboon DNA doing in that rare monkey species, anyway? The researchers are looking into whether the baboon DNA has given the kipunji any survival advantages and could possibly explain why roughly 1,000 of the monkeys live in the Southern Highlands compared with just 100 in the Udzungwas.

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    Related Topix: Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, World News

  12. Sri Lankan migrant wanted for smuggling: more details emergeRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Ottawa Citizen

    A Sri Lankan who arrived off Canada's West Coast aboard a cargo ship is wanted for his alleged role in a procurement ring that smuggled electronic equipment to the Tamil Tigers rebels.

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    Related Topix: Sri Lanka, World News, Asia, Terrorism

  13. Swine flu and US sick leave policy: the company we keep [Effect Measure]Read the original story w/Photo

    11 hrs ago | ScienceBlogs

    Effect Measure is a forum for progressive public health discussion and argument as well as a source of public health information from around the web that interests the Editor Profile The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners.

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Bird Flu

  14. Buggin' OutRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | Inland Empire Weekly

    ... eaten. Filipinos are also partial to grasshoppers, as well as crickets and locusts, while the people of Papua New Guinea prefer moths, dragonflies and beetles roasted over an open fire. And there are so many more. The thing is, beyond the fact that ...

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    Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Agriculture, World News, Colombo, Papua New Guinea, Western, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

  15. Steffy gains new post, new honorRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Guampdn.com

    ... Islands, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. Steffy said the ISF has a congress every two years at a location determined at the previous ...

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  16. Decision expected in Martens appealRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | The West Australian

    A court on Friday will deliver its decision on a charter pilot's fight against his conviction for the sexual assault of a teenage girl in Papua New Guinea.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News

  17. Night of DeathRead the original story w/Photo

    8 hrs ago | Pop Syndicate

    ... and there are crazy amounts of blood and guts. I'm not saying anything is wrong with the cannibals of Papua New Guinea but a fresh take is nice every now and again. The acting could be a bit better but I love the way the film is photographed. They ...

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  18. Dengue figures increased in several districts; Sri Lanka health Ministry warns publicRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Colombo Page

    Thu, Nov 12, 2009, 07:40 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Nov 12, Colombo: According to recent statistics it has been revealed that the number of dengue patients in the Colombo, Gampaha, Matale and Vavuniya districts has increased once again in the month of October, compare to the September figures, Dengue Control Unit Consultant ...

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    Related Topix: Colombo, Papua New Guinea, Western, Papua New Guinea, World News, Gampaha, Papua New Guinea

  19. Kokoda visitor numbers plummet in wake of deathsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Sydney Morning Herald

    ... included the deaths of trail walkers and a fatal plane crash. Visitor numbers to the arduous 96km track in Papua New Guinea - where Australian Diggers fought the Japanese in WWII - have fallen 27 per cent, Kokoda Track Authority (KTA) chief ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Australia, Alice Springs, Australia, Northern Territory, Australia, Travel

  20. Geithner says the US needs strong dollar to be source of stabilityRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... omies: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Peru, Russia, the US and Vietnam.

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