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An island of colorblind people: Around 1775, just 20 people survived a Pacific typhoon, and one rare mutation still affects the vision of many descendants todayA remote Micronesian island, Pingelap, is home to a unique genetic condition where a significant portion of its population experiences comp...
Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote US islandsSuper Typhoon Sinlaku is targeting remote U.S. Pacific islands, bringing heavy rain and destructive winds to Guam and the Northern Mariana ...
EAM Jaishankar condoles death of Micronesia Secretary of Foreign AffairsIndia's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed sorrow over the passing of Lorin S Robert, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Microne...
Marshall Islands seek US meeting as citizens 'panic' over Trump migrant crackdownThe Marshall Islands has warned its citizens in the U.S. not to open the door to immigration officials without a judicial warrant amid conc...
On resolutions relating to situation in W.Asia, India votes in favour of 5, abstains on oneThe Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) of the UN General Assembly approved six draft resolutions on November 9 all by ...
Punjab-based drugmaker asked to stop manufacturing after samples found to be of non-standard quality: GovtPunjab-based drugmaker QP Pharmachem Ltd has been directed to halt all manufacturing activity after the World Health Organisation (WHO) iss...
Japan, Australia, US to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China's influenceIn a joint statement, the parties said next steps involve a final survey and design and manufacturing of the cable, whose width is about th...
China's manoeuvres in Indo-Pacific, role in West Asia a cause for alarmAustralia definitely has reasons to worry about China's attempts to win over the South Pacific island nations. Strategic access to these is...
EAM Jaishankar, Fijian President Katonivere jointly inaugurate 'Solarisation Project' in FijiExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and President of Fiji Wiliame Katonivere on Thursday jointly inaugurated the USD 1.3 million solaris...
A great deal of world's history will be written in Indo-Pacific in coming years, says President BidenBiden addressed the visiting leaders on Thursday in the first-ever summit held to make the Indo-Pacific safe and keep the island nations aw...
China offers South Pacific free trade, security agreementsIn a stark letter to fellow Pacific leaders, Federated States of Micronesia President David Panuelo warned the agreement seems "attractive"...
China wants 10 Pacific nations to endorse sweeping agreementChina wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warn...
China quietly developing military bases in Pacific islandsAfter long being a continental power, China in the 21st century has started to follow an ambitious maritime expansion course, seeking to bo...
America warning sinks Pacific undersea cable projectThe East Micronesia Cable system was designed to improve communications in the island nations of Nauru, Kiribati and Federated States of Mi...
U.S. warns Pacific islands about Chinese bid for undersea cable project: SourcesWashington sent a diplomatic note to FSM in July expressing strategic concerns about the project as Huawei Marine and other Chinese firms a...
When Teabox founder Kaushal Dugar got an order from KiribatiThe startup ships to over 105 countries globally and sometimes even places that the team hasn’t heard of.
Experts demand more effort to save coral reefs
India votes to raise Palestine, Vatican flags at UNVoting against the resolution were Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Tuvalu and the Unite...
India's proposal to amend Montreal protocol is unambitious: CSETerming India's proposal to amend the Montreal protocol as "unambitious", the Delhi-based green body CSE released a proposal that allows cu...
India among 188 nations calling for end to US embargo on CubaNarang said the embargo was a violation of the right of a sovereign State to development and to enjoy the freedom of trade, economy and nav...