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Pacific Waves for Monday 20 July 2015
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 20 July 2015
3:06 PM.The financial cost of a communications blackout in the Northern Marianas; a helicopter races to the rescue of a mother and her triplets in remote Papua New Guinea; the leaders of Polynesian countries… Read more Audio
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PNG triplets saved in daring rescue
3:05 PM.A woman who gave birth to triplets in a remote village in Papua New Guinea's Morobe province took six days to reach a hospital in Lae, after tribal fighting stopped her from reaching medical help. Read more Audio, Gallery
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CNMI business loses after comms blackout
3:05 PM.Businesses in the Northern Marianas are losing tens of thousands of dollars a day after a communications blackout which is continuing to affect the territory. Audio
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BSP still keen on Westpac Vanuatu and Solomons
3:02 PM.The Bank South Pacific says it is still keen on purchasing Westpac subsidiaries in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 20 July 2015
4:04 AM.The leaders of Polynesian countries are calling for strong political action on Climate Change; China Taiwan relations a possible brace for Nauru as ANZAC pressure mounts over its political crisis… Read more Audio
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Polynesia calls for strong action on Climate Change
4:03 AM.The Polynesian Leaders Group, made up of eight countries, has signed the Polynesia Against Climate Threats declaration. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Symbolic change not enough for Australian first people
4:02 AM.Torres Strait Islanders say they will not give up in their fight for recognition in Australia's constitution. Audio
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Academic says Chinese rivalry gives Nauru leverage
4:01 AM.Rivalry between China and Taiwan for influence in the region could stiffen Nauru's resistance to pressure from New Zealand and Australia over an alleged breakdown in democracy on the island. Audio
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Book shines light on problems facing Pacific Islands today
4:00 AM.A newly-published book hopes to shine a light on the difficult problems and choices facing the Pacific Islands today. Audio