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"Stay Strong, Safe": Trump's Message After Tsunami Warning To US Pacific Coast
US President Donald Trump has asked the residents across Alaska and the Pacific Coast to stay "strong and safe" after a powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake jolted Russia's Far East early on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning.
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Miss Pacific Islands Beauty Pageant Hit By Fraud Row
The Miss Pacific Islands Pageant crowned Litara Ieremia-Allan of Samoa as the winner of this year's contest. But Solomons authorities soon launched a police investigation into "alleged fraudulent activities".
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No Warships Allowed, Says Island Nation Amid Growing Closeness With China
A snap ban on foreign military vessels docking in Solomon Islands applies to "all countries in the world", a spokesman for the Pacific nation's prime minister told AFP Wednesday.
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This Small Island Nation Gets $66 Million China Loan To Fund Huawei Work
Solomon Islands said Thursday that it had secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building 161 telecommunications towers across the Pacific nation.
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Australia Warns Against Pacific Security Pact After China's "Interference" Remark
Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong warned on a visit to Fiji on Friday that there were regional consequences to the Solomon Islands' security pact with China.
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NASA Captures Eruption Of "Sharkcano", The Underwater Volcano Where Sharks Live
Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands, which is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean and most known for its shark inhabitants, is showing increased plumes, as per the American space agency NASA.
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Australia's Response To Controversial Solomon Islands-China Security Pact
Australia's Minister for the Pacific was dispatched to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday over a controversial security pact Western allies fear will enable a Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific.
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Rare US Official's Visit To Solomon Islands Amid China Pact Alarm: Report
The White House's top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation's security pact with China, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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"Will Not Be Careless": Solomon Islands Says Won't Allow Chinese Army Base
Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.
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"Nonsense": Solomon Islands PM On Reports Of China Pressure For Army Base
The Solomon Islands' prime minister said Tuesday that a contentious security agreement with Beijing was "ready for signing", denying reports that his country had been pressured to allow a Chinese naval base to be built in the Pacific island nation.
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"Stay Strong, Safe": Trump's Message After Tsunami Warning To US Pacific Coast
US President Donald Trump has asked the residents across Alaska and the Pacific Coast to stay "strong and safe" after a powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake jolted Russia's Far East early on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning.
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Miss Pacific Islands Beauty Pageant Hit By Fraud Row
The Miss Pacific Islands Pageant crowned Litara Ieremia-Allan of Samoa as the winner of this year's contest. But Solomons authorities soon launched a police investigation into "alleged fraudulent activities".
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No Warships Allowed, Says Island Nation Amid Growing Closeness With China
A snap ban on foreign military vessels docking in Solomon Islands applies to "all countries in the world", a spokesman for the Pacific nation's prime minister told AFP Wednesday.
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This Small Island Nation Gets $66 Million China Loan To Fund Huawei Work
Solomon Islands said Thursday that it had secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building 161 telecommunications towers across the Pacific nation.
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Australia Warns Against Pacific Security Pact After China's "Interference" Remark
Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong warned on a visit to Fiji on Friday that there were regional consequences to the Solomon Islands' security pact with China.
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NASA Captures Eruption Of "Sharkcano", The Underwater Volcano Where Sharks Live
Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands, which is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean and most known for its shark inhabitants, is showing increased plumes, as per the American space agency NASA.
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Australia's Response To Controversial Solomon Islands-China Security Pact
Australia's Minister for the Pacific was dispatched to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday over a controversial security pact Western allies fear will enable a Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific.
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Rare US Official's Visit To Solomon Islands Amid China Pact Alarm: Report
The White House's top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation's security pact with China, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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"Will Not Be Careless": Solomon Islands Says Won't Allow Chinese Army Base
Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.
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"Nonsense": Solomon Islands PM On Reports Of China Pressure For Army Base
The Solomon Islands' prime minister said Tuesday that a contentious security agreement with Beijing was "ready for signing", denying reports that his country had been pressured to allow a Chinese naval base to be built in the Pacific island nation.
