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PORT MORESBY, May 30, 2025 – More than 375,000 children in some of the most underserved communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) will benefit from a new landmark education project that will improve ...
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific Ocean near the north coast of Papua New Guinea early Tuesday morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said there is no tsunami threat to ...
Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s May 2025 re-election, Australia is advancing a historic defence treaty with Papua New Guinea. Rooted in shared history and strategic urgency amid ...
Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The highly infectious virus was found in two healthy, polio-vaccinated children who were screened ...
An ethnic clash in Waigani, a suburb in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby, has left five people dead and the local market in ruins following a blaze that tore through the area. According to ...
Among the esteemed guests participating in the jubilant celebrations is Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, underscoring the importance of this half-century commemoration for the nation ...
Two children have been diagnosed with polio in PNG. It's the first outbreak in the country since 2018, when an outbreak was eradicated the same year. What's next? PNG health officials will focus on ...
Papua New Guinea has raised the alarm over a polio outbreak in Port Moresby and Lae after samples of the virus were found in wastewater and cases confirmed in two healthy children. The PNG ...
As the sun sets over the remote village of Gavuone, Papua New Guinea, darkness usually brings an end to the day’s activities. For many students, it means closing their books and setting academic ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Thursday that polio was detected in Papua New Guinea (PNG) from a wastewater sample in the city of Lae and an environmental sample in the nation's ...