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'They think we're pigs': Timor-Leste's rubbish dump is making people sick

Residents living just outside Dili say they're frequently ill with coughs, fevers and stomach pain. Health authorities say a neighbouring rubbish dump is to blame. 
A woman in a green dress with floral patterns stands in front of a road where rubbish trucks are passing.

Published: Location: Timor-LesteTopic: Public Health

Deportation crackdown spreads fear in Pacific communities in California

Protests prompted by the arrests of more than 100 immigrants have engulfed the streets of Los Angeles.
Members of the national guard in riot gear stand in a line.
Duration: 9 minutes 13 seconds

Published: Location: United StatesTopic: Riots

New documentary uncovers nuclear mysteries of Bikini shipwrecks

Scientists have uncovered new secrets around shipwrecks that bear the scars of nuclear weapons testing in the Bikini Atoll.
A diver swims near a propeller of Japanese battleship Nagato in the Bikini Atoll lagoon.
Duration: 10 minutes 47 seconds

Published: Location: Marshall IslandsTopic: Nuclear Weapons

Bougainville independence talks underway at NZ military base

PNG and Bougainville negotiations have commenced at the largest military base on New Zealand's South Island.
Members of the Bougainville government sit for negotiations.
Duration: 8 minutes 20 seconds

Published: Location: BougainvilleTopic: Political Leadership

PNG cuts tax on household items to ease cost of living pressures

People in Papua New Guinea have welcomed the government's move to ease the cost of living pressures by cutting the goods and services tax on several essential household items.
Close-up of a farmer’s hand holding freshly harvested rice grains before processing at the new mill.
Duration: 4 minutes 46 seconds

Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Rice Growing

Tonga strictly keeps the Sabbath. Some say it's gone too far

Tonga is so serious about the Sabbath that it banned most Sunday trading. Now the king and police are urging people to keep the day holy.
A boy wearing black and a traditional waistmat walks between two windows shaped like a crucifix at a church.

Published: Location: TongaTopic: Christianity

PNG rugby league star James Segeyaro fosters community through food

Nesia Daily steps into the kitchen of former PNG Kumul and NRL superstar James Segeyaro, who is plating up home-cooked meals on social media and experimenting with culinary dishes across various cultures as well as familiar dishes from his home in…
A Papua New Guinean man stands in a kitchen with an apron and wooden spoon smiling
Duration: 15 minutes 10 seconds

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Arts, Cultural and Entertainment Events

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Seagull flying above Macleay brothers

A seagull flying above one of the Macleay brothers.
Duration: 8 seconds

Topic: Human Interest

Wave crashing into Macleay brothers

A wave crashing into the Macleay brothers during their rowing journey from Lima, Peru to Sydney.
Duration: 20 seconds

Topic: Human Interest

Wave crashing into Macleay brothers

A wave crashing into the Macleay brothers during their rowing journey from Lima, Peru to Sydney.
Duration: 3 seconds

Topic: Human Interest

Cronulla Sharks to debut inaugural 'Tangata Moana' Pasifika jersey against Warriors

This evening the Cronulla Sharks NRL team will debut their historic 'Tangata Moana' Pasifika jersey when they run out against the Warriors at home, honouring and acknowledging the Sharks Pasifika players who have laid down the foundation for the…
4 men stand in stadium seats with their hands on hips wearing light blue league jerseys and black shorts

Topic: Rugby League

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