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Papua New Guinea has blocked access to Facebook in what authorities call a "test" to limit hate speech, misinformation and ...

8,000) dozed comfortably in the Pacific sun, its chief activities coconut culture and administration of the Australian-mandated Territory of New Guinea. Planters’ bungalows stood among green ...

"We are now heading into dangerous territory and everyone is powerless to stop this tyranny." Photo shows Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape points up with his right index finger.

A strong, 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. A “tsunami threat” was issued for some parts of the coast of Papua New ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A tsunami warning was canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was shallow ...