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More than 2,000 buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide

27 May 2024

Papua New Guinea informed the UN on Monday that more than 2,000 people were buried in a massive landslide that swept over a remote village, according to a copy of...

Over 670 estimated dead in Papua New Guinea landslide: UN agency

26 May 2024

More than 670 people are believed to have died after a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official told reporters on Sunday as aid workers and villagers braved...

Unlucky incident

24 May 2024

It’s so sad, shocking and an unfortunate incident that a stage collapses during a Mexican election campaign rally on Wednesday in which innocent people have lost their precious lives (“Nine...

More than 100 people believed killed by a landslide in Papua New Guinea

24 May 2024

More than 100 people are believed to have been killed Friday in a landslide that buried a village in a remote part of Papua New Guinea, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported....

Papua New Guinea PM declares state of emergency after deadly riots

11 Jan 2024

Port Moresby: Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape declared a 14-day state of emergency in the capital on Thursday, after 15 people were killed in riots as crowds looted...

Australian professor among three hostages released in Papua New Guinea

26 Feb 2023

An Australian professor, held for a week by armed men in a remote part of Papua New Guinea, has been released along with two local colleagues, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

Huge quake hits Papua New Guinea, extent of damage unclear

11 Sep 2022

Renagi Ravu was meeting with two colleagues at his home in the Papua New Guinea highlands on Sunday morning when a huge magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck. Ravu tried to...

Papua New Guinea faces coronavirus crisis as infections rise

15 Mar 2021

The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is facing a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections around the capital Port Moresby, which neighbouring Australia and aid groups fear could...

Papua New Guinea farewells ‘grand chief’ at state funeral

12 Mar 2021

Papua New Guineans gathered in their thousands to pay respect to their “grand chief” at a state funeral on Friday for Michael Somare, the former prime minister who led the...

At least 15 feared dead in PNG landslide

30 Dec 2020

Up to 15 people were feared dead after a landslide struck a mining camp in central Papua New Guinea following heavy rain, officials said on Wednesday. Local MP William Samb...

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