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    Australian professor among three hostages released in Papua New Guinea

    26 Feb 2023

    A group of archaeology researchers, including the professor working for an Australian university, two Papua New Guinean university graduates and a programme coordinator were taken hostage by last Sunday by men demanding a cash ransom.

    Thousands flee erupting Papua New Guinea volcano

    27 Jun 2019

    An erupting volcano in Papua New Guinea that has blanketed a town in ash has forced around 5,000 people from their homes, officials said on Thursday. Mount Ulawun — one of the world's most hazardous volcanoes

    Papua New Guinea deploys army to help volcano emergency

    28 Jun 2019

    Troops have been sent to help thousands of people displaced by a volcanic eruption on a remote archipelago in Papua New Guinea, the prime minister said on Friday, as a second volcano erupted.

    Papua New Guinea in crisis as PM stalls resignation

    28 May 2019

    Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill stalled his announced resignation and took legal action to prevent a vote of no confidence on Tuesday, deepening the country’s political crisis.

    Papua New Guinea PM declares state of emergency after deadly riots

    11 Jan 2024

    Violence erupted in Port Moresby after a group of soldiers, police officers and prison guards launched protests over unexplained deductions to their pay. Within hours the unrest had also spread to the city of Lae..

    Energy firms set deadline for Papua New Guinea gas project

    20 Aug 2019

    Australian firm Oil Search on Tuesday accused Papua New Guinea of backtracking on a deal to build a new liquefied natural gas project and set an August 31 deadline to resolve the dispute.

    Round-the-world cyclist, Raymond Lee, stranded and scorned in Guinea amid pandemic

    06 May 2020

    Raymond Lee had been travelling the world by bicycle for two years when the coronavirus erupted and he suddenly found himself stranded in the poor West African state of Guinea.

    Papua New Guinea farewells ‘grand chief’ at state funeral

    12 Mar 2021

    Somare died on Feb.26, aged 84, just weeks after he was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. He served as leader four times and was the country’s first prime minister after Papua New Guinea (PNG) gained independence from Australia in 1975.

    Papua New Guinea faces coronavirus crisis as infections rise

    15 Mar 2021

    PNG’s Western Province lies within a few kilometres of Australia’s northern border, and Queensland laboratories are assisting to investigate the worsening outbreak.

    6.9-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea

    17 Jul 2020

    The 6.9-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 85 kilometres (51 miles) in a remote region near the eastern coast around 150 kilometres from Port Moresby.

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