Nickel is vital to electric car batteries, but extracting it is dirty and destructive. A plant with a turbulent history in New Caledonia is about to become an experiment in doing it better.
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Illegal fishers at Goat Island are putting pressure on the environment which needs to be protected for future generations, ranger says.
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs "are not convinced a deployment of Chinese personnel is needed in the current context".
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The territory now faces an uncertain future, as pro-independence groups refuse to discuss a future under France's flag.
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Businesses in New Caledonia anxious about vote; Tuvalu to receive climate adaptation funding support; Reporting restrictions placed on cocaine cases in Vava'u, and more.
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The President of Bougainville has taken a tough stance with Papua New Guinea in the latest talks over the independence referendum.
Investment and “economic partnerships” will be the focus of the United Kingdom’s new development strategy, according to a keynote speech from Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Truss set out her international policy vision Wednesday, discussing development strategy alongside trade and investment. Topics not mentioned include poverty, climate change, food security, corruption, the COVID-19 pandemic, and global public health.
The Kiribati Government is ditching a marine reserve in favour of commercial fishing, a move suspected to be influenced by China.