Not'The Onion': New Guinea Academics Say Cannibals Would Be Offended By Biden's Tale Of Uncle Being Eaten
Not 'The Onion': New Guinea Academics Say Cannibals Would Be Offended By Biden's Tale Of Uncle Being Eaten Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Academics from Papua New Guinea say that the actual cannibals who live there would be extremely offended by Joe Biden’s made up story of his uncle…#stevewatson #papuanewguinea #joebidens #worldwartwo #donaldtrump #trump #guardian #michaelkabuni #allanbird #papuanewguineas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bikepacker turned his lifestyle into a business that covers his costs
Tristan Ridley was days into his first long-distance trip when he met with a life-threatening incident. He had just crossed a river by foot, and was pulling up his bicycle to the shore, when a group of men drinking asked him to stop. People he had talked to about Papua New Guinea had warned him…#tristanridley #papuanewguinea #ridley #africa #oceania #southeastasia #centralasia #packforbikepacking #sophiedarsy #ryanellison (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Papua New Guinea Was Headed Towards a Malaria-Free Future. Until It Wasn ’t
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert islands off Africa?
The Canary Islands—
More than 1000 years ago, a young man stood on the northern shore of the island now known as El Hierro. Across the wave-swept Atlantic Ocean, he could see the silhouettes of other islands, a volcanic peak on one soaring toward the clouds only 90 kilometers away. Yet, for him, those islands were as unreachable as the Moon.
His body betrayed the rigors of life on his arid volcanic outcrop. His molars were worn almost to the gums from grinding fibrous wild fern roots. His ancestors here had farmed wheat, but he and his contemporaries grew only barley and raised livestock such as goats. His gen...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
US official urges Papua New Guinea to reject Chinese security deal
A senior U.S. state department official urged Papua New Guinea(PNG) to turn down China's offer of a potential security pact, warning the Pacific nation that any security guarantee with Beijing comes with consequences and costs. "We've seen that the Chinese commitment in defence or investment comes…#papuanewguineapng #pacific #beijing #png #richardverma #sydneymorningherald #papuanewguinea #justintkachenko #solomonislands #southpacific (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China Urges Papua New Guinea to Protect Its Citizens After Riots
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I discovered a tree kangaroo that had only been seen once – by the man who shot it in 1928
I want people to be excited about the animals I find and get them involved in conservationI am a British tourist, and I spend my holidays searching for species that are believed to be extinct. On my last trip to Papua New Guinea in 2022, I found a Louisiade pitta bird, which had been the focus of failed professional expeditions for years. It hadn ’t been seen alive since 1898.We went around playing recordings of a related pitta, which sounds a bit like achicken being strangled, until we received a reply. Imagine if you went around a haunted house rattling chains and then you heard a ghost rattling them back – that is w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 10, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Michael Smith Tags: Environment Conservation Papua New Guinea Endangered species Global development Science Biology Biodiversity Wildlife Animals Source Type: news
Why Rio Tintois Guinea iron ore project is starting after 27 years
Rio Tinto's Simandou project in Guinea could finally be making progress after 27 years of consecutive delays. Rio Tinto's Simandou iron ore project in Guinea is finally taking off after almost three decades of holding the licence, government turmoil and coups. The project is expected to include…#riotinto #simandou #guinea #guinean #riotintocopper #boldbaatar #simfer #chinalco #wcs #baowu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The World ’s Largest Mining Operation Is Finally Ready to Break Ground
In a far-flung part of West Africa, the world’s largest mining project is expected to get off the ground this year — and it only took about three decades. The $20 billion iron ore, rail, and port development operation in Guinea — to be led by mining giant Rio Tinto, the Guinean government, and…#westafrica #guinea #riotinto #guinean #simandou #harrypotter #riotintos #beijing #conakry #boldbaatar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bougainville looks to reopen mine that sparked Pacific island civil war
Reopening the Panguna copper complex is seen as central to region’s drive for independence from Papua New Guinea#papuanewguinea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
At least 13 dead, 178 injured after a massive fuel depot explosion in Guinea's capital
An explosion and inferno at Guinea’s main fuel depot in the capital of Conakry left at least 13 people dead and 178 injured, authorities said Monday, as the West African country was assisted by other nations in managing the disaster. The massive explosion sparked the fire at the Guinean Petroleum…#guinea #conakry #westafrican #kaloum #dominicanrepublics #guineematin #ahmedcondé #bachirdiallo #senegal #mounatoubaldé (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rio Tinto plans $6.2 billion investment in Guinea iron ore project
Rio Tinto’s RIO, single biggest investment over the next few years is likely to be a huge African iron ore project that could reshape global supplies of the steelmaking ingredient. The world’s second-largest miner by market value said Wednesday it expects to contribute roughly $6.2 billion to the…#rio #african #simandou #guinea #brazil #riotinto #guinean #aluminiumcorpof #singapore #chinahongqiaogroup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The alien hunter: has Harvard ’s Avi Loeb found proof of extraterrestrial life?
The astrophysicist and professor likes to ruffle feathers – and says his critics are merely jealous. He discusses UFOs, interstellar objects and the risks of his all-consuming searchAvi Loeb has a chip on his shoulder. For years, the Harvard astrophysicist has been trying to find aliens. He ’s in the middle of trying to record the entire sky with an international network of telescopes and recently travelled to Papua New Guinea to find out if ameteor detected in 2014 was actually part of an interstellar spaceship. Meanwhile, academics and pundits snipe at him in the media, and he ’s sick of it.“I hear that the scien...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 29, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Daniel Lavelle Tags: Space Astronomy Planets Asteroids Meteors Science The sun Harvard University Source Type: news
Deforestation, Encroachment Threaten West Africa ’s One Health Plans
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary – a conservation center dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting Sierra Leone’s national chimpanzee. Credit: Stella Paul/IPSBy Stella PaulFREETOWN, Nov 3 2023 (IPS) Thirty-three years ago, Bala Amerasekaran – a Sri Lankan by birth – visited Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since then, the West African nation has been his home, where Amerasekaran has dedicated his life to conserving the chimpanzee – Sierra Leone’s national animal.
In 1995, with support from the national government, he founded Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary – the country’s first conservation center that rescue...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Stella Paul Tags: Africa Biodiversity Conservation COVID-19 Environment Featured Headlines Health Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Sierra Leone Source Type: news
