Anti-China Leader Ousted in Solomon Islands, ABC Reports
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why US-China Competition Is Heating Up in the Pacific
Competition is heating up between China and the US in the southern Pacific, with each seeking to build influence among island nations that haven’t received much superpower attention since World War II. The stakes rose in 2022 when the Solomon Islands signed a security accord with Beijing — a first…#solomon #primeminister #solomons #pacific #minister #zealand #solomonislanders #superpowerattention #buildinfluence #beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People urged to move to high ground after quake near Solomon Islands By Reuters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - People are advised to move to higher ground immediately, said a spokesperson for the Solomon Islands' prime minister after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the region near the islands. "People are advised to move to higher ground now," said the spokesman from Prime Minister…#solomonislands #islandsprime #primeminister #magnitudeearthquake #earthquakestruck #ministermanasseh #manassehsogavare #coloradosprings #sydney #solomon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Solomon Islands -USGS By Reuters
(Reuters) - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake with a depth of 10 km struck Malango in Solomon islands on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States continues to oppose any military action that destabilizes…#geologicalsurvey #struckmalango #malango #solomon #geological #survey #coloradosprings #keithcoffman #andrewhay #haycolorado (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Solomon Islands rejects Biden ’s Pacific outreach amid China challenge
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Solomon Islands Suspends Visits by Foreign Navies, Raising Concerns Over China
The move comes after top U.S. officials visited the Pacific nation to bolster ties and deliver warnings over its new security agreement with China. #solomonislandssuspends #navies (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Solomon Islands suspends all naval visits: US embassy
Move comes a week after a US Coast Guard vessel was blocked from refuelling in the Solomons capital of Honiara. #coastguard #honiara #solomonislands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Solomon Islands to ban all foreign navy ships from ports
The Solomon Islands has had a tense relationship with the United States and its allies since striking a security pact with China this year. #allies #solomonislands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Solomon Islands to ban navy ships from ports until new process in place
The Solomon Islands has suspended entry into its waters for foreign navy ships pending adoption of a new process for approval of port visits, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday, in a bid... #primeministersoffice #solomonislands #portvisits (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Coast Guard cutter denied entry into Solomon Islands port sparking concerns of China's growing influence
A United States Coast Guard vessel was unable to secure entry into a Solomon Islands port which some believe could be a sign of China's growing influence in the region. #solomonislands #unitedstatescoastguard #coastguard #cutter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exclusive: Sherman, Kennedy to visit Solomons, where fathers fought and U.S. now vies with China
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy plan next month to visit the Solomon Islands, where their fathers fought in World War Two and the... #worldwartwo #solomons #wendysherman #carolinekennedy #solomonislands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Earliest Pacific seafarers were matrilocal society, study suggests
DNA analysis of 164 individuals from 2,800 to 300 years ago shows men would move to be with their wivesThe world ’s earliest seafarers who set out to colonise remote Pacific islands nearly 3,000 years ago were a matrilocal society with communities organised around the female lineage, analysis of ancient DNA suggests.The research, based on genetic sequencing of 164 ancient individuals from 2,800 to 300 years ago, suggested that some of the earliest inhabitants of islands in Oceania had population structures in which women almost always remained in their communities after marriage, while men left their mother ’s communit...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 30, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Genetics Society Pacific islands Biology Science Women Solomon Islands Asia Pacific Micronesia Anthropology Source Type: news
China signs deal with Samoa as Australia vows Pacific Islands plan
China is building on a security pact it recently signed with Solomon Islands, which has alarmed the United States and its allies. #solomonislands #allies #pacificislands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US won ’t rule out military action if China establishes base in Solomon Islands
Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink warns security pact presents ‘potential regional security implications’ #danielkritenbrink #solomonislands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why a tiny Pacific nation ’s China deal is getting global attention
The U.S. and its allies say Beijing’s security pact with the Solomon Islands could threaten stability in the strategically important region. #allies #solomonislands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
