Anearthquakemeasuring6.0ontheRichterscalejolted111kmSWofPorgera,PapuaNewGuineaat02:45:44GMTonWednesday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof10.0
ChineseVicePremierWangYangmetonWednesdaywithPapuaNewGuinean(PNG)PrimeMinisterPeterO'Neill,withthetwoinGuangzhoufortheopeningceremonyofthe2017FortuneGlobalForum.
Anearthquakemeasuring6.0ontheRichterscalejolted193kmsouthofTaron,PapuaNewGuinea,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)saidonMonday.Theepicenter,withadepthof5.67km,wasini
Australia and Papua New Guinea on Wednesday said they had agreed to close a controversial Australian-funded asylum seeker detention center on Manus Island, although the ultimate fate of 800 refugees held in the camp remained unclear.
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported that more than 7,000 people have been diagnosed with infection of the Ebola virus in West Africa, a UN spokesperson said here Thursday.