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At least 18 killed as second earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

Amagnitude6.7earthquakestruckPapuaNewGuinea’smountainousSouthernHighlandsonWednesdaykillingatleast18people,anofficialsaid,aweekafteralargerquakeflattenedvillage

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Papua New Guinea to be a staunch partner to China, says PM

ChineseVicePremierWangYangmetonWednesdaywithPapuaNewGuinean(PNG)PrimeMinisterPeterO'Neill,withthetwoinGuangzhoufortheopeningceremonyofthe2017FortuneGlobalForum.

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Wreckage of Indonesian cargo plane found, no survivors

An Indonesian search team on Tuesday (Nov 1) found the wreckage of a cargo plane along with the bodies of four crew members in a mountainous part of the country, a government official said.

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Australia agrees to close controversial refugee detention center

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.

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Indonesia detains over 1,000 Papuans ahead of minister’s visit to restive province

Indonesia on Wednesday briefly detained more than 1,000 pro-independence demonstrators in its eastern province of Papua, ahead of a visit by a top security official to look into claims of human rights violations.

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Helicopter crashes in eastern Indonesia, killing pilot, injuring 3 others

A helicopter crashed in Papua province of eastern Indonesia on Saturday, killing the pilot and wounding three others, senior local police officer said.

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Plane with 54 people aboard loses contact in eastern Indonesia

​A small passenger plane with 54 people on board lost contact in Papua, the easternmost province of Indonesia, on Sunday, the Transport Ministry said.