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6.0-magnitude quake hits 111km SW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Anearthquakemeasuring6.0ontheRichterscalejolted111kmSWofPorgera,PapuaNewGuineaat02:45:44GMTonWednesday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof10.0

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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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6.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Anearthquakemeasuring6.0ontheRichterscalejolted193kmsouthofTaron,PapuaNewGuinea,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)saidonMonday.Theepicenter,withadepthof5.67km,wasini

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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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Ebola cases top 7,000 in West Africa: UN

​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.