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Earthquake rattles opening day of PIF summit in Tonga

Tonga has been backed to host a successful Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting despite the summit ballooning in size and scale.

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Pacific leaders go to church ahead of Tonga summit

A suite of world leaders will descend on Tonga this week for the Pacific Islands Forum but on Sunday it was calm as they went to church.

AAP

Gang and drug problems on the rise in Tonga

Australia's deportations policy appears to be growing gang populations in Tonga, which hosts the Pacific Islands Forum's annual summit this week.

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UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit

António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledonia among issues to watch

The Guardian - AU

Pacific Leaders Confront 'Polycrisis' Of Rising Seas And Climbing Tensions

Pacific island leaders gather for a key summit in the Kingdom of Tonga on Monday, aiming to navigate rapidly rising seas, damaging great power rivalries and violent unrest in New Caledonia.

International Business Times

Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats

Climate change will top the agenda as leaders of 18 nations meet in Tonga from August 26.

Al Jazeera

New Caledonia dispute top of agenda for Pacific leaders

New Zealand is downplaying hopes of a political breakthrough on New Caledonia emerging from next week's Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.

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What lies beneath: the growing threat to the hidden network of cables that power the internet

Last month large parts of Tonga were left without internet when an undersea cable was broken. It’s a scenario that is far more common than is understood

The Guardian - AU

She went for a walk to clear her head and was never seen again

Missing woman's brother still holds hope they'll celebrate birthdays again.

The Canberra Times

Peter Squires recalls joys of ‘absolutely amateur’ England tour to Japan in 1979

On Saturday, for the first time since the amateur era, England will play in Japan against the host nation.

The Independent UK

For years the best-known Tongan on Australian TV was played by Chris Lilley. At last Pasifika artists are being recognised

It’s an honour to be the first Tongan writer to publish a novel in Australia – but why did it take so long for our mob to get here?

The Guardian - AU

Record-shattering Tonga volcanic eruption wasn't triggered by what we thought, new study suggests

Scientists think Tonga's record-breaking 2022 eruption was triggered by gas building up to a "critical point" rather than by a reaction between magma and seawater as previously assumed.

LiveScience

Broncos host ‘best kept secret’ behemoth on a pre-draft visit

The Broncos brought in Tongan-Canadian OT Giovanni Manu for a pre-draft visit. He's a massive, 6-7, 352-pound sleeper prospect.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Tonga ministers quit amid standoff with powerful monarch

Crisis erupted last month after King Tupou VI abruptly withdrew ‘confidence and consent’ for three ministries.

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Pathology training helping build up Pacific health care

A pathologist trained in Australia will play a key role in building a self-sufficient diagnostic service in her Pacific home country to end delays in treatment.

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Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all options for future NSW Cup

NSW Rugby League CEO David Trodden has outlined long-term plans to one day having teams from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all playing in the NSW Cup.

LiveScience

Tonga volcano eruption was fueled by 2 merging chambers that are still brimming with magma

Researchers have mapped the magma plumbing system beneath Tonga's underwater volcano and discovered three magma chambers, two of which fed the record-shattering 2022 eruption.

The Guardian - AU

A four-decade-old Pacific treaty was meant to preserve the ‘peaceful region’. Now experts say it’s being exploited

Nearly 40 years after the Treaty of Rarotonga came into force, the region is on edge about another rise in geopolitical tensions

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The Conversation

Over the past six years, governments proposed launching over one million satellites, but where will they all go?

In September 2021, Rwanda announced that it was planning to launch over 300,000 satellites. Three months later, a Canadian company, having previously launched two dozen CubeSats, said it would launch an additional 100,000. Then, a French company did likewise. And SpaceX, which has already launched around 5,000 satellites, now has…

The Independent UK

England coach Shaun Wane wanted Tonga whitewash ‘so badly’

The hosts sealed a series clean sweep with a 26-4 victory.

The Independent UK

Elliott Whitehead ends international career with try as England whitewash Tonga

The hosts claimed a 26-4 victory and convincing series win.

The Independent UK

England were ‘desperate to win’ after Tonga provocation – Shaun Wane

Tonga coach Kristian Woolf had questioned the refereeing of last week’s first Test before Matty Ashton’s double made the series secure.

The Independent UK

Matty Ashton at the double as England seal series win over Tonga

The Warrington full-back scored both tries in a 14-4 success in Huddersfield.

The Guardian - UK

Ashton double helps England set record straight with series win over Tonga

Matty Ashton’s two tries helped England to a 14-4 win over Tonga in Huddersfield and secure victory in the series with a game to spare

The Independent UK

Matty Ashton and Ben Currie added to England squad for second Tonga clash

Ashton and Currie replace Tommy Makinson and Morgan Knowles.

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