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Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds
Read full article: Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry findsA military investigation has found mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a Samoan reef and sink in October.
Britain's Queen Camilla returns to public duties after chest infection
Read full article: Britain's Queen Camilla returns to public duties after chest infectionBritain’s Queen Camilla is set to return to public duties after missing weekend events commemorating the nation’s war dead because she was recovering from a chest infection.
King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery
Read full article: King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slaveryKing Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting
Read full article: Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meetingSeveral Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday.
New Zealand ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman, the ‘appalled’ defense minister says
Read full article: New Zealand ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman, the ‘appalled’ defense minister saysNew Zealand’s Defense Minister Judith Collins has decried what she called misogynistic online comments about the woman commander of a navy ship which ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa on Sunday.
Samoa warns of 'highly probable' fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sank
Read full article: Samoa warns of 'highly probable' fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sankSamoa's acting prime minister says a fuel spill is “highly probable” after a New Zealand navy ship grounded, caught fire and sank off the coast of the Pacific island nation.
As the climate changes, how doctors treat patients, and medical program curricula, are evolving
Read full article: As the climate changes, how doctors treat patients, and medical program curricula, are evolvingAs extreme and slow onset weather events increase, so too are the public health issues that come with those changes.
Emhoff will become the highest-profile US official to visit Samoa as US makes a Pacific islands push
Read full article: Emhoff will become the highest-profile US official to visit Samoa as US makes a Pacific islands pushSecond gentleman Doug Emhoff next week will become the highest-profile U.S. official to visit Samoa, as the Biden administration steps up its outreach to Pacific island nations.
Samoa's 1st female PM takes office after constitution crisis
Read full article: Samoa's 1st female PM takes office after constitution crisisMore than three months after winning an election which sparked a constitutional crisis, Samoa’s first female prime minister was finally able to take office on Tuesday.
Asia Today: Samoa leader appeals for calm after COVID case
Read full article: Asia Today: Samoa leader appeals for calm after COVID caseFILE - In this Sept. 20, 2010, file photo, Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi addresses a summit at the United Nations headquarters. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi addressed the nation live on television and radio, urging people to remain vigilant with their virus precautions. Samoa was among a dwindling handful of nations to have not reported a single case of the virus. He said the sailor returned a positive test four days after arriving, but then a second test on Thursday returned a negative result. — India has recorded 45,576 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours as authorities battle to slow a surge of infections in its capital by increasing testing.