Pacific Waves

Dateline Pacific evening edition for 8 August 2018


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Papua New Guinea's police chief has ordered an investigation into a police beating which was captured on film and viewed widely on social media; Amnesty International's also calling for a full government probe Papua New Guinea is preparing to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, leaders summit in November; efforts have been ramped up to find a viral solution to the threat of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle which is killing trees across the Pacific; Vanuatu has delayed the election of the head of its Malvatumauri, or council of chiefs, until September, as the government faces criticism over legislative changes; the World Health Organisation has launched a campaign to crackdown on smoking in the Pacific by engaging with businesses; while the Pacific has in recent weeks welcomed medical ships from both China and the United States, the Youth with a Mission medical ships are in Papua New Guinea year round.
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