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MANILA/POHNPEI (Pacific Island Times/Pacnews) — A team of medical experts from the Philippines will be heading to the Federated States of Micronesia in April to hold a series of training as part of an agreement to help lower the number of infants and women who die during childbirth in FSM. Secretar…

Sixth graders showcase their projects during Mount Carmel School’s Homelessness Project Exhibition at MCS Phoenix Hall in Hagåt, Guam on Friday. Photo by Frank San Nicolas/The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Finding solutions to address the factors contributing to Guam’s homeless po…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., right, and Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. shake hands during a bilateral meeting in the state dining room of the Malacañang presidential palace in Manila on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.  Pool photo by Mark Balmores MANILA (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau̵…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in London, March 1, 2025. LONDON (Reuters) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greeted President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with a warm embrace on Saturday after the Ukrainian leader flew to London for talks following his c…

MAJURO — The Marshall Islands and Palau joined Russia and the United States in voting Monday last week against a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly about Ukraine, which called for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. While the official U.N. voting board showed Marshall Isla…

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, left, shakes hands with China’s Premier Li Qiang. REUTERS RAROTONGA (Cook Islands News/Pacnews) — Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has hit out at the New Zealand media and experts for their “ludicrous” and “ignorant” perspe…

MANGILAO (DOAG) — The Guam Department of Agriculture announces the partial lifting of the avian influenza-related import ban, allowing the importation of hatching eggs while maintaining the ban on live poultry. This decision follows a careful assessment of disease risks and the need to support Guam…

Rescue workers participate in a salvage operation at a collapsed highway construction site in Cheonan, South Korea, Feb. 25, 2025. REUTERS ANSEONG, South Korea (Reuters) — At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of t…

The logo of the Bank of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Nov.  30, 2017. SEOUL (Reuters) — The Bank of Korea lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Tuesday, steering Asia’s fourth-largest economy away from restrictive monetary policy towards a neutral stance amid mounting gr…

Christian Democratic Union party leader Friedrich Merz reacts after the exit poll results are announced for the 2025 general election, in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. BERLIN (Reuters) — German conservatives under Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to quickly form a government after winning a nationa…