Born on a tiny, impoverished South Pacific island, Pene Pati remembers going to school without food. Now he is performing in operas at La Scala and the Met
Along roads of scarlet hibiscus and exuberan…
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Cast Away by Francesca de Tores review – gripping portrait of the real-life Robinson Crusoe ⊖
This fascinating novel about 18th-century privateer Alexander Selkirk, abandoned on a tiny island in the South Pacific, becomes a revelatory meditation on humanity
It’s hard to think of many superfici…
34 days ago
Solomon Islands to get new leader after PM ousted in no-confidence vote ○
Jeremiah Manele toppled after months of political upheaval in the nation seen as one of China’s closest partners in the Pacific
Solomon Islands prime minister Jeremiah Manele lost power in a no-confi…
39 days ago
How to build an NRL team: Perth Bears hunt for hidden gems or PNG Chiefs cash splash? | Angus Fontaine ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Expansion clubs are taking different routes with funding, leadership, talent pathways and fan engagement as important as marquee player signings
The path to top-level Australian rugby league can take …
52 days ago
‘It’s sacred to us’: register of Bounty mutineer’s descendants returns to South Pacific ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Pitcairn Register details lives of ‘extraordinarily resilient’ Tahitian women enslaved during notorious mutiny
It is a book that records the 19th-century descendants of some of the most notorious trou…
59 days ago
The South Pacific islanders who worship the spirit of a US WW2 soldier they deem 'more powerful than Jesus' and hope he will one day return with crates of Coca-Cola ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Described by followers as a white American - often imagined as a soldier from the Second World War era - it is believed that John Frum will one day return bearing vast wealth and modern goods.
62 days ago
Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood, 78, secretly ties the knot for the fifth time with long-time partner Elizabeth Jordan, 56, as he shares sweet honeymoon snaps ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The British rock legend, 78, gave a glimpse into his sun-soaked honeymoon in the South Pacific
3 months ago
Windsurfer, 55, is mauled to death in shark attack as horrified family watch on from beach on paradise island ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The 55-year-old was catching waves on a popular beach on New Caledonia - a French territory in the South Pacific, east of Australia - when he suddenly was seen thrashing around.
5 months ago
Snails on a plane: Australia flies rescue mission to Norfolk Island for a tiny, critically endangered species ⊕⊕
The Campbell’s keeled glass-snail is officially extinct, but researchers have ‘high hopes’ that translocation will allow the population to thrive
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6 months ago
Blue Moon review: Ethan Hawke shines in his best role for years playing tragic musical lyricist Lorenz Hart - there's no doubt he'll be rolling in award nominations ⊕
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein are generally considered to be titans of the American musical, responsible for such classics as The Sound Of Music, The King And I and South Pacific.