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The worldwide catastrophe of rising seas especially imperils Pacific paradises, Guterres says

Aug. 26, 2024 21:21 PM EDT

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Highlighting seas that are rising at an accelerating rate, especially in the far more vulnerable Pacific island nations, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued yet another climate SOS to the world. This time he said those initials stand for “save our seas.” ...

An election in Kiribati provokes Western alarm about Beijing's sway in Pacific atoll nation

Aug. 14, 2024 04:11 AM EDT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — People in Kiribati went to the polls on Wednesday for the first round of voting in a national election expected to serve as a referendum on rising living costs and the government’s stronger ties with China. A second round of voting is scheduled on...