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Papua New Guinea violence leaves between 20 and 50 people dead, UN official says

Sep. 16, 2024 05:59 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said Monday. The fighting started days ago and is continuing in the Porgera Valley, near the site of a landslide in May estimated to have...

Pope Francis enters Papua New Guinea's remote jungles with humanitarian aid and toys

Sep. 09, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him medicine, musical instruments and a message of love for the people who live there. Francis flew aboard a...