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Thursday briefing: How global preparedness prevented a tsunami tragedy
In today’s newsletter: Years of preparation and global coordination ensured communities from Japan to Hawaii w…
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‘Prepared for a long stay’: tsunami alert triggers mass evacuations across Pacific
People in Guam and Japan move to higher ground, while highways in Hawaii busy as residents leave for safe area…
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Many countries downgrade tsunami alerts after powerful earthquake off Russia
Impact of water surges less than initially feared after quake of 8.8 magnitude hit near Russia’s Kamchatka pen…
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Tsunami updates: Easter and Galápagos Islands evacuate coastal areas as tsunami warnings rattle Pacific – as it happened
Authorities ordered evacuations on Pacific islands of Ecuador and Chile; warnings downgraded elsewhere after 8…
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‘We depend on our beautiful reefs’: Fukushima water release plan sparks concern across Pacific
Some fishers say they lack information and worry about Japan’s plan to discharge treated wastewater into the s…
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From months on a remote island to bear-infested mountains: four ‘miracle’ child survival stories
Four young children surviving 40 days in the Amazonian jungle has attracted global headlines, as have other ch…
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Quad summit cancelled after Joe Biden calls off trip to Australia
Leaders of Japan, India, US and Australia will instead meet on sidelines of the G7 in Hiroshima this weekendGe…
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Biden cancels Australia and Papua New Guinea visit as debt limit crisis looms
President, who will still visit Japan for G7 summit, hosts new talks with congressional leadersJoe Biden has c…
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James Cleverly in Japan for G7 as UK tilts towards Pacific post-Brexit
Foreign secretary says ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ is ‘critical to UK’ and releases manga-style cartoons to m…
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Asia’s arms race: potential flashpoints from Taiwan to the South China Sea
Guardian correspondents look at the buildup of tensions across the region, from North Korea to the Pacific isl…
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Japan must work with the Pacific to find a solution to the Fukushima water release issue – otherwise we face disaster | Henry Puna
Based on our experience with nuclear contamination, continuing with ocean discharge plans is simply inconceiva…
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Albanese government to give $900m budget boost to Pacific countries
Funding will help tackle poverty and shore up security in the region and make Australia ‘more influential in t…
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Tsunami hits Tonga after underwater volcanic eruption
Streets and buildings flooded in Pacific nation’s main island following latest eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga H…
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Russia sends defence missiles to Pacific islands claimed by Japan
Moscow defence ministry posts video of missile system arriving on Matua in Kuril island chainRussia has deploy…