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Pacific island states expressed frustration at a lack of progress in talks aimed at protecting the region's valuable tuna resources.

• 03 декабря 2014, 14:03

The head of a tiny Pacific airline that pioneered a fare system based on passengers' weight said Wednesday the move had been so successful the carrier is upgrading its fleet.

• 11 декабря 2013, 15:15

The Pacific region faces serious economic losses due to climate change and it is critical that nations causing the problem step in to help, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday.

• 26 ноября 2013, 11:34

Fijians living in low-lying areas were urged to flee to higher ground Saturday as a cyclone bore down on the Pacific nation after leaving a trail of destruction in Samoa with up to 10 feared dead.

• 16 декабря 2012, 12:56

The Pacific nation of Samoa faces up to two weeks without electricity, officials said Friday, after a cyclone that killed two people and sent hundreds fleeing to safety destroyed its main power station.

• 14 декабря 2012, 13:38

Flash floods and power cuts hit the Samoan capital Apia Thursday as Tropical Cyclone Evan lashed the Pacific island nation with high winds and heavy rain.

• 13 декабря 2012, 14:48