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New Zealand, Tuvalu reaffirm close ties

Xinhua 16 May 2024
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters is in Funafuti, Tuvalu's capital, leading a delegation on a visit to the Pacific island country, highlighting New Zealand's commitment to supporting ...
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Filipino missionary ordained coadjutor bishop in Cook Islands

Manila Bulletin 04 May 2024
Filipino missionary priest Fr ... Bishop Donogue presided over the episcopal ordination of Fr ... Getalado has been serving as a missionary of the Mission Society of the Philippines to the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti, the capital island nation of Tuvalu ... .
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Catholic community gears up for arrival of new coadjutor bishop

Cook Islands News 17 Apr 2024
The newly appointed coadjutor bishop arrives in Rarotonga tonight to assist the retiring Bishop before eventually succeeding him ... Getalado has been serving as an MSP missionary to the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti, the capital island nation of Tuvalu.
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22 fishermen rescued as vessel sinks in Tuvalu waters

RNZ 15 Apr 2024
Several hours after the dramatic Sunday morning rescue, the Jin Hui transferred the 22 crew members to the vessel Nivaga3, which took the rescued crew to Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu, for repatriation by plane.
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Inside the ‘dazzling’ island nation that’s so small it only has 5 miles of road

Metro UK 24 Mar 2024
Tuvalu is one of the least visited countries on earth (Picture ... Due to its teeny tiny size, Tuvalu has just five miles of road, the least of any country in the whole world ... Funafuti Atoll is the capital of Tuvalu (Picture ... Things to do in Tuvalu.
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Feleti Teo named Tuvalu's new Prime Minister

Beijing News 26 Feb 2024
... adverse weather conditions had delayed the announcement of the new prime minister, as several lawmakers were stranded on Tuvalu's outer islands, unable to reach the capital, Al Jazeera reported.
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Taiwan ally Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as new prime minister

Philenews 26 Feb 2024
The election result in Tuvalu had been delayed by a month as dangerous weather stopped boats from bringing new lawmakers to the capital to vote for prime minister, highlighting why climate change is ...
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Tuvalu names new PM as Taiwan and China vie for influence

Indian Express 26 Feb 2024
Tuvalu's former Attorney-General Feleti Teo was named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation Monday ... Tuvalu is made up of tiny atolls in the Pacific Ocean and is home to around 11,000 people.
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Who will form the next government is the question on the minds of the people ...

RNZ 21 Feb 2024
Tuvalu's capital Funafuti is preparing to welcome the last four elected Members of Parliament from the northern islands of Nanumea and Nanumaga to form the new government ... A new newsletter in Tuvalu, ...
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Tuvalu MPs stuck in outer islands due to bad weather

RNZ 30 Jan 2024
Bad weather after last week's election in Tuvalu has delayed travel to the capital for outer island MPs ahead of a prime ministerial election ... 'The general public don't understand electoral processes' - Tuvalu election official Semi Malaki.
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Bad weather dampens travel plans for Tuvalu MPs

RNZ 29 Jan 2024
Listen. Bad weather after last week's election in Tuvalu has delayed travel to the capital for outer island MPs ahead of a prime ministerial election ... ....
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Climate-threatened Tuvalu holds election closely watched by China and Taiwan

CNN 26 Jan 2024
Tuvalu, with a population of about 11,200 spread across nine islands, has campaigned at international conferences for greater action to help low-lying nations address climate change, because science ...
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Voting begins in Taiwan ally Tuvalu

Taipei Times 26 Jan 2024
Tuvalu, with a population of about 11,200 spread across nine islands, has campaigned at international conferences for greater action to help low-lying nations address climate change, because science ...
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Climate threatened Tuvalu holds election watched by Taiwan, China

Hong Kong Standard 26 Jan 2024
Tuvalu, with a population of about 11,200 spread across nine islands, has campaigned at international conferences for greater action to help low-lying nations address climate change, because science ...

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