Marshall Islands

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US Congress urged to approve Pacific Island pacts to counter Chinese influence China US Palau Micronesia 1yr
Wracked by devastating droughts, the Marshall Islands has devised creative rain-storage systems 1yr
US secures Marshall Islands military deal, keeps China at bay in Pacific region China US 1yr
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U.S. finalizes 20-year extension of Marshall Islands ties US 1yr
Philippine fishers killed after collision with suspected oil tanker in South China Sea - The Gu... China Philippines UK 1yr
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Three Filipino fishermen dead after boat 'rammed' in South China Sea China Philippines 1yr
US deal with Marshall Islands lapses without renewal, but talks continue US 1yr
Marshall Islands calls on U.S. to address legacy of nuclear testing US 1yr
Faced with rising sea levels, the Marshall Islands are decarbonising ocean transport 1yr
Tiny nation demands extra compensation from US over nuclear tests US 1yr
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Marshall Islands calls for US to pay more compensation over nuclear tests US 1yr
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Biden nominates China specialist to be ambassador to strategic Marshall Islands China Taiwan Mongolia 1yr
Scientists hold US tests responsible for South China Sea radioactivity China US 1yr
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WHO: contaminated cough syrup found in Western Pacific Micronesia 1yr
Guaifenesin: WHO issues alert over another India-made cough syrup Micronesia 1yr
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Pacific region lags in LGBTQ rights despite Cook Islands ending gay sex ban 1yr
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Marshallese minister reinforces support for Taiwan, condemns 'intimidation' - Focus Taiwan Taiwan 1yr
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Biden budget includes billions for Pacific islands in bid to ‘out-compete’ China China Palau Micronesia 1yr
Biden budget aims at China with billions for Pacific islands China US Palau Micronesia 1yr
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Bribes, booze and bombs: The brazen plan to create a Pacific tax haven China US 1yr
Marshall Islands, feeling neglected by the U.S., enjoys new leverage China US 1yr
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Marshall Islands, Palau near new cooperation deals with US China US Palau 1yr
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Suez Canal returning to normal as cargo vessel refloated after running aground Egypt 1yr
Asian leaders call for more equality, climate action at UN General Assembly Philippines South Korea 2yrs
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Latvia establishes diplomatic relations with the Marshall Islands Latvia 2yrs
The Chinese tried to cut out of the Marshall Islands "mini-state in the shape of Hong Kong" China US 2yrs
Chinese pair arrested for trying to set up Hong Kong-style region in the Pacific China US 2yrs
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Marshall Islands: Chinese pair plotted 'mini-state' in Pacific nation China US 2yrs
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Pair Arrested for Trying to Create Mini-State in Marshall Islands US 2yrs
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Health disaster declared in Marshall Islands as COVID cases surge 'like wildfire' 2yrs
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Micronesia, previously one of the few remaining COVID-free countries, reports outbreak Tuvalu Micronesia 2yrs
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Russian ships are ditching their flags and registering in the Marshall Islands and St. Kitts, a... Russia 2yrs
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Marshall Islands says looking at 'expelling' Russian ships on its registry Russia Ukraine Taiwan Liberia Panama 2yrs
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Marshall Islands president calls for Taiwan's international inclusion - Focus Taiwan Taiwan 2yrs
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To counter China, US names Joseph Yun as envoy to lead Pacific Island talks China US Palau Micronesia 2yrs
Climate Change Is Killing Her Country. Who Will Decide if It Lives? 2yrs
Tanker with oil from Russia slips through loophole in UK ban Russia UK 2yrs
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Marshall Islands grapple with consequences of superpowers' actions 2yrs
US-Marshall Islands talks stall as Blinken visits Pacific to counter China China 2yrs
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Some fear China could win from US spat with Marshall Islands China US 2yrs
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Drowned US adventurer’s boat washes up on Pacific island US 3yrs
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Marshall Islands pleads with world leaders to stop the 60,000-person nation from drowning 3yrs
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My day at COP26: 'What it's like to fight for my country's survival' 3yrs
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Marshall Islands pleads with world leaders to stop the 60,000-person nation from drowning 3yrs
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Japanese fisherman exposed to 1954 U.S. nuclear test dies of pneumonia at 87 US Japan 3yrs
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The baby-selling scheme: poor pregnant Marshall Islands women lured to the US US 3yrs
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Ghost ship with $80 million worth of cocaine washes up on shore of Marshall Islands Philippines 3yrs
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Cocaine worth $100m washes up in Marshall Islands 3yrs
'Ghost boat' carrying £61m of cocaine washes up on remote Marshall Islands 3yrs
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Record cocaine haul found on ‘ghost boat’ in Marshall Islands 3yrs
Marshall Islands police find 649 kg of cocaine in ghost boat 3yrs
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Cocaine-laden ghost boat washes up in Marshall Islands 3yrs
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Marshall Islands: Record drugs haul washes up on shore 3yrs
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Ghost boat laden with cocaine washes up in the Marshall Islands 3yrs
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'Ghost boat’ washes up in Marshall Islands with 649 kilos of cocaine on board 3yrs
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Charlie Celeste: Ghost ship laden with cocaine washes up in Marshall Islands after years on hig... 3yrs
650 kilos of cocaine on board an empty boat in Marshall Islands US 3yrs
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Cocaine-laden ghost boat washes up in Marshall Islands 3yrs
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In the Marshall Islands, "we will pay the heaviest price for a climate crisis that does not aba... 3yrs
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Remote Marshall Islands Record First Confirmed Coronavirus Cases 4yrs
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Marshall Islands records first coronavirus cases on US military base US 4yrs
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Coronavirus: Remote Marshall Islands records first cases US 4yrs
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Remote Marshall Islands records its first coronavirus cases 4yrs
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My country may be swept away by the climate crisis if the rest of the world fails to uphold its... 4yrs
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Pacific islands used in nuke tests urge people to remember history US 4yrs
Saudi maritime authorities evacuate sick Turkish sailor Saudi Arabia Turkey 4yrs
U.S. says leaking nuclear waste dome is safe; Marshall Islands leaders don't believe it US 4yrs
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How the U.S. betrayed the Marshall Islands, kindling the next nuclear disaster - Los Angeles Ti... US 4yrs
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US to probe Marshall Islands atomic waste dump US 4yrs
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Marshall Islands heads to polls in election closely watched by Washington 4yrs
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U.S. won't clean up Marshall Islands nuclear waste dome but wants it free of anti-U.S. graffiti US 4yrs
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An Icelandic fishing company bribed officials in Namibia and used Norway's largest bank to tran... Iceland Norway Namibia 5yrs
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Climate change is 'cracking open a nuclear tomb' built to contain American waste US 5yrs
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Climate Change Is Breaking Open America's Nuclear Tomb US 5yrs
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Climate Change Is Breaking Open America's Nuclear Tomb US 5yrs
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Elected Arizona official accused of selling babies suspended US 5yrs
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Marshall Islands, low-lying U.S. ally and nuclear testing site, declares a climate crisis US 5yrs
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Arizona official accused of human smuggling via Marshall Islands adoption scheme US 5yrs
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Marshall Islands backs Taiwan as China fuels diplomatic shifts China Taiwan 5yrs
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Marshall Islands shows support for Taiwan after neighbors favor China China Taiwan 5yrs
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Marshall Islands confirms diplomatic support for Taiwan China Taiwan 5yrs
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Radiation in parts of Marshall Islands is higher than Chernobyl US 5yrs
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Parts of Marshall Islands are more radioactive than Chernobyl and Fukushima, study finds US 5yrs
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Radiation on U.S Marshall Islands is higher than at Chernobyl and Fukushima US Marshall Islands 5yrs
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Bikini Atoll has 1,000x radiation of Chernobyl decades after nuclear testing – study US 5yrs
Marshall Islands, where U.S. ran 67 nuclear weapon tests, more contaminated than Fukushima and... US 5yrs
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Radiation in parts of the Marshall Islands is far higher than Chernobyl, study says US 5yrs
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Nuclear waste, rising seas and Trump: Marshall Islands struggles to... 5yrs
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'Just like a lovely lollipop': Would you eat giant clams from a former nuclear test site? US 5yrs
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High radiation levels found in giant clams near U.S. nuclear dump in Marshall Islands US 5yrs
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In the Marshall Islands the "coffin" is bursting full of American radioactive waste US 5yrs
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Nuclear "coffin" may be leaking radioactive material into Pacific Ocean, U.N. chief says 5yrs
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Trump hosts Pacific leaders in historic White House meeting US Palau Micronesia 5yrs
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US-China battle for influence sees Trump meet leaders of South Pacific nations US Palau Micronesia 5yrs
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Dome covering nuclear waste in Marshall Islands is beginning to crack, UN warns US 5yrs
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‘A total lie’: US never bothered to secure its Pacific nuclear waste ‘coffin’ from leaks US 5yrs
US test-launches nuclear-capable Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile US 5yrs
Climate change could make this country disappear US 5yrs
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China calls on US to keep Taiwan president from stopping in Hawaii China US Taiwan Nauru Palau 5yrs
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Taiwan president’s diplomatic mission to Palau, Nauru, Marshall Islands US Taiwan Nauru Palau 5yrs
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