Louis-Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th century French sailor. After participating without much success in the Seven Years’ War (1756 – 1763), he began a fruitful career as an explorer. His first destination was the Malvinas Islands, which he conquered on behalf of the French crown in 1764.. He founded a colony but it did … Read more
Zac Efron was near death in Papua New Guinea while filming a survival documentary
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Zac Efron narrowly escaped death after being struck by a serious infection while filming his new TV show in Papua New Guinea, according to reports. The 32-year-old was filming a documentary series called Killing Zac Efron (Kill Zac Efron) when became ill with a “form of typhoid or a similar bacterial infection” just before Christmas, … Read more
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Chinese mining company vaccinated employees in Papua New Guinea
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese mining company in Papua New Guinea claims to have immunized employees against COVID-19 in an apparent vaccination test, a newspaper reported Friday. The South Pacific island nation’s Health Minister Jelta Wong said his department is investigating Ramu NiCo (MCC) Ltd’s claims, according to The Australian. National Pandemic Response Director … Read more
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Australia demanded the shipment of the vaccines it bought from AstraZeneca, but to donate them to another country
This Wednesday, Australia demanded that AstraZeneca and the European Union urgently access one million doses of the vaccine it had purchased to supply to Papua New Guinea, which is registering a new outbreak of Covid-19. Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared that he wants to use the doses Australia has ordered and paid for to help … Read more
Two castaways survived 29 days on a boat adrift in the Pacific Ocean by eating coconuts and drinking rainwater
Lost in the Pacific, two inhabitants of the Solomon Islands They survived 29 days in a seven-meter boat thanks to coconuts, oranges and prayersbefore being rescued off the coast of Papua New Guinea, 400 kilometers (250 miles) away from the starting point on Mono Island. The two men They were traveling between two islands in … Read more
The eruption of the Mount Ulawun volcano in Papua New Guinea expelled thick ash almost 5 kilometers
The eruption of Papua New Guinea’s tallest volcano subsided on Tuesday, but thick ash still rose into the sky and covered nearby roofs and palm trees. One of the most active volcanoes in the South Pacific nation, the Mount Ulawunerupted on Monday afternoon, throwing ashes up to 15 kilometers high (50,000 feet). The alert level … Read more
