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Kiribati group launches climate change petition

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Auckland, New Zealand: A climate change petition being launched in Auckland this week hopes to get millions of signatures and spark more support

Kiribati buys dalo from Fiji

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Suva, Fiji: The first consignment of dalo and cassava left Fiji shores for Kiribati last week.

Subdued growth expected for Kiribati, Tuvalu

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Sydney, Australia: Kiribati and Tuvalu can expect economic growth in 2010 but, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), it will be very subdued.

The Pacific's other ferry disaster

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Tarawa, Kiribati: A decision to swim rather than cling to a capsized ferry was probably the difference between life and death for Kiribati teenager Teibi Tearikua.

Kiribati challenges Pacific Island countries to address violence against women

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Suva, Fiji: ‘There are international and regional discussions already underway on addressing violence against women

The Rising Sea, the Changing Tides in Kiribati

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Boobu Tioram has dismantled and moved his house three times in the past nine years.

Kiribati president pessimistic about climate change conference

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Copenhagen, Denmark: The President of Kiribati says he accepts the prospects of achieving a comprehensive climate change agreement at the United Nations conference are not looking goo

Kiribati release 5 year vision for tourism

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Tarawa, Kiribati: Kiribati Government has today launched an ambitious five year action plan to attract more tourism to its shores

Kiribati vessels begins regular shipping service to three Pacific Island Countries

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Cairns, Australia: A regional feeder shipping service, using a Kiribati owned vessel, has been regarded as a model for other regions of the Pacific plagued by irregular shipping services.

RNZAF on Kiribati search mission

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Tarawa, Kiribati: A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion is flying from Vanuatu to Kiribati today to help search for more than a dozen people missing after a ferry capsized, reports NZ H

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