Oceania Tuvalu With Prime Minister Natano's name, the country became the ninth signatory to the instrument of ratification of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus), a trade and investment agreement focused on regional development
Oceania Kiribati The health minister said a team of five (doctors, nurses and logistical personnel) has arrived in the country from Australia to assess the Covid-19 situation for 10 days and prepare the nation for the next phase of its response
Oceania Solomon Islands Journalists denounce they cannot do their job because the government refuses the waivers they need to move around during the lockdown, making it difficult for them to give updates on the situation in the country
Oceania Tonga The country enters isolation after several cases of Covid were recorded in the capital Nuku'alofa; as suspected, Covid-19 may have arrived along with the aids
Oceania Australia Dryandra Woodland National Park, the newest in the country, has been created in Western Australia with the aim of protecting rare and critically endangered wildlife species, including the numbat, the iconic marsupial native to the area
Oceania New Zealand The Ika Rere, the first 100% battery-operated electric ferry operating in Wellington on behalf of East by West Ferries, will be operative at the end of the first quarter of 2022; one charge makes the round trip possible and takes 15 minutes to recharge
Oceania Vanuatu The Ministry of Education and Training has signed the Home School Package for which more than 26.000 school booklets will be printed and strategically pre-positioned in the two provinces, ready to be distributed in case of a new blockade
Oceania Micronesia The Micronesia Climate Change Alliance's new project "Telling Tales with Trash" is underway to encourage children to participate in the island-wide recycled art competition
Oceania Australia The Australian Open 2022 ends today, marked this year by the two great controversies: the issue of letting Djokovic in and the back-and-forth over the possibility of wearing T-shirts in support of tennis player Peng Shuai to pressure China over her fate
Oceania Marshall Islands Girls dominate Marshall Islands High School's latest honor roll, with only one class having more boys than girls on the honor roll, where three-quarters of total students are girls
Oceania Solomon Islands The Guadalcanal provincial executive has taken the decision to temporarily close the Corona market in the far east of Honiara, banning the buying and selling of produce until further notice to avoid any large gathering
Oceania Tuvalu This month's Tau Maketi takes place today, an opportunity for all those interested in selling their goods; registration and bookings have been opened for those offering food, clothes, handicrafts, fishery and agriculture products
Oceania New Zealand The country has been ranked as the best country in the world for financial freedom, based on measures including stability, taxation, anti-corruption and transparency of financial systems