The Kiribati island nation was one of the world's last covid-free places. Now it's under lockdown.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Pacific island nation of Kiribati, which had almost entirely kept the coronavirus out, went into...
A COVID-Free Pacific Nation Opened Its Border a Crack. The Virus Came Rushing In
Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe plane brought the first cases of COVID-19 to the country; more than two-thirds of the passengers...
Kiribati's pro-China leader wins re-election in blow to Taiwan
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe leader of small but strategically located Kiribati has won a closely watched presidential...
Kiribati's pro-Beijing leader re-elected: state media
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"The president-elect of Kiribati is Taneti Maamau," Chief Justice John Muria told the radio station....
COVID hits one of the last uninfected places on the planet
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoKiribati finally began reopening this month, allowing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
The climate change solutions for the world’s tiniest, most vulnerable nations
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoTheoretically, it’s big enough to house Kiribati’s 100,000 inhabitants. The world’s only atoll...
Kiribati opens up world’s largest protected marine reserve to commercial fishing
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Pacific island nation of Kiribati is opening the world’s largest marine reserves to commercial...
China plans to revive strategic Pacific airstrip, Kiribati lawmaker says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSYDNEY (Reuters) -China has drawn up plans to upgrade an airstrip and bridge on one of Kiribati's...
Fierce presidential election erupts in Pacific amid China-Taiwan tussle
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe presidential run-off in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati between a pro-Beijing leader and...
Plans for undersea communications cables are at a stalemate after the US warned of China's...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe future of plans for undersea communications cables between Pacific Island nations are unclear...