Palau
Pacific's Palau looks at commercial fishing ban
Mar 14, 2013 23:22 EDT
Palau's president has proposed banning all commercial fishing in the Pacific nation's waters to create one of the world's largest marine reserves, covering an area roughly the size of France.
Big nations block curbs on tuna overfishing
Dec 06, 2012 08:10 EST
Efforts to curb overfishing of tuna in the Pacific were blocked by big countries that refused to cut their catch at a meeting of tuna-fishing nations in the Asia-Pacific, delegates said Thursday.
Philippine typhoon kills over 300, thousands homeless
Dec 05, 2012 23:11 EST
More than 300 people have been killed and nearly 200,000 left homeless after the Philippines suffered its worst typhoon this year, authorities said Thursday, reaching out for international aid to cope with the scale of the disaster.
US offers aid after deadly Typhoon Bopha
Dec 05, 2012 22:02 EST
The United States offered disaster relief and sent condolences to the Philippines and Palau in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which left hundreds dead.
Victory for vulnerable whale sharks at Pacific meeting
Dec 05, 2012 12:52 EST
Asia and Pacific nations agreed at a meeting in the Philippines on Wednesday to take steps to protect whale sharks in a victory for the world's largest fish, officials said.
Fish luring devices divide Asia-Pacific tuna meet
Dec 04, 2012 12:04 EST
Tuna-harvesting nations of the Pacific argued at a key meeting in Manila Tuesday over how best to regulate devices that attract the giant fish, amid growing concern over depleted stocks, officials said.
Record vote for UN resolution against Cuba embargo
Nov 13, 2012 14:19 EST
A record 188 countries voted Tuesday for an annual UN General Assembly resolution condemning the five-decade old US embargo against Cuba.
Clinton's planned Pacific trip 'sends message to China'
Aug 26, 2012 16:26 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to make a rare foray to the South Pacific this week, in a move analysts say is aimed at curbing China's growing influence among the region's small island nations.
Zolnir claims Slovenia's first Olympic judo gold
Jul 31, 2012 12:30 EDT
Urska Zolnir won Slovenia's first ever Olympic judo title on Tuesday when she beat China's Xu Lili in the women's under-63kg final.
Japanese top seed Ueno crashes out of Olympics
Jul 31, 2012 08:36 EDT
Top seed and double world champion Yoshie Ueno crashed out of the Olympic Games on Tuesday, losing in the quarter-finals to South Korean eighth seed Joung Da-Woon.
Twenty years on, Barcelona Olympic venues defy crisis
Jun 18, 2012 16:31 EDT
Twenty years after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the massive venues built for the Games continue to host major events, from swim meets to concerts, even if they have had to slash their fees to face Spain's economic crisis.
Japan snubs Fiji strongman for Pacific island meet
May 18, 2012 02:18 EDT
Japan has not invited Fijian strongman Voreqe Bainimarama to a major Pacific leaders' forum next week, the foreign ministry said Friday, amid concerns his reforms have not gone far enough.
Arab Spring fails to help women lawmakers: UN
Mar 02, 2012 14:16 EST
The Arab Spring uprisings last year brought no increase in the number of women in the region's parliaments, a UN report said Friday.
Women in world parliaments "worryingly low": study
Mar 02, 2012 11:03 EST
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The number of women represented in parliaments around the world is "worryingly low" after the global average inched forward only half a percentage point in 2011 to 19.5 percent, said a report released on Friday by a global organization of parliaments.
Fewer women in parliaments after Arab Spring: study
Mar 02, 2012 11:03 EST
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Opportunities from the Arab Spring to boost the low number of women in parliaments are being missed, while globally the average number of female politicians inched up half a point last year to 19.5 percent, an organization of parliaments said on Friday.
Shark and chips on the menu as predator turns prey
Nov 26, 2011 10:02 EST
Sharks may strike terror among swimmers at the beach but the predators are increasingly ending up as prey, served up in fish-and-chips shops, sparking concern among environmentalists.
The shark, a predator turned prey
Nov 25, 2011 12:48 EST
Sharks may strike terror among swimmers at the beach but the predators are increasingly ending up as prey, served up in fish-and-chips shops, sparking concern among environmentalists.
UN condemns US embargo of Cuba for 20th year
Oct 25, 2011 13:33 EDT
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed the 20th annual condemnation of the US blockade of Cuba.
Venture capital veteran Perkins sees danger ahead
Sep 13, 2011 12:28 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tom Perkins, co-founder of Kleiner Perkins and the backer of companies ranging from Genentech to Google, believes much of the venture-capital industry has set itself up for failure.
Insight: China's war on terror widens Xinjiang's ethnic divide
Sep 08, 2011 20:47 EDT
URUMQI, China (Reuters) - The filthy back alleys and packed mosques of the remote far western Chinese city of Urumqi are one of the more obscure front lines in the U.S.-backed war on terror, launched after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Republic of Palau
Beluu er a Belau
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| Anthem: Belau loba klisiich er a kelulul | ||||||
 Orthographic projection centred over Palau.
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| Capital | Ngerulmud1 7°21′N 134°28′E / 7.35°N 134.467°E | |||||
| Largest city | Koror | |||||
| Official languages | English, Palauan | |||||
| Recognised regional languages | Japanese Angaur (in Angaur) Sonsorolese (in Sonsoral) Tobian (in Hatohobei) Carolinian, Filipino, Chinese | |||||
| Demonym | Palauan | |||||
| Government | Democratic presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Johnson Toribiong | ||||
| - | Vice President | Kerai Mariur | ||||
| Independence from UN Trust Territory status | ||||||
| - | Date | October 1, 1994 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 459 km2 (195th) 177 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 20,000[1] (211th) | ||||
| - | Density | 43.6/km2 (155th) 113/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $164 million (2008 est.)[2] (not ranked) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $8,100[2] (119) | ||||
| HDI (2003) | 0.864 (unranked) (n/a) | |||||
| Currency | US dollar (USD) | |||||
| Time zone | (UTC+9) | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .pw | |||||
| Calling code | +680 | |||||
| 1 | On 7 October 2006, government officials moved their offices in the former capital of Koror to Ngerulmud in State of Melekeok, located 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Koror on Babelthaup Island and 2 km northwest of Melekeok village. | |||||
| 2 | GDP estimate includes US subsidy (2004 estimate). | |||||
