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Chinese ‘miracle water’ grifters infiltrated UN, bribed politicians to build Pacific dream city

October 4, 2023

By Aubrey Belford, Kevin G. Hall and Martin Young A pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into a future metropolis. They ended up in an American jail instead. How they got there is an untold tale of international bribery and grifting that stretched to the very heart of the ... <a title="Chinese ‘miracle water’ grifters infiltrated UN, bribed politicians to build Pacific dream city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/04/chinese-miracle-water-grifters-infiltrated-un-bribed-politicians-to-build-pacific-dream-city/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese ‘miracle water’ grifters infiltrated UN, bribed politicians to build Pacific dream city">Read more</a>

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Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case

August 14, 2023

By Sera Sefeti in Suva International environmental campaign group Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior is currently sailing across the Pacific, calling at ports and collecting evidence to present to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — the World Court — during a historic hearing in The Hague next year. Rainbow Warrior staff and crew will be ... <a title="Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/rainbow-warrior-sails-pacific-seeking-evidence-for-world-court-climate-case/" aria-label="Read more about Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case">Read more</a>

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Yan, Zhou plead guilty to conspiring to bribe Marshall Islands officials

December 5, 2022

By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro Three months after their extradition from Thailand to face bribery and money laundering charges in the United States, two naturalised Marshallese citizens pleaded guilty on Friday in a New York court to conspiring to violate the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ... <a title="Yan, Zhou plead guilty to conspiring to bribe Marshall Islands officials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/05/yan-zhou-plead-guilty-to-conspiring-to-bribe-marshall-islands-officials/" aria-label="Read more about Yan, Zhou plead guilty to conspiring to bribe Marshall Islands officials">Read more</a>

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Marshall Islands calls off talks after no US response on nuclear legacy plan

September 26, 2022

By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent On the eve of the US Pacific Islands Summit in Washington, a key ally in the region called off a scheduled negotiating session for a treaty Washington views as an essential hedge against China in the region. The Marshall Islands and the ... <a title="Marshall Islands calls off talks after no US response on nuclear legacy plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/26/marshall-islands-calls-off-talks-after-no-us-response-on-nuclear-legacy-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands calls off talks after no US response on nuclear legacy plan">Read more</a>

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Davey Edward, Rainbow Warrior campaigner in Rongelap, dies at 68

August 24, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A former Rainbow Warrior campaigner and Greenpeace International technical manager, Davey Edward, has died in Perth, Australia. He was 68. Edward had a long history with Greenpeace. He started sailing with the global environmental movement in 1983 and was chief engineer on board the first Rainbow Warrior when it was bombed ... <a title="Davey Edward, Rainbow Warrior campaigner in Rongelap, dies at 68" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/24/davey-edward-rainbow-warrior-campaigner-in-rongelap-dies-at-68/" aria-label="Read more about Davey Edward, Rainbow Warrior campaigner in Rongelap, dies at 68">Read more</a>

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From nuclear refugees to climate justice – the Rainbow Warrior legacy   

July 10, 2020

SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie, who sailed on the original Rainbow Warrior to Rongelap and is author of the book Eyes of Fire. Thirty five years ago today the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was bombed in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour by French secret agents in a blatant act of state terrorism, killing a photojournalist. People’s campaigns ... <a title="From nuclear refugees to climate justice – the Rainbow Warrior legacy   " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/from-nuclear-refugees-to-climate-justice-the-rainbow-warrior-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about From nuclear refugees to climate justice – the Rainbow Warrior legacy   ">Read more</a>

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Pacific bombs, nuclear weapons and the Rongelap evacuation

July 6, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Thirty five years ago this week in another life Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie was an environmental journalist on board the original Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace flagship that was bombed by French secret agents on 10 July 1985. He was on board for almost 11 weeks and joined the ... <a title="Pacific bombs, nuclear weapons and the Rongelap evacuation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/pacific-bombs-nuclear-weapons-and-the-rongelap-evacuation/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific bombs, nuclear weapons and the Rongelap evacuation">Read more</a>