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Two new flags will be flying high at the Olympic Games in Rio.

For the first time, South Sudan and Kosovo have been recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Kosovo, which was a province of the former Yugoslavia, will have 8 athletes competing; and a good shot for a medal in women's judo: Majlinda Kelmendi is considered a favorite. She's ranked first in the world in her weight class.

(South Sudan's James Chiengjiek, Yiech Biel & coach Joe Domongole, © AFP) South Sudan, which became independent in 2011, will have three runners competing in the country's first Olympic Games.

When Will Chile's Post Office's Re-open?

(PHOTO: Workers set up camp at Santiago's Rio Mapocho/Mason Bryan, The Santiago Times)Chile nears 1 month without mail service as postal worker protests continue. This week local branches of the 5 unions representing Correos de Chile voted on whether to continue their strike into a 2nd month, rejecting the union's offer. For a week the workers have set up camp on the banks of Santiago's Río Mapocho displaying banners outlining their demands; framing the issue as a division of the rich & the poor. The strike’s main slogan? “Si tocan a uno, nos tocan a todos,” it reads - if it affects 1 of us, it affects all of us. (Read more at The Santiago Times)

WHO convenes emergency talks on MERS virus

(PHOTO: Saudi men walk to the King Fahad hospital in the city of Hofuf, east of the capital Riyadh on June 16, 2013/Fayez Nureldine)The World Health Organization announced Friday it had convened emergency talks on the enigmatic, deadly MERS virus, which is striking hardest in Saudi Arabia. The move comes amid concern about the potential impact of October's Islamic hajj pilgrimage, when millions of people from around the globe will head to & from Saudi Arabia. WHO health security chief Keiji Fukuda said the MERS meeting would take place Tuesday as a telephone conference & he told reporters it was a "proactive move". The meeting could decide whether to label MERS an international health emergency, he added. The first recorded MERS death was in June 2012 in Saudi Arabia & the number of infections has ticked up, with almost 20 per month in April, May & June taking it to 79. (Read more at Xinhua)

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Dreams and nightmares - Chinese leaders have come to realize the country should become a great paladin of the free market & democracy & embrace them strongly, just as the West is rejecting them because it's realizing they're backfiring. This is the "Chinese Dream" - working better than the American dream. Or is it just too fanciful? By Francesco Sisci

Baby step towards democracy in Myanmar - While the sweeping wins Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has projected in Sunday's by-elections haven't been confirmed, it is certain that the surging grassroots support on display has put Myanmar's military-backed ruling party on notice. By Brian McCartan

The South: Busy at the polls - South Korea's parliamentary polls will indicate how potent a national backlash is against President Lee Myung-bak's conservatism, perceived cronyism & pro-conglomerate policies, while offering insight into December's presidential vote. Desire for change in the macho milieu of politics in Seoul can be seen in a proliferation of female candidates. By Aidan Foster-Carter

Pakistan climbs 'wind' league - Pakistan is turning to wind power to help ease its desperate shortage of energy,& the country could soon be among the world's top 20 producers. Workers & farmers, their land taken for the turbine towers, may be the last to benefit. By Zofeen Ebrahim

Turkey cuts Iran oil imports - Turkey is to slash its Iranian oil imports as it seeks exemptions from United States penalties linked to sanctions against Tehran. Less noticed, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the Iranian capital last week, signed deals aimed at doubling trade between the two countries. By Robert M. Cutler

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AMERICAN SAMOA:

American Samoa teachers form professional body

American Samoa secures funding from Oceania Football Federation for youth project

BHUTAN:

Speeding up health services

Nationwide windstorm damage

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:

Brunei secures rice deal with Thailand

Students dig deep to help Brunei’s poor

Indonesians in Brunei Campaign To Save Environment

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:

Government to pour millions into border protection as Rudd's 100th boat arrives

Gillard blames firm for Villawood escape

COCOS ISLAND:

Our disappearing beaches - (commentary)

EAST TIMOR:

Cuban connection helps healthcare woes

FRENCH POLYNESIA:

French Polynesia majority to consider assembly presidency candidate

GUAM:

Strained U.S.-Japan relations threaten to overwhelm tiny Guam

Port Plans To Turn Guam Into Cruise Liner Hub Well Received In Miami

President Ma meets AIT head in Guam

Japan-US talks over military move to Guam

Legalizing marijuana strongly considered

KIRIBATI:

Taiwan offers to help Kiribati from raising sea

LAOS:

Laos is short of skilled labor says an Asian Development Bank Study

Hmong: Rare Glimpse in Laos Fails to Quell Concerns

MACAU:

Viva Macau has License Revoked After Failure to Help Passengers

Macau’s GDP posts real growth of 1.3 pct in 2009

Macau International Symposium: Lunar Dreams

MALDIVES:

Maldives’ donor conference begins: Nearly 40 donors to help prop up Maldives’ economy-

Development and budget need more aid, says President

Maldives NGOs demand end to defamation of women, children in sermons

MARSHALL ISLANDS:

Marshall Islands NGO says change in attitudes to women MPs

Marshall Islands and Micronesia finally get fibre links

MICRONESIA:

Island of Mogmog: no electricity or running water

NEW CALEDONIA:

Owners say New Caledonia’s Koniambo nickel plant will be in operation by 2012

NIUE ISLAND:

Four –Fold Increase in Niue’s Internet Capacity

NORFOLK ISLAND:

Pacific Sun Makes History with Maiden Call to Norfolk Island (RELEASE)

Bill to overhaul Norfolk Island governance-

NORTH KOREA:

North Korea faces devastating famine (BLOG)

North Korea's Worst Concentration Camp Exposed

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS:

Health care 'fix-it' bill passes, with major benefits for the Mariana’s

PAPUA NEW GUINEA:

Third World inspiration

SAMOA:

Samoa plans to curb non-work related web surfing by public servants

SOLOMON ISLANDS:

Solomon Islands' call to young politicians

TONGA:

E-Waste a fast growing problem for Tonga

TUVALU ISLAND:

Not Just Polar Bears: The human face of climate change

WALLIS AND FUTUNA:

Futuna stepped up relief efforts after Cyclone Tomas

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