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Tourists told to leave as French overseas Covid crisis grows

Two French ministers were due on Tuesday to travel to the Caribbean as concern grows over spiralling Covid-19 infections in French overseas territories across the globe, with the island of Martinique tightening a lockdown and telling tourists to leave

Cargo crewman rescued after 16 hours in South Pacific

A 52-year-old crewman who fell off a cargo ship in the remote South Pacific has cheated death after being plucked from the water alive 16 hours later, rescue services in French Polynesia said on Wednesday

Police seize 436 kilos of cocaine on yacht in Polynesia

Chinese hospital ship Ark Peace ends visit to Tonga

The Chinese naval hospital ship Ark Peace, which is on Mission Harmony-2018, departed on Monday from Port of Nukualofa after ending an eight-day goodwill visit and medical service in Tonga.