Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has spoken out about the eruption of deadly violence in Papua New Guinea. There are now 4500 Bougainvillean residents backing a legal suit against mining giant Rio Tinto. And Fiji is on track to defend its Tokyo Olympics sevens gold medal after just beating Ireland in this morning's quarterfinal.

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