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☆ The 6 biggest questions about ESPN, Fox, and WBD's new sports streamer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

ESPN parent Disney and Fox report earnings on Wednesday, and more answers could be on the way. Here are six of the biggest questions coming out of the new announcement:How much will it cost? This new streamer could be the thing that finally kills cable TV. If they believe it has promise, could it give ESPN, Fox, and WBD more bargaining power in sports-right negotiations and greater ability to shoulder the sky-high costs? Will this new streamer come to the negotiating table for more sports rights to pad out its offering?

Persons: Bernstein, Paul Verna, Brian Weiser, there's, Disney's Bob Iger, Fox's Lachlan Murdoch, WBD's David Zaslav Organizations: ESPN, Disney, Fox, CNBC, YouTube, NBC, English Premier League —, Insider Intelligence, Business, Hulu, Netflix, JV, Amazon Locations: Madison, Disney's

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Persons: you'll, it's, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, CBS, Paramount, Showtime, Paramount Plus Locations: Australia, Australian, AWST

The segment is a faux CNN town hall with Trump in Columbia, South Carolina, which holds the next nominating contest on Feb. 24. Trump had mistakenly asserted that Haley was in charge of security at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump supporters stormed the building. After the town hall moderators correct the stand-in Trump, Haley asks, “Are you doing OK Donald? Trump has boasted that he has “aced” cognitive tests in the past, and Johnson's Trump told Haley: “You know what I did. “I was just curious, what would you say was the main cause of the Civil War?” Edebiri asked Haley during the show.

Persons: “, ” Haley, “ SNL's ” Kenan Thompson, Punkie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Gayle King, James Austin Johnson, Haley, Nikki Haley, ”, it's, It's Nancy Pelosi, Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, Donald, Johnson's Trump, Edebiri, ” Edebiri, ‘ lavery ’, ’ Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democratic Rep, Capitol, U.S . Capitol Police, House, SNL Locations: Columbia , South Carolina, South Carolina, Carolina, New Hampshire, California, U.S, Trump, New York

Learn moreThe annual tradition of a free Super Bowl live stream is back, with a reliable selection of US and international options available. How to watch the Super Bowl live streams in the USAThe US Super Bowl live stream is available via multiple services carrying CBS. The Super Bowl live stream for Chiefs vs. 49ers will be shown on CBS in the USA, which you can see on most cable packages. Australian TV channel 7Mate and UK channel ITV both have a free Super Bowl live stream. How to watch Chiefs vs. 49ers live streams in the UKThere's no need for a DAZN pass to watch the Super Bowl live stream in the UK.

Persons: we've, it's, ExpressVPN, Craig Doyle, Jason Bell, Jason, Craig Organizations: Chiefs, 49ers, Super, Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Australia, CBS, Paramount, NFL, Showtime, US, Hulu, Live, ITV1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Champions League, Paramount Plus, ITV, Watch Chiefs, Sky, BBC, Business Locations: UK, Australia, USA, Hulu, Australian, 7Mate, Las Vegas

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Persons: let's, we've, it's, ExpressVPN Organizations: today's AFC, Chiefs, Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, CBS, Paramount, NFL, Showtime, US Chiefs, AFC, Hulu, Live, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Champions League, NFC, Super, . Watch Chiefs, Bowl, Business Locations: UK, Australia, USA, Hulu, Australian, Europe, Brazil, Japan, 7Mate, Spain, France

☆ Ukraine takes out one of Russia's most feared drone aces, say reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Reports from various sources, including messages posted by Moisey's wife, confirm the successful operation against the feared drone ace. A Ukrainian drone team, led by drone ace "Balu," successfully hunted down Moisey's team. Ukrainian FPV ace "Balu" published footage of the strike that led to the destruction of the Russian FPV ace "Moisey". However, analysts warn that Moisey and his team are replaceable, and a new drone team could come to terrorize the supply route. AdvertisementThis week, there were unconfirmed reports that Ukraine used US-supplied HIMARS to strike a group of Russian drone pilots who had assembled for training in the occupied part of the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.

Persons: —, Moses, Moisey's, pX0GLPMNBq — David Hambling, Moisey, ominously, Balu, V0cnKY6UWb, WarTranslated, Dmitri Organizations: Service, Forbes, Business, UK's Ministry of Defence Locations: Russian, Dnipro, Russia, Ukrainian, Krynky, Ukraine, Donetsk

☆ Amazon is poised to boost its revenue by billions with the flip of a switch
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAmazon is about to shake up the TV ad marketplace as it prepares to show ads to Prime Video viewers starting Monday. The e-commerce giant's entrance into the streaming ad wars is its latest move to grow its $38 billion ads business. Discovery, as well as YouTube, with its big connected TV ad business. An Amazon spokesperson said the company has had a "strong response from agencies" wanting their clients to be first on Prime Video. AdvertisementAnd the launch comes as most TV ad dollars have already been spoken for.

Persons: —, Morgan Stanley, it's, execs, Jon Morgenstern, Nielsen, We've, Greg Peters, Dave Campanelli Organizations: Service, Business, Comcast, Warner Bros, Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Intelligence, Amazon Prime, New, Research, Prime, Amazon Channels, streaming's, Horizon, CTV

NEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore, Naomi Klein and the Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji are among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle awards. Honorary prizes are going to Judy Blume and to a longtime ally of Blume's in the fight against book bans, the American Library Association. On Thursday, the critics circle announced nominees in seven competitive categories, ranging from fiction to debut book to best translation. The other fiction nominees are Justin Torres' “Blackouts,” winner of the National Book Award last fall; Teju Cole's “Tremor,” Daniel Mason's “North Woods”; and Marie NDiaye's “Vengeance Is Mine,” translated from the French by Jordan Stump. The book critics circle, founded in 1974, consists of hundreds of reviewers and editors from around the country.

Persons: — Lorrie Moore, Naomi Klein, Ahmed Naji, Judy Blume, Blume's, Moore, “, Justin Torres, ” Daniel Mason's “, Marie NDiaye's, Jordan Stump, Grace E, Tina Post's, ” Nicholas Dames, ”, Myriam Gurba's, Naji, Katharine Halls, Matthew Zapruder's “, ” Susan Kiyo Ito's, David Mas, Patricia Wakida, Jonathan Coe's Martin Luther King, Gregg Hecimovich, Hannah Crafts, Anna, Rachel Shteir's, Betty Friedan, Jonny Steinberg's, Winnie, Nelson, Saskia Hamilton's “, ” Kim Hyesoon's, ” Romeo Oriogun's, Robyn Schiff's, Kareem Abdulrahman, Natascha Bruce, Dorothy Tse's ”, Don Mee, Kim Hyesoon's, ” Todd, ” Maureen Freely’s, Tiffany, Indonesian Norman Erikson Pasaribu's, John Leonard, Ariana Benson's, ” Emilie Boone's, ” Victor Heringer's “, ” Tahir Hamut Izgil's, Donovan X, Martin J, Siegel's, Blume, Becca Rothfield, Marion Winik Organizations: American Library Association, Rotten, PEN America, U.S, Washington Locations: Egypt, Indonesian

☆ Climate Threatened Tuvalu Holds Election Watched by Taiwan, China
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Kirsty NeedhamSYDNEY (Reuters) -Voting began on Friday in the tiny Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu in a national election that is being closely watched by China, Taiwan, the US and its ally Australia, amid a tussle for influence in the region. Most of Tuvalu is forecast to be flooded by high tides by 2100, says the United Nations Development Programme, which is working with Tuvalu to bolster its coastline. Taiwan on Thursday said China was trying to influence the Tuvalu election and "seize our diplomatic allies". The new government should decide whether Taiwan or China can best respond to Tuvalu's development needs, he said. Prime Minister Kausea Natano has told Taiwan he continues to support ties, Taiwan said.

Persons: Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Seve Paeniu, Kausea Natano, Enele Sopoaga, Natano, Simon Kofe, Sopoaga, Kofe, Kirsty Needham, Ben Blanchard, Michael Perry Organizations: United Nations Development, Washington, Tuvalu's Finance, Reuters, Australia Locations: Tuvalu, China, Taiwan, Australia, Funafuti, Pacific, United States, Nauru, Beijing, Nukulaelae, Kofe, United Nations, Canberra, Sydney, Taipei

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Persons: let's, it's, ExpressVPN Organizations: Chiefs, Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, CBS, Paramount, NFL, Showtime, US Bills, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Champions League, Bowl, Hulu, . Watch Chiefs, Business Locations: Australia, USA, Hulu, Australian, Europe, Brazil, Japan, 7Mate, Spain, France

☆ Every show and movie that's told Gypsy Rose Blanchard's story — and what she's said about them
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"The Act" (Hulu)Joey King (left) starred as Gypsy Rose Blanchard in "The Act." Hulu; KYTV / via HBOHulu's drama series stars Patricia Arquette as Dee Dee Blanchard, and Joey King as Blanchard-Anderson. "I was not consulted or compensated for a show that made actor Joey King a household name," Blanchard-Anderson wrote in the book. "I'm sure that Joey King did an amazing job playing me. Blanchard-Anderson revealed in the same interview that she would love for Millie Bobby Brown to play her in a future project about her life.

Persons: Joey King, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Patricia Arquette, Dee Dee Blanchard, Blanchard, Anderson, Chloe Sevigny, Anna, Sophia Robb, Nicholas Godejohn, Per Blanchard, " Blanchard, Millie Bobby Brown Organizations: HBO, Hollywood

☆ Here's how to watch the 2023 Emmys — which is returning after the Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on Monday night after a four-month delay. AdvertisementThe Emmys are back after a four-month delay amid the Hollywood writers and actors strikes last year. Martin Short is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series for his role in Hulu's "Only Murders In The Building." In 2022, Brunson won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series for the series, which she created, wrote, and starred in. See the full list of the 2023 Primetime Emmy nominees here.

Persons: —, Anthony Anderson, ABC's, Trevor Noah, Brian Cox, HBO's, Bella Ramsey, Martin Short, Quinta Brunson, Brunson Organizations: Service, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, WGA, SAG, Fox, Hulu, Peacock Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Fresh from a murder sentence, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is becoming the internet's favorite influencer
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The 32-year-old was recently released from prison after eight years for orchestrating the murder of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard. Where Gypsy Rose Blanchard's story beganDee Dee Blanchard and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. AdvertisementBehind closed doors Dee Dee was overbearing, but to the outside world, it was a different story. She was also a lot older than Dee Dee was telling people she was. In one with People after her release, she said killing Dee Dee was an act of "panic" and "desperation" because she was facing yet another surgery.

Persons: —, Rose Blanchard, Dee Dee, Blanchard, Blanchard shouldn't, Elizabeth Holmes, Nina Vargas, Dee Dee Blanchard, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Joey King, Patricia Arquette, Dee Dee's, Nicholas Godejohn, Dee, Godejohn, I'm, Blanchard hasn't, She's, Claudia Oshry, Time's, Amanda Hirsch, notskinnybutnotfat, Ryan Anderson, Vargas, Jamie McCarthy, TikTok, Jessica Maddox, she's, Maddox Organizations: Service, Business, ABC News, Police, Getty, The University of Alabama Locations: Missouri, Dee, TikTok

☆ A new group at Amazon is helping customers including PGA Tour and Bridgewater make generative-AI applications
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-21 | by ( Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon Web Services' Global AI Innovation Center, led by Sri Elaprolu, launched in July. Elaprolu said AWS customers are getting serious about moving ideas from concept to production. Still, most AWS clients don't quite know where to start with generative AI — that's where the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center comes in, Sri Elaprolu, the global head of AWS Generative AI Innovation Center and an 11-year AWS veteran, said. Interest in the Generative AI Innovation Center has been high since the company announced it in June, Elaprolu said. Many AWS customers are just beginning to think about generative AI, but an increasing number are starting to bring ideas into production.

Persons: Sri, Elaprolu's, —, Sri Elaprolu, Elaprolu, It's Organizations: Amazon Web Services, AI Innovation, Service, Web, Center, PGA Tour, Bridgewater Associates, Business, Bridgewater, AWS Locations: Sri Elaprolu, Sri

☆ Charlie Munger only trusted one person besides Warren Buffett with his personal fortune. Here's a look at Li Lu's tribute to the legendary investor.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Charlie Munger's close friend and confidant, Li Lu, recently penned a tribute to the late investor. AdvertisementA close friend and confidant of Charlie Munger recently published a tribute to the legendary investor who died last week, highlighting the values and principles that made him unique. Li Lu, the only person other than Warren Buffett who Munger trusted to invest his personal fortune, penned a eulogy titled "Remembering my teacher Charlie Munger" on Facebook. Li has roughly quintupled the sum since then, making it little surprise that Munger — Buffett's right-hand man and Berkshire Hathaway's vice chairman — has dubbed him the "Chinese Warren Buffett." "Charlie Munger answered those questions through his long exemplary life."

Persons: Charlie Munger's, Li Lu, Warren Buffett's, Li, Munger, —, Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett, Charlie Organizations: Service, Facebook, Berkshire Hathaway's, Berkshire, Daily, Capital Management Locations: BYD, China

☆ What to wear to your office holiday party this year, according to a stylist
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ahead of the holidays, you might be wondering what to wear for your job's office party. She suggests staying away from sequins, wearing velvet, and utilizing powerful accessories. AdvertisementDecember is here: the season of gifts, snow, and work holiday parties. "It gives that holiday look without being too over the top." It just adds a little something different, because most people are used to wearing festive dark colors.

Persons: Kenzie Welch, —, Sveva Alviti, Valentina Frugiuele, Welch, sequins Welch, it's, Lulu's, Mango, Nana Jacqueline Organizations: Service, Alberta Ferretti Locations: sequins, Alberta, Milan, Italy, TikTok

But with this Hulu Cyber Monday deal, signing up has never been cheaper. Now through November 28, new and eligible returning Hulu members can get their first 12 months of ad-supported service for just $0.99 a month. Is Hulu worth it? Cord cutters also have the option to add live TV channels with a Hulu + Live TV membership for a starting price of $77 a month. Right now, there's a fantastic Disney Plus Cyber Monday deal that gives you a year of Disney Plus and ad-supported Hulu for just $3 a month.

Persons: it's, It's Organizations: Hulu, ABC, Fox, FX, Disney Plus, ESPN, Disney

And right now you can save big on an ad-supported plan with this limited-time Black Friday Disney Plus deal. Though Disney Plus isn't being discounted on its own, Hulu's current Black Friday promotion lets you package both services together for less than the cost of Disney Plus alone. Deals on Disney Plus are few and far between, usually only cropping up during the holidays and major Disney anniversary events. You can learn more about the service in our guide to Disney Plus and our Disney Plus review. And if you're just interested in Hulu on its own, check out more details on this year's Hulu Black Friday deal.

Persons: Hulu Organizations: Marvel, Disney, Hulu, Disney Plus Locations: Hulu

Right now, the streaming service is offering a discounted Starz add-on subscription for $0.99 per month for 6 months. Hulu one-upped its $1.99 deal from yesteryear by halving that to just $0.99 per month. Like the base Hulu deal, the Starz add-on offer ends at the end of the day on November 28. The original Hulu deal already tops our list of the best Black Friday streaming deals, and this only sends it over the edge. Starz is home to popular original hit series like "Power," "P-Valley," "Outlander," and "BMF: Black Mafia Family."

Persons: Hulu's, You'll, John Wick, It's, We're Organizations: Starz, Hulu, Friday

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas grade school forced an 8-year-old Native American boy to cut off his hair after he grew it out for cultural reasons, the American Civil Liberties Union said. But in August, school officials told him that he needed to cut his hair to comply with the dress code, the ACLU said. The assistant principal then emailed the mother on a Friday, telling her she had until the following Monday to get her son's hair cut or he would be sent home. It noted that Native American children often had their hair cut when they were placed in boarding schools, which systematically abused students to assimilate them into white society. The letter said there is no legitimate reason for imposing the requirement, noting that girls are allowed to have long hair.

Persons: Kan, Todd Ferguson, Girard Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union, Girard School, Wyandotte Nation, ACLU Locations: Kansas, Wyandotte, Kansas City

SYDNEY/BEIJING Nov 13 (Reuters) - Australia scored a significant win for influence in the Pacific Islands region with a trump card that China, seeking to expand security ties, doesn't have: the opportunity of resettlement. "It is something China can't do," said Australian National University Pacific expert Graeme Smith. "China can turn up and offer more infrastructure money... they can't turn up and offer this kind of resettlement relationship. Australia also will be able to block any policing deal between China and Tuvalu - as well as any telecommunications, energy or port deal - under its treaty. "Cooperation in the Pacific region tends to focus on non-traditional security, including maintenance of public security and infrastructure to deal with climate change," he added.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Kausea Natano, Graeme Smith, Richard Marles, Peter Dean, Smith, Wang Yiwei, Kirsty Needham, Martin Pollard, Miral Organizations: SYDNEY, Pacific, Australian National University Pacific, Pacific Islanders, Defence, United States Studies Centre, Albanese's, Pacific Games, State, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, Renmin University, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Australia, China, Tuvalu, Washington, Beijing, Rarotonga, Sydney, Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Kiribati, U.S, United States, Pacific

☆ Australia foreign minister touts Tuvalu security, migration pact
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Sunday that a security and migration pact signed with Tuvalu showed Australia was a "genuine, reliable" regional partner, as it seeks to counter China's influence in the Pacific. Australia announced on Friday the security guarantee to the tiny Pacific Islands nation to respond to military aggression, protect it from climate change and boost migration. Australia, a United States ally, has been working to shore up its Pacific standing amid a rising China, which recently upgraded a security pact with Solomon Islands. Under the treaty, announced in the Cook Islands by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Tuvalu counterpart Kausea Natano, Australia will also vet Tuvalu's security arrangements with other nations.

Persons: Penny Wong, Eduardo Munoz, Wong, Anthony Albanese, Kausea Natano, Albanese, Sam McKeith, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Australia's, General Assembly, REUTERS, Rights, Tuvalu, Pacific ., Australian Broadcasting Corp, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Australia, Pacific, Pacific . Australia, United States, China, Solomon, Tuvalu, Cook, Taiwan, Beijing, Hawaii, Sydney

☆ Disney will soon own all of Hulu. Here's how the company got here and what's next.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Disney has offered to pay Comcast $8.6 billion to take full control of Hulu. Disney is already in the process of rolling out a unified app that'll make Hulu's general entertainment content available in Disney+ . "With Hulu firmly in the Disney fold, they can create their own mini-bundle with kids and family (Disney +), general entertainment (Hulu), and sports (ESPN). The valuation also has to take into account that Hulu contains an entire Disney basic cable network, FX on Hulu. Netflix is set to spend $17 billion on entertainment content in 2024, while Disney is poised to spend $15 billion.

Persons: Bob Iger's, —, Bob Iger, Hulu —, what's, Comcast's NBCUniversal, pare, he's, Jonathan Miller, Brian Roberts, there's, Bernstein, Laurent Yoon, Read, Jordan Helman, Max, Puck, Disney, Bernstein's Yoon Organizations: Disney, Comcast, Hulu, Service, YouTube, News, Century Fox, Marvel, Netflix, Integrated Media, ESPN, ABC, LightShed Partners, Warner Bros, Wall, Paramount Global, Paramount, Showtime, HBO Max, Macquarie Equity Research, Media, Disney Disney, Hollywood Locations: Disney, Hulu, Canada, India, Hollywood

☆ Australia Foreign Minister Touts Tuvalu Security, Migration Pact
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Sunday that a security and migration pact signed with Tuvalu showed Australia was a "genuine, reliable" regional partner, as it seeks to counter China's influence in the Pacific. Australia announced on Friday the security guarantee to the tiny Pacific Islands nation to respond to military aggression, protect it from climate change and boost migration. Australia, a United States ally, has been working to shore up its Pacific standing amid a rising China, which recently upgraded a security pact with Solomon Islands. Under the treaty, announced in the Cook Islands by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Tuvalu counterpart Kausea Natano, Australia will also vet Tuvalu's security arrangements with other nations. Albanese has called the pact Australia's most significant agreement with a Pacific Island nation, giving "a guarantee that upon a request from Tuvalu for any military assistance based upon security issues, Australia will be there."

Persons: Penny Wong, Wong, Anthony Albanese, Kausea Natano, Albanese, Sam McKeith, David Gregorio Organizations: SYDNEY, Australia's, Tuvalu, Pacific ., Australian Broadcasting Corp Locations: Australia, Pacific, Pacific . Australia, United States, China, Solomon, Tuvalu, Cook, Taiwan, Beijing, Hawaii, Sydney

☆ Australia signs security, migration pact with Pacific's Tuvalu
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A man riding a motorbike is seen reflected in a puddle of water in Funafuti, Tuvalu, August 13, 2019. Under the treaty announced by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Tuvalu counterpart Kausea Natano, Australia will also vet Tuvalu's security arrangements with other nations. An Australian government official said this requirement covered any defence, police, port, telecommunications, energy or cyber security arrangements by Tuvalu. Although Australia has defence agreements with other Pacific Islands nations, in a region where China recently struck a security pact with Solomon Islands and is seeking to expand its policing ties and infrastructure projects, the Tuvalu treaty goes much further in positioning Australia as its primary security partner. Australia sees deeper economic and social integration with the Pacific Islands as a way to ensure the security of the region, a government official said.

Persons: Mick Tsikasvia, Anthony Albanese, Kausea Natano, Albanese, Natano, " Albanese, Kirsty Needham, Alasdair Pal, Lewis Jackson, Kim Coghill, Christopher Cushing, Lincoln, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Australia's, Tuvalu, Pacific, Tuvalu Falepili, Australia, Canberra, Thomson Locations: Funafuti, Tuvalu, Australia, Taiwan, Beijing, Cook, China, Solomon Islands, Hawaii, Washington, Sydney

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