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Papua New Guinea has joined the world in mourning the untimely death of Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Mr Abe was shot dead while speaking at a political campaign event on Friday in the southern Japanese city of Nara. former prime minister late Shinzo Abe. Prime Minister James Marape says PNG benefited a lot from Japan when Mr Abe was in office. Mr Marape says the major projects include the PNG Electrification Partnership signed at the APEC Summit in Port Moresby in 2018, and the Nadzab Airport Development in Morobe. Mr Marape says PNG and Japan have a strong relationship, and Mr Abe visited PNG in 2014 and for APEC in 2018. Mr Marape says Japan was the first buyer of LNG from PNG in 2014, under Mr Abe’s leadership.  He says Mr Abe strengthened the Pacific Islands Leaders’ Meeting (PALM) process, brought PNG into the G7, and strengthened PNG’s role in APEC.  Mr Marape says Japan has been supporting PNG in infrastructure development and maintenance, education and medical care

Travel was essentially shut down for a good part of this year – and things will remain the same for what’s left of 2020. Many countries maintain travel restrictions, lockdowns, and have similar measures in place. But, things are starting to look better for 2021 already, with vaccinations underway in several countries. With promising developments like this filling the news, this seems like the best time to start planning next year’s trips. Here are a few destinations that you may want to consider visiting in 2021. Venice, Italy Venice is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, especially in the Carnival season. But it may not stay like that forever – it is under threat by the waters. Scientists predict that this unique city may totally submerge in less than 100 years if the effects of global warming are not curbed. But there are more imminent threats to the many sights to see in the city – this December, an unusually high tide has flooded the city after its emergency