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Pacific Update: NFL stars visit, tragedy for PNG soldiers

July 7, 2023

Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver has our news roundup for the region. (Source: 1News)

Welcome to Pacific Update, our weekly news update for the region.

This week, NFL stars visit, and a tragedy involving training soldiers in PNG.

As ever, we have our favourite videos from social media.

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