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Last update: 9 hours agoAviation Shock in Tahiti: Qantas flight QF21 from Melbourne to Dallas was diverted to Papeete after a disruptive passenger allegedly bit a flight attendant mid-air, with crew and passengers restraining him; authorities met the man on arrival and Qantas issued a lifetime no-fly ban across its network. Health Alert, Remote Island: Hantavirus fears are still rippling after a U.S. contact case reached tiny Pitcairn via Tahiti and Mangareva, triggering isolation precautions on the 50-person island. Weather Watch: Météo France reports exceptional rainfall in Tahiti’s Papenoo area, with saturated ground keeping Tahiti on orange alert and thunderstorms a risk into Wednesday. Regional Politics: The Pacific Islands Forum is set to meet in Palau under “Building Economies,” with leaders flagging Cold War-style geopolitics and rising great-power competition. Tourism & Science: Tourists’ whale sightings are helping researchers decode rare humpback “gaping” behavior, with observations logged near French Polynesia.
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