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flag Northern Mariana Islands lawmaker Diego Benavente, 66, dies after battling acute leukemia since August.

flag A long-serving Northern Mariana Islands lawmaker, Diego Tenorio Benavente, has died at 66 after a three-month battle with acute leukemia. flag He was first elected in 1989, served as House Speaker three times, and was lieutenant governor from 2001. flag In Fiji, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka defended naming his nephew, Filimoni Vosarogo, as acting PM during his overseas trip, amid questions about why Deputy PM Viliame Gavoka was not chosen. flag In Samoa, Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt upheld a ban on the Samoa Observer from press conferences, citing unprofessional conduct. flag Meanwhile, 16 Pacific nations held a workshop in Honiara on Aedes mosquitoes, which spread dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, aiming to improve regional health security through data sharing and surveillance amid rising disease threats linked to climate change and urbanization.

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