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"Energized and Excited," Palau welcomes tourists after a year of COVID-19 border closure
By Bernadette Carreon KOROR- Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. said he is “ energized and excited” by the arrival of nearly 100...
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Community in Palau kept in the dark about U.S. Secretary of Defense's visit
Koror- No word from Palau officials about U.S. Secretary of Defense's visit here this week The United States Secretary of Defense Mark...