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Vanuatu parliament to resume Friday amid political turmoil

This after a Supreme Court stay on a ruling by Speaker, Gracia Shadrack, who declared the seats of 19 government MPs, including Prime Minister Bob Loughmann, were vacant.

Shadrack took this action after the government boycotted parliament and missed three consecutive sitting days.

That decision is to be ruled on by the Supreme Court but not before Monday when lawyers from both sides are to hold a conference on the issue.

An agreement has been reached for parliament to resume on Friday.

Starbucks suspends social media ads over hate speech

The coffee giant joins global brands including Coca-Cola, Diageo and Unilever which have recently removed advertising from social platforms.

A Starbucks spokesperson told the BBC the social media "pause" would not include YouTube, owned by Google.

"We believe in bringing communities together, both in person and online," Starbucks said in a statement.

Another Vanuatu police officer suspended

Mr Silas's suspension comes five days after Mr Kilman suspended another officer, Jackson Noal on the advice of the police commissioner, John Taleo.

Mr Noal says his suspension was linked to a letter he wrote to the chair of the Police Service Commission asking that Taleo be suspended after he was convicted on two counts of dangerous driving.