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Pacific Update: Fiji's PM investigated for alleged assault, Tongan king meets the Pope, why The Rock made his mum cry

By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific Correspondent
August 14, 2019

1 NEWS’ Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver has a round-up of news from the region.

In this week's Pacific Update, 1 NEWS Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver reports Fiji's PM is being investigated by police for an alleged assault of an opposition MP.

Also in the update, the Tongan king meets the Pope, why Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson made his mum cry and a shark-feeding frenzy.

And, as always, there's the social media funny pictures of the week.

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