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Australia has committed to offering refuge to residents of Tuvalu who are displaced by climate disaster - in what has been hailed as a landmark agreement. Tuvalu - a tiny group of low-lying islands in the remote Pacific Ocean, located midway between Australia and Hawaii - is one of the most at-risk nations in the world from climate change. The Australian government announced on Friday that it would provide assistance in response to a major natural disaster, health pandemic or military aggression. Residents of the islands will be allowed to live, work and study in Australia. Australian prime minister, Anthony...