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Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea
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Event date
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Coverage
8 outlets · 8 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
France, United Kingdom, Croatia, Slovakia
English, French, Croatian
Countries concerned
Papua New Guinea
Security & defense · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
In 5 seconds
Covered mainly by the Western sphere (83%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
Western 83%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 17%
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
In 30 seconds
- Confirmed by 6 outlets in 4 countries.
- Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
- Propagation: first reported by BBC News TV (United Kingdom), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
Western
- Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea police had earlier dismissed speculation that the 32kg object was "merely a dummy". 3 hrs ago AsiaBBC News TV · United Kingdom
- China says object resembling artillery shell found in Papua New Guinea is just a harmless ‘wine bottle’the-independent.com · United Kingdom
Sino-Russian & BRICS
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Arab-Muslim world
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Global South
- US rebuts Chinese Embassy wine bottle artillery shell claimPost Courier · Papua New Guinea
Coverage analysis
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Event sources
- Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea police had earlier dismissed speculation that the 32kg object was "merely a dummy". 3 hrs ago AsiaBBC News TVRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → Papua New GuineaEnglish
- China says object resembling artillery shell found in Papua New Guinea is just a harmless ‘wine bottle’the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → Papua New GuineaEnglish
- China says object resembling artillery shell found in Papua New Guinea is just a harmless ‘wine bottle’The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → Papua New GuineaEnglish
- Kina: U Papui Novoj Gvineji nije granata, već boca vinaIndex.hrCroatieCroatia → Papua New GuineaCroatian
- Une arme ou une bouteille de vin ? La Chine conteste la présence d'un obus d'artillerie en Papouasie-Nouvelle-GuinéeFrance InfoFranceFrance → Papua New GuineaFrench
- US rebuts Chinese Embassy wine bottle artillery shell claimPost CourierPapouasie-Nouvelle-GuinéePapua New Guinea → Papua New GuineaEnglish