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'Rise together': 2025 Pacific Mini Games officially underway
RNZ
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June 29, 2025
2025 Pacific Mini Games opening ceremony. 29 July 2025 Photo: Facebook / 2025 Pacific Mini Games, Palau The 2025 Pacific Mini Games are officially underway after Sunday's opening ceremony formally launched the event in Palau's capital, Koror. Rain...
NYC restaurants catering to Ozempic crowd with single meatballs, 1-ounce hamburgers and caviar nibbles
New York Post
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June 24, 2025
It’s the tapas of the town. Restaurants across New York City are increasingly adding single, flavor-packed bites to their menus to accommodate customers with shrinking appetites due to weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro....
Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
Asia Pacific Report
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June 29, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in the face of gathering global storm clouds. Writing in...
Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia, a Model of Shared Sovereignty?
The Diplomat
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June 27, 2025
As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the end of May – the French president reaffirmed the Indo-Pacific’s strategic importance for both...
The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court
Rolling Stone
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June 27, 2025
There is no English equivalent for the word the women of Yakel use to describe the shame they feel when they are unable to carry out their customary duties. It is not exactly embarrassment. It is not simply sorrow. It is something deeper — a...
‘It quickly becomes clear that things are not good. What follows is a blur of suppressed panic and a mad fumbled search of the boat…’
Yachting World
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June 19, 2025
A terrifying medical episode in a remote anchorage tests liveaboards Miranda Baker and Elliot Russo – but reveals the strength of the cruising community Friday evening, 21 February, 2025, and we are anchored inside a reef lagoon in a remote part...
A drop in the ocean? Pacific nations tap local know-how for marine conservation
South China Morning Post
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June 27, 2025
Pacific island nations are racing to enhance marine conservation, establishing sweeping “no-take” zones and pledging to sustainably manage vast swathes of their territorial waters despite facing limited resources and geopolitical pressure. Among...
Deep-sea mining: has Trump unleashed a scramble for the seabed?
Swissinfo
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June 26, 2025
The "Hidden Gem", belonging to the Swiss company Allseas, could pave the way for seabed mining, following the signing of the US executive order. 2022 Sopa Images Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your...
Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...
Investigation Ongoing After Tragedy at Reykjavík Hotel
Iceland Review
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June 25, 2025
A French woman in her 60s remains in custody, suspected of killing her husband and daughter, who were found dead in a hotel room on June 14. The investigation remains active, with police awaiting further evidence and international cooperation from...
Why the UN Ocean Conference 2025 Was Make-or-Break for Marine Protected Areas
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 24, 2025
The 2025 UN Ocean Conference put Marine Protected Areas at the heart of global ocean action, but global progress hinges on whether the United States steps up to lead. From June 9–13, Nice, France, hosted the third United Nations Ocean Conference,...
China irks NZ as its influence spreads in the South Pacific
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 23, 2025
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...
World News | China Irks NZ as Its Influence Spreads in the South Pacific
Latestly
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June 23, 2025
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...
Alleged 'wine-fuelled' rage on international flight lands woman in court
9News
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June 10, 2025
A woman will front court today over an alleged "wine-fuelled" assault that unfolded on an international flight earlier this month. The 64-year-old Australian-Italian dual citizen allegedly consumed a bottle of wine she brought on board a flight...
Flight attendant kicked during wine-fuelled incident on Sydney flight
1News
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A woman has been charged with assaulting a crew member on a Sydney-bound flight after allegedly drinking a bottle of wine on the plane. The 64-year-old was flying from Noumea, New Caledonia to Sydney on June 3 when she was told she could not...
Library, Tourism Prince George tout strong 2024 performances
Prince George Citizen
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June 24, 2025
The visitors' centre gift shop sold more than $45,000 in merchandise last year; library unveils new branding Tourism Prince George sold more than $45,000 in merchandise at its gift shop in 2024, while the Prince George Public Library saw a...
Reflections from UNOC3: Reimagining Ocean Governance in the Pacific
IUCN
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Still, I waited for the calm after the conference to collect my thoughts and reflect: Was it all worth it? Did we, as a global ocean community, achieve what we set out to do? And more importantly, what does it mean for our work at the...
New Zealand withdraws millions in aid from Cook Islands
World Socialist Web Site
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June 24, 2025
New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a partnership agreement the tiny Pacific Island nation concluded with China in February without consulting Wellington. NZ...
News Release: Registration open for training grant that supports in-demand jobs
Philippine Asian News Today
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June 22, 2025
British Columbia’s StrongerBC future skills grant opens for fall, supporting career-focused training for residents over 19 years old. Photo from BC Government. Posted by ReyFort Media VICTORIA – People hoping to build better careers will continue...
What is the worldwide caution alert? See travel advisories for US
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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Following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, tensions escalate between the two nations and their allies. The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide cautionary advisory for U.S. citizens abroad. President Trump's travel ban remains in...