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Djibouti shows what Sogavare’s deal with China really means
Pacific News Service
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By Michael Shoebridge Why shouldn’t we believe Beijing’s claims that its security agreement with Honiara won’t result in a base or place to operate its navy from in Solomon Islands? Because we’ve seen this playbook before: in Djibouti on the Horn...
Stories Rooted in Nature: A night on Dåno’ with the brown tree snake watch
Pacific Daily News
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An Oceanic gecko licks a ladda' on Dåno’ or Cocos Island. Courtesy of Laura Cebulski A short boat trip brought six of us to Dåno’ (Cocos Island) at 6 p.m. on Saturday evening for snake hunting. Leaving Guåhan behind us, I always love looking back...
Talks on world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution stall before deadline
The Irish Times
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Talks on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution have stalled just one day before the negotiations are due to end. Some of the countries calling for an ambitious treaty to include targets to reduce plastic production,...
The world's 'last soccer team' takes the pitch in Springdale
KUAF - Arkansas
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Last week, the Marshall Islands men’s national soccer team played their first-ever match here in Springdale. Ozarks at Large’s Daniel Caruth was at the historic game and has this report. It’s a humid August evening as hundreds of people pack the...
Talks stall on world’s first plastic pollution treaty one day before deadline
The Guardian
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August 13, 2025
Talks on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution have stalled just one day before the negotiations are due to end. Some of the countries calling for an ambitious treaty to include targets to reduce plastic production,...
Locally extinct giant clams reintroduced to Chuuk Lagoon
The Pacific Island Times
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August 11, 2025
More than 20 participants took part in practical training in giant clam farming, sponge farming and rabbitfish aquaculture. Photo courtesy of TNC By Pacific Island Times News Staff Long extinct in most parts of the Federated States of Micronesia,...
India, Fiji Discuss Bilateral Ties And Ways To Strengthen Cooperation
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Suva, July 30 (IANS) India and Fiji held the 6th Foreign Office Consultations in Suva on Tuesday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in health, education, capacity building, trade, investment, agriculture,...
Oneisomw community successfully launches Aquaculture Project
Island Times
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August 12, 2025
From July 21 to 27, 2025, the Oneisomw community in Chuuk State hosted an aquaculture training and clam farm setup led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The effort is part of TNC’s broader Micronesia Coral Reefs Program, supported by the Global...
UNGA 2025 schedule: Eyes on returning Trump and welcoming Syria's Al Shara to UN
The National News
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World leaders will converge on New York next month for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, facing a crowded agenda of protracted wars, climate change and UN reforms, with the spotlight firmly on the return of US President Donald Trump....
Tower for Humanity's next build: Dubai's One Za'abeel at Agana Shopping Center while hosting food drive
Pacific Daily News
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Guam is in for another toy timber construction adventure, this time a scaled replica of Dubai's famed One Za’abeel at the Agana Shopping Center, courtesy of Tower for Humanity and the Aydlett Brothers. This project will be the Aydlett Brothers'...
Building local workforce capacity: Career Pathways Internship Program reaches new milestones
Marianas Variety
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(SCC) — The Career Pathways Internship Program, made possible through the collaboration of the CNMI Public School System and Saipan Chamber of Commerce, is providing high school students with hands-on experiences that bridge classroom learning...
Moylan confirms reelection bid, says no nuclear reactor plans for Guam
Pacific Daily News
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Republican Del. James Moylan said he will seek a third term as Guam’s delegate to Congress, making him the first to confirm a bid for the seat in the 2026 election. He also clarified that his office is not aware of any military plans to bring...
Qantas extends direct flights between Brisbane and Palau for another year
Travel Weekly
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August 19, 2025
Qantas has extended its direct flights between Brisbane and Palau for another year following the success of the route which Qantas commenced in December 2024. The service, known as the ‘Palau Paradise Express’, will continue to operate as part of...
FLNKS to debate decolonisation deal
Islands Business
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August 5, 2025
DURING August 1945, in the last days of World War II, US bombers flew from the Micronesian island of Tinian to drop atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Now, on the 80th anniversary of the bombings, the United States is again readying Tinian...
QANTAS EXTENDS DIRECT PALAU FLIGHTS AMID GROWING TOURISM DEMAND
The National Tribune
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August 19, 2025
Qantas has extended its direct flights between Brisbane and Koror, Palau’s capital, for another year following the success of the route which Qantas commenced in December 2024. The service, known as the ‘Palau Paradise Express’, will continue to...
Rethinking Solomon Islands security
Pacific News Service
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By Dr Transform Aqorau It has been an interesting couple of weeks for Solomon Islands, with stories of policing, weapons, replica weapons and a security agreement with China dominating the local and regional media. Let’s start with the issue of...
The Rai Stone Revolution 2.0: Why NatGold Is the Modern-Day Yap Money — and Why That’s a Massive Deal
Wealth Daily
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August 9, 2025
Let me take you back — way back — to a tiny island in Micronesia called Yap. If you’ve never heard of it, don’t worry. Most people haven’t. But I guarantee you've heard of something that came from it: one of the earliest, most ingenious forms of...
Band brings harmony to the Pacific
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Department of Defence A deafening roar erupts as the Pacific Partnership Band plays the first bars of classic Papua New Guinean pop song Mt Lemina. Students at Lae Secondary School start dancing in front of the stage while a crowd of about 2000...
Carrier strike group reaffirming Guam's strategic role in Pacific
The Guam Daily Post
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The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group's arrival in Guam and Saipan on Saturday underscored the island's critical position as a strategic hub in the Western Pacific, with naval leaders emphasizing Guam's importance for maintaining security...
Russia Earthquake Triggers Japan Tsunami Warnings: What Travellers Need to Know
TripZilla
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July 30, 2025
If you’re travelling in Japan today, expect significant disruptions across air and rail networks. A powerful 8.8-magnitude undersea earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on the morning of 30 July 2025, prompting widespread tsunami...