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Minister denies involvement in Malimali’s appointment
The Fiji Times
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June 15, 2025
TRADE Minister Manoa Kamikamica has confirmed he was Acting Prime Minister at the time of the controversial appointment of the now-sacked Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption commissioner Barbara Malimali. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka...
Global leaders unite to accelerate cervical cancer elimination efforts
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 22, 2025
Governments, donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector and partners today announced significant policy, programmatic, and financial commitments to eliminate one of the most preventable cancers. At the 2nd Global Cervical Cancer...
French imperialism in New Caledonia and Pacific targets China
World Socialist Web Site
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June 21, 2025
French president Emmanuel Macron chaired a Pacific-France summit on June 10, on the sidelines of the UN Oceans Conference held in Nice from June 9-13. Leaders from Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, the...
New Index Ranks Vulnerabilities of 188 Nations to Climate Shocks
The Rockefeller Foundation
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June 25, 2025
Columbia Climate School identifies 65 ‘Red Zone’ nations across four separate climate scenarios. 43 nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, eight in Latin America and the Caribbean, six in Asia-Pacific, six in the Middle East, and two in Europe are most...
Date Everything: Dev/Sassy Chap Guide
DualShockers
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June 29, 2025
One of the more hidden dateables in Date Everything! is this fancy gent who is a representation of the entire studio! While you can't date every developer in the game, you can get a sort of speed dating game going if you know where to look. This...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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June 28, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Regional judicial symposium underway
Solomon Star
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June 19, 2025
The judicial Symposium 2025 got underway on Wednesday at the Pacific Forum Agency Fisheries (FFA) Conference Centre. It brought together Chiefs Justices from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tuvalu, alongside other senior...
1 in 3 Tuvaluans is bidding for a new ‘climate visa’ to Australia – here’s why everyone may ultimately end up applying
The Conversation
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June 27, 2025
In just four days, one-third of the population of Tuvalu entered a ballot for a new permanent visa to Australia. This world-first visa will enable up to 280 Tuvaluans to move permanently to Australia each year, from a current population of about...
China's quiet invasion of Michigan is a national security crisis
Seattle Bulletin - Washington State
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June 17, 2025
OPINION: Michigan has become ground zero for Beijing’s efforts to undermine America from within. Its target method? Economic incursions in the form of investments and partnerships. Although less overt than traditional warfare, Beijing’s economic...
Slowing growth faces Pacific, need for more inclusive workforce highlighted
Solomon Star
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released on Tuesday in Honiara, projects regional growth...
Mapa: ¿en qué países es legal el matrimonio homosexual? ¿Dónde fue legal primero?
KVIA - Texas
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June 27, 2025
Por CNN Español El matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo es una realidad en al menos 39 países, según un reporte de la Asociación Internacional de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Trans e Intersex (ILGA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la suma de...
China in the Pacific – Joint statement of the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The Fiji Times
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June 26, 2025
FROM May 28 to 29, 2025, the People’s Republic of China and Pacific Island Countries having diplomatic relations with China (hereinafter referred to as “All parties”) held the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The...
Time for Australia to sign non-nuclear treaty
The Saturday Paper
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June 27, 2025
Australia has long been at the forefront of global efforts towards the containment of nuclear threats. Now, in the wake of the American military strikes on Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency says the global nonproliferation system is on...
The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own armed forces, rely on the U.S. military for...
Calls to close gender gap in Pacific Island employment
Otago Daily Times
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June 17, 2025
Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report on Tuesday, and said closing the gender gap could boost economic growth. The World Bank...
WB's Palestinians are trapped between Israel-Iran crossfire
The New Arab
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June 18, 2025
This picture shows Iranian rocket trails in the sky above Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank on 18 June 2025. [Getty] Palestinian lives in the occupied West Bank face extreme risk from falling Iranian and Yemeni missiles or shrapnel from...
The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own armed forces, rely on the U.S. military for...
Ritz-Carlton Yacht expands into Asia-Pacific and Polynesia for 2026
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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June 25, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection unveils 32 new voyages for Winter 2026–2027, covering Asia-Pacific, Hawaii, and French Polynesia. KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA – The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has announced its Winter 2026–2027 deployment,...
Ranked: The 50 Poorest Countries by GDP Per Capita in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 24, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: The 50 Poorest Countries by GDP Per Capita in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Reveals Winter 2026–2027 Itineraries
Breaking Travel News
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June 26, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection unveils its Winter 2026–2027 itineraries, introducing an expanded portfolio of luxury yachting experiences across French Polynesia, Hawaii, and Asia-Pacific aboard Evrima and Luminara. Sailing from October 2026...