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The Rainbow Warrior bombing
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 10, 2025
BY David Robie THE bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July, 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy is the horrendous legacy of Pacific nuclear testing for the people of...
Twenty spectacular destinations best seen by ship
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 12, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to ocean cruising.See all stories. There are...
Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge
Pacific News Service
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A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater. By Derek Grossman Japan’s decision last month to begin discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from its...
The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energizing for global peace
The Pacific Island Times
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July 10, 2025
French Pacific Regiment troops at a Bastille Day parade in Nouméa, New Caledonia, 1985. Photo by David Robie The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on July 10, 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy....
US Allies in Europe Project Aircraft Carrier Power Near China
Newsweek
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July 11, 2025
European NATO members have projected naval power into the Indo-Pacific through aircraft carrier deployments in recent years, as China—a European Union trading partner and U.S. rival—undergoes a military buildup, challenging Washington and its...
Forty years after the Rainbow Warrior, justice still waits
Independent Australia
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As France rebrands itself as a climate and ocean leader, Pacific civil society reminds the world of its unrepented nuclear legacy and unfinished colonial business, writes Dave Sweeney. FORTY YEARS AGO this week, the quiet of Auckland Harbour was...
Global Voices: 40 Years on from the Bombing of Rainbow Warrior
Samoa Global News
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July 10, 2025
The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace, By: David Robie. The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy...
'It's the return of family': Hōkūleʻa rejoins its Tahitian wayfinding community
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 9, 2025
Arriving on the shores of Tahiti felt like home for Lehua Kamalu. After her first long voyage to the Polynesian island in 2014, she still remembers the warm welcome from the Tahitian community and the connection they've built. Now, 11 years later,...
Black Jack (Bidens Pilosa)
Medscape
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The aerial parts of Bidens pilosa, a species originating in South America that is found in tropical and subtropical regions, are traditionally used in French Polynesia for skin and hair care. B pilosa, a member of the Asteraceae family, has also...
Australia Obstructed Probe Into Deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bombing
Consortium News
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July 10, 2025
Forty years later, David Robie, the only journalist on board the Greenpeace ship in the weeks leading up to its bombing on July 10, 1985, looks back on this act of French state terrorism in a New Zealand port. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior...
Ooh La La! Tahiti Is Closer Than You Think
Seattle Magazine - Washington State
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July 8, 2025
From the Bounty to Brando, French Polynesia stirs our most primal escapism. Lush, verdant peaks teetering above gin-clear lagoons, filled with a brilliant, sapphire menagerie — it only begins to describe the allure, as does the scent of gardenias...
Underwater Photographer May Face Trial Over Gold Taken From Historic Shipwreck
PetaPixel - California
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July 10, 2025
A special agent with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations holding two of the five gold ingots looted from a 18th century shipwreck in France. The gold bars were returned to France in 2022 An underwater photographer could face trial over the...
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns home following patrol in Oceania
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to medium endurance cutter USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) moor the cutter and reunite with loved ones on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 9, 2025. The crew returned from a 73-day patrol during...
Stunning Scottish beach that’s like a ‘tropical untouched paradise’ named among best in the world
The Sun
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July 7, 2025
A SCOTTISH beach has been crowned as one of the best in the world, new research reveals. West Beach, in the Outer Hebrides, makes the top 25, alongside breathtaking locations including Australia's The Pass and Ao Maya in Thailand. 7 West Beach in...
Forty years after the Rainbow Warrior bombing, activists sti...
Modern Ghana
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Forty years ago this week, the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bombs planted by French secret service operatives. The bombing, which killed photographer Fernando Pereira, was intended to halt Greenpeace's campaign against French...
Rolex Fastnet Race 2025 Set to Break Records in RORC Centenary Edition
Cruising World
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July 9, 2025
Swan 50 Zanoza powers upwind during a previous Rolex Fastnet Race. The Russian-flagged yacht is owned by Nicolas Ibanez Scott and skippered by Jordi Griso. Courtesy Royal Ocean Racing Club With less than two months to go until the 26 July start,...
Tarayao, Kobelin win World Series Team category at Swimrun Whistler 2025
Pique Newsmagazine
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July 9, 2025
Kawika Tarayao and Kayla Kobelin completed last year's inaugural Swimrun Whistler with different teammates, but elected to join forces on Sunday for their second attempt. That proved to be an enlightened decision, as Tarayao and Kobelin (known...
It’s Alive! Iris Van Herpen’s Latest Innovation? A Dress Made From 125 Million Bioluminescent Algae
Vogue - New York
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July 6, 2025
As fittings were underway on Saturday, Van Herpen and her latest collaborator, Chris Bellamy, gave Vogue a preview of the creation. Like some kind of otherworldly specimen on display, the dress and pant ensemble hung inside a box carefully...
The Most Romantic Honeymoon Destinations
Elle Decor
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July 7, 2025
The champagne has been popped, the last dance has been danced, and now comes the moment every newlywed dreams of: escaping somewhere utterly magical with the person you've just promised forever to. Whether you're the type who finds romance in...
Te Koutu Nui hosts public seminar on effective ra‘ui conservation
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
Joshua Jim (left) from Atiu, an executive member of Kōrero o te 'Ōrau, participated in the Rāhui (Ra'ui) Workshop in Kauai, Hawai'i last year. Picture: Kōrero o te 'Ōrau/24032011 Traditional leaders from Te Koutu Nui will host a public seminar...