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India-Pakistan hostility on show at Asian gathering as Europe bristles at US proposals
BusinessLIVE
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Singapore — The Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore has long been marked by US-China rivalry but Beijing’s relative retreat at the weekend exposed a new fault line — tensions between the US and Europe over Asia. Even as he warned in...
The Pacific Islands News Association at 50: Part 2
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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April 15, 2025
By Kalafi Moala A perspective on the history and future of the Pacific Islands News Association from incoming President Kalafi Moala. The Pacific Islands Media Freedom (PIMF) Index 2023, published by the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF), referred to...
Trump’s tariffs imperil Indo-Pacific
Taipei Times
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May 30, 2025
US President Donald Trump’s imposition of punitive tariffs on Pacific island nations, coupled with the reduction of USAID to the region and his administration’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, signals a significant shift in US foreign...
BVI Demands UK to Lift Colonial Order as Decolonization Gains Momentum
St. Vincent Times
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May 30, 2025
BVI calls on UK and other Colonial Powers to support self-determination of Overseas Territories British Virgin Islands (BVI) Special Envoy Mr. Benito Wheatley has called on the nations classified as Administering Powers to set aside their national...
BVI calls on UK and other Colonial Powers to support self-determination of Overseas Territories
284 Media BVI
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May 30, 2025
British Virgin Islands (BVI) Special Envoy Mr. Benito Wheatley has called on the nations classified as Administering Powers to set aside their national interests in support of the self-determination of the 17 remaining Territories over which they...
Australia urged to ramp up Pacific security funding to counter China
Pacific News Service
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Australia has been told it must increase investment and look at establishing a military presence in the Pacific to counter China’s influence in the region after Solomon Islands confirmed it was close to signing a security deal with Beijing....
2025 Fijian Drua Presentation and Awards Night
Islands Business
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May 28, 2025
France’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) has spent tens of thousands of euros in an effort to counter research revealing that Paris has consistently underestimated the devastating impact of its nuclear tests in French Polynesia in the 1960s and...
Why Some Islands Have More Sharks Than Others
Forbes
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Reef sharks and rays are in trouble. Around the world, their numbers continue to drop, with ... More overfishing being the biggest reason for their decline.Getty Images Reef sharks and rays are in trouble. Around the world, their numbers continue...
From Marshall Islands to Dakotas, Environmental Crimes Cannot Be Covered Up
The Diplomat
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May 29, 2025
In 1985, as a young environmentalist, one of the first campaigns I was involved in was as a deckhand on the Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior. Little did I know that my job would involve relocating an entire community of 350 people and all...
8-year-old boy dies in quicksand in French Polynesia
RNZ
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April 12, 2025
Ambulance Photo: AFP Three people are dead, two of them children, following two separate fishing incidents in French Polynesia. In Huahine, about 150 Km North-west of the main island of Tahiti, a fishing party involving children turned tragic...
China boosts Pacific ties, flags policing collaboration
The West Australian
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May 29, 2025
China has sought to stamp its authority in the Pacific against Australian wishes, hosting island leaders while searching for a greater security foothold in the region. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up a two-day summit with a clutch of...
Scientists issue stark warning about crisis looming over islands: 'Already irreversibly lost their natural adaptive capacity'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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May 29, 2025
Scientists have delivered a sobering assessment about the future of low-lying island communities as sea levels continue to rise at an accelerated pace. According to an article in Yale Environment 360, many atoll islands face an uncertain future,...
France denies cover-up over Pacific nuclear tests
Pacific News Service
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The French government denied any cover up on Friday over radiation levels in the Pacific following its nuclear testing in the region, as discussions were held in Paris about the legacy of the explosions. A two-day roundtable meeting called by...
Cook Islands Also Declares Dengue Outbreak in the Pacific Ocean
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean recently confirmed it is also experiencing a dengue fever outbreak in May 2025. On May 22, 2025, the Ministry of Health officially declared a dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga, a...
SPTE 2025 Media Session Sets the Stage for a New Chapter in Pacific Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 26, 2025
Tourism in the Pacific continues to evolve and adapt in a post-COVID world, as regional destinations redefine what it means to travel with purpose, authenticity, and sustainability. This year, the South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) 2025 kicked...
Cook Islands and French Polynesia look to strengthen cooperation
Island Times
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April 8, 2025
RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS GOVT) — Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, met virtually with Moetai Brotherson, President of French Polynesia, last week reaffirming the historical ties between their peoples and to discuss opportunities for enhanced...
U.S, Pacific Island Leaders reach partnership deal at historic Summit
Pacific News Service
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The United States and Pacific leaders have reached a nine-point Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership as Washington hosts its first summit with leaders from Pacific Island nations. Thursday, U.S President Joe Biden announced more than US$810...
Asia Pacific Report editor honoured for contribution to Pacific journalism
Asia Pacific Report
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May 25, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Asia Pacific Report editor David Robie was honoured with Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) at the weekend by the Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro, in an investiture ceremony at Government House Tāmaki Makaurau....
Sailing the Pacific With Phoenix the Cat
Explorersweb
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May 27, 2025
Oliver Widger and his cat Phoenix have sailed across the Pacific Ocean from Oregon to Hawaii. Widger had no prior sailing experience but taught himself all the skills necessary to navigate across the ocean with just his beloved pet for company....
Legacy of US nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands created global radiation exposure: new study
Greenpeace International
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May 27, 2025
Hamburg, Germany – Nearly seven decades since the US government ended nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands, a new study has revealed the impacts were far greater than what the US government has so far publicly acknowledged. According to...