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The World Must Let Taiwan ‘Chip In’
Politiko
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September 3, 2025
By ROY C. MABASA As the United Nations prepares to mark its 80th anniversary, the international community faces a question it can no longer afford to ignore: How much longer will political pressure be allowed to override principle by keeping...
Svetlana Makarova Joins Faculty at the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna
The Violin Channel
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August 27, 2025
Russian violinist Svetlana Makarova will join the faculty at the University for Music and the Performing Arts Vienna (MDW) at the opening of the 2025/26 academic year. An experienced pedagogue, she is also on faculty at the Haute École de Musique...
FAST 15, HRPP 9, Independents 2 in Election Official Count
Talamua
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September 2, 2025
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 03 September 2025: The final count of 24 of the 50 electoral constituencies completed so far, has the FAST Party winning 15 seats, HRPP 9 and Independents 2. The count for the Aana Alofi 1 constituency was completed...
'Chip in with Taiwan' for Global Peace and Prosperity
The Baltic Times
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Today, the world faces mounting uncertainties and challenges—from prolonged conflicts and democratic backsliding to economic coercion and disinformation campaigns. Authoritarian regimes increasingly employ gray-zone tactics that undermine the...
$211M contract awarded to build new military communications center on Guam
Pacific Daily News
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Hawaii-based Nan Inc. won a $211 million contract for the construction of a new communications center at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, the Department of Defense announced on Aug. 29. Nan Inc. was among four that submitted proposals for the...
Global action needed to tackle marine threats: Adviser Rizwana
United News of Bangladesh
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Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday urged the global community to strengthen partnerships and cross-sector collaboration to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14 on oceans. “Only collective action can safeguard marine resources...
Punching above its weight, Pacific pushes for ship polluters to pay
Pacific News Service
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By Robert Iroga in London Punching above our weight has been the statement echoed in London this week to describe the tiny Pacific’s bold push against some of the global heavyweights to have polluters (ship) pay-up for their pollution. This...
First-Time Scuba Divers Are Flourishing In French Polynesia
Forbes
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A novice diver observes a sea turtle off the coast of Tikehau, French Polynesia. Corto Murcia A single paved highway runs for 18 miles through Fakarava. The King’s Highway is the only lengthy ribbon of pavement on French Polynesia’s second-largest...
HHS Order States to Remove Gender Ideology Content From Sex Education
Healthcare Innovation
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August 26, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced on August 26 in a press release that it has demanded that 46 states and territories remove all references to gender...
The Daily View: A new sheriff in town
Lloyd's List
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September 2, 2025
THE ubiquity of fake ship registers and illusory insurance is such that it is now difficult for governments to tell the difference between the endemic lack of regulatory oversight from the worst ship registers, and entirely fictional flags. Baltic...
Air Force Working on Major Renovations to Run-Down Dorms on Guam
Air & Space Forces Magazine
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August 26, 2025
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Andersen Air Force Base on Guam will make major renovations to some of its...
Pacific Islands focus: health, environmental, security and geopolitical updates
Croakey Health Media
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August 28, 2025
Calls to tackle violence against women in the Pacific region, efforts to alleviate the impacts of extreme heat, new guidelines to assist in protection of whales, and concerns about deep sea mining are among the topics covered in the latest edition...
Ramaphosa expected in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 28, 2025
News / National by Staff reporter 3 hrs ago | Views South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow officially open the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) in Harare, marking a major highlight on the national events...
The U.S. wants to mine the ocean floor. Can anyone stop them?
Landscape News
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September 1, 2025
On the dark, pressurized floor of our planet’s oceans, life is going on as usual – though we still have a lot to learn about what that looks like. Two kilometers beneath the sea surface, underwater vents thrum with astonishing biodiversity,...
Taiwan, Boosting Its Defense Spending Amid Threats From Communist China, Is on Freedom’s Front Line
The New York Sun
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September 1, 2025
The world faces mounting uncertainties and challenges — from prolonged conflicts and democratic backsliding to economic coercion and disinformation campaigns. Authoritarian regimes increasingly employ gray-zone tactics that undermine the...
Pacific news in brief for 1 September
RNZ
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August 31, 2025
The arrest has disrupted Ms Malimali's first month in the job, she says. Photo: Fiji Police Force/Supplied Fiji - policing A staff shortage means the police in Fiji will be forced to work 12 hour shifts in the future. Fiji Police acting assistant...
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Misguided Marines
naked capitalism
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August 26, 2025
The Marine Corps’ new Pacific island strategy, articulated in its Force Design 2030 planning documents, envisions small units deployed across the Pacific island chain, armed with missiles and sensors to strike Chinese shipping and contest maritime...
Bicyclist died after crash with pickup truck in Woodland, police say
KXTV, ABC 10 - California
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A pickup truck driver collided with a person riding a bicycle who died after being taken to the hospital, the Woodland Police Department said. WOODLAND, Calif. — A bicyclist died after a crash Monday in Woodland, police said. Simona Palauni, 48,...
A National Commitment to Conservation and Resilience
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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August 24, 2025
The Republic of the Marshall Islands continues to lead with purpose in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss. Through the ongoing implementation of the Reimaanlok National Conservation Area Plan, the nation is reaffirming its commitment...
3 Micronesian students awarded prestigious scholarship
Hawaii Public Radio
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August 26, 2025
Three Micronesian students in Hawaiʻi, Guam and Alaska were awarded the A+Jojo Scholarship award. The annual scholarship, funded by the Oʻahu-based nonprofit We Are Oceania, is given to students from three Pacific countries in Micronesia, which...