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Pacific leaders address US deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
Pacific Media Network
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The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from Kiribati, Nauru, the...
Pita Tipene stands for Northland Regional Council
1News
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Pita Tipene is throwing his hat into the ring to stand as a councillor for Northland Regional Council at the coming local elections. Tipene (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Te Tarawa) is standing in the council’s Te Raki Māori constituency, which he says...
Prominent Māori leader Pita Tipene stands for Northland Regional Council
Te Ao Maori News
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July 8, 2025
Prominent New Zealand leader Pita Tipene is throwing his hat into the ring to stand as a councillor for Northland Regional Council at the coming local elections. Tipene (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Te Tarawa ) is standing in the council’s Te Raki Māori...
The Great New York State Fair Will Again Feature The Steve Miller Band in August
Times Square Chronicles
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July 8, 2025
Council of Global Change sessions with member Prince Mario Max Schaumburg Lippe at United Nations Headquarters Addressing Education, Technology, and Governance for Developing Nations: “I am excited to support young people in our fascinating time...
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe United Nations and UN TV Speech a Huge Success
Times Square Chronicles
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July 9, 2025
The UN High-Level Political Forum Event, “Advancing Education and Access to Emerging Technologies for Future Generations,” held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the United Nations Headquarters, was a pivotal gathering that brought together a...
One million children in the Pacific without a birth certificate –…
Pacific News Service
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An estimated one million children in the Pacific region lack an official identity, which is hampering their access to education, healthcare, and legal rights. The experts warn that growing up without a birth certificate has far-reaching...
One million children in the Pacific without a birth certificate - SPC
Pacific Media Network
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An estimated one million children in the Pacific region lack an official identity, which is hampering their access to education, healthcare, and legal rights. The experts warn that growing up without a birth certificate has far-reaching...
ISA 7th Regional Committee Meeting for Asia and Pacific Region set to advance regional partnerships
Daily FT
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Catalysing solar cooperation The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will host the Seventh Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) for the Asia and the Pacific Region from 15-17 July in Colombo. This important gathering will bring together Government...
How climate change is creating refugees across the world
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
As the global attention remains focussed on the ‘human tragedies’ unfolding in Ukraine and Gaza, another crisis brews quietly on the margins – climate-induced displacement. The number of people displaced not by war or conflict, but by a planet in...
Major celebration in Manurewa marks restoration of Sāmoa citizenship rights
Pacific Media Network
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A community gathering in Manurewa this week marked a significant moment of long-awaited justice for Sāmoans who lost their New Zealand citizenship in 1982 and have now had it restored. The Citizenship (Western Sāmoa) (Restoration) Amendment Act...
20,000 malicious IPs and domains taken down in INTERPOL infostealer crackdown
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – More than 20,000 malicious IP addresses or domains linked to information stealers have been taken down in an INTERPOL-coordinated operation against cybercriminal infrastructure. During Operation Secure (January – April 2025) law...
BE OPEN Art: the winners of the Oceania regional competition revealed
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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LUGANO, Switzerland, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art, an online non-profit gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, announces the winners of the 2nd stage in this year's BE OPEN Regional Art, the competition for...
They need to listen and act now: Pacific countries ramp up…
Pacific News Service
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Pacific countries have taken a critical step to finalise their priorities as they ramp up the call for a high-ambition treaty that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. Ahead of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental...
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...
All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...
World War II veteran laid to rest after 81 years
KPLC - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - Private First Class Harry LeBert joined the Marines at 24 years old. During World War II, he fought in the Battle of Tarawa, where he was injured. After getting better, he rejoined his fellow brothers in action. Sadly, he...
A new country in the Pacific — Bougainville
International Politics and Society
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July 8, 2025
A historic moment for Bougainville is within reach — the Pacific archipelago is on the verge of achieving independence from Papua New Guinea. In the 2019 referendum, almost 98 per cent of the population voted in favour of secession. Two years...
Rainbow Warrior bombing 40th anniversary: Advocates warn of expanding nuclearism in Pacific
RNZ
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July 9, 2025
The Rainbow Warrior was bombed in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand, in July 1985. Photo: Greenpeace / John Miller As Thursday marks 40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, anti-nuclear advocates warn the Pacific region is facing expanding...
Amelia Earhart nearly followed a completely different career that didn't involve flying at all as missing plane 'finally found'
LAD Bible
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Amelia Earhart might be the most famous female pilot of all time, but her career path wasn't always rooted in aviation. Despite a rocky few years attending six schools in just four years, Earhart showed a promising aptitude for chemistry and in...
Australia's climate visa: A model for sinking islands?
Deutsche Welle
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July 9, 2025
In the tiny South Pacific nation of just over 10,000 people, one in three citizens has already entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia. Tuvalu is classified as being extremely...