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India offers $500,000 in relief to quake-hit Vanuatu. China sends supplies, engineering team
The Print
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January 3, 2025
New Delhi: India Thursday offered $500,000 (Rs 4.3 crore) in rehabilitation assistance to Vanuatu, following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of its capital city Port Vila on 17 December. “As a close friend and partner under...
Research shows Asia — not Africa — played cradle to snake superfamily that includes cobras, mambas and many common pet species
The University of Kansas
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LAWRENCE — New research from the University of Kansas represents a scientific revision in the assumed origins of a group of snakes that include terrifying and highly venomous species as well as species widely popular as pets. Based on the fossil...
Coconut logs: Discovery shines new light on US Navy ship’s ingenious way to get back into battle
CNN
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July 9, 2025
CNN — The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history. More than 80 years ago, the crew of the USS New Orleans, having been hit by a...
Honiara Sets Ambitious Goal for 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2030
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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September 23, 2024
By Sharon Nanau Work is underway to have Honiara town one hundred percent connected to renewable energy by 2030. Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Permanent Secretary Dr. Christopher Vehe during the National Energy Summit said...
Grand finalists set for High School Basketball
Solomon Star
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July 9, 2025
The finalists for the 2025 Advance Technologies High School Basketball Competition have been confirmed following a series of intense semi-final clashes on Sunday. In the boys’ division, defending champions Honiara Senior High School booked their...
Settler Colonialism in light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today...
Black Agenda Report
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September 7, 2025
A depiction of the 1836 Battle of Constantine in Algeria. As settler-colonial violence escalates from Kanaky to Palestine, Fanon’s century-old warnings are critical today—capitalism’s genocidal expansion demands revolutionary violence in return....
A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found
CNN
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July 9, 2025
CNN — (CNN) – The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history. More than 80 years ago, the crew of the USS New Orleans, having been hit...
USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands
Foreign Policy
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July 8, 2025
In February, the ambassadors to the United States of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau met with U.S. officials to raise concerns about the rush of executive actions since U.S. President Donald Trump took office...
Diarrhoea outbreak declared
Solomon Star
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July 3, 2025
A diarrhoea outbreak has been declared for Honiara and Guadalcanal province. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) in statement said, it continues to actively monitor the increasing trend in diarrhoea disease through its weekly...
Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics 2024 By Concerns, Attitude, Potential Number of Jobs Lost to Automation and Rate of Adoption by Industry
Hollywood Gazette
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September 6, 2024
Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics 2024 By Concerns, Attitude, Potential Number of Jobs Lost to Automation and Rate of Adoption by Industry August 31, 2024 — Introduction Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics: Artificial intelligence has just...
Cook Islander completes prestigious research programme
Cook Island News
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December 17, 2024
Policy and research officer Mata Rakanui, second from left, was selected from over 400 applicants to participate in the Pacific Research Colloquium (PRC) held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra from November 25 to December 6....
SI ranks 56th globally in cervical cancer statistics
Solomon Star
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June 28, 2025
The Solomon Islands has been ranked 56th in the world for its cervical cancer crude incidence rate. That’s according to the latest 2025 World Population Review global report on cervical cancer statistics. Based on data from 2020, the country...
Research Article: Climate justice and Pacific Island countries – a case study on grassroots advocacy
The Round Table
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September 10, 2024
[This is an excerpt from an article in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs.] Vanuatu’s advocacy on climate justice: a case study Over recent years, we have seen that many vulnerable nations from SIDS in the Pacific...
The most-read pieces on Mining Technology in 2024
Mining Technology
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December 17, 2024
Industry * Academia & Education Aerospace, Defense & Security Agriculture Asset Management Automotive Banking & Payments Chemicals Construction Consumer Foodservice Government, trade bodies and NGOs Health & Fitness Hospitals & Healthcare HR,...
Concept of ecological civilization 'inspiring'
People's Daily Online
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By Hou Liqiang and Yang Jun in Guiyang (China Daily) 08:45, July 08, 2025 This photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows a sign of the Eco Forum Global Guiyang 2025 in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo/Xinhua] China's concept of...
Geo Tech work done at Bina Harbour
Solomon Star
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December 15, 2024
Geotechnical investigations for the Bina Tuna Project have been successfully completed last week, with the final phase of drilling concluding on Wednesday, December 11. This achievement was made possible through the active support and involvement...
Researchers awarded grant for pioneering AI tools to monitor waves
Islands Business
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September 2, 2024
In a significant shift for the local recycling sector, the Pacific Recyclers Alliance has recently gained formal recognition, marking a critical step forward for grassroots recycling advocates. This acknowledgment underscores the pivotal role of...
Improving care for people with dementia through co-creation of action plans in the Western Pacific region
British Medical Journal
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Emily Tan Tan Ong, board member with lived experience12, Satoko Hotta, professor3, Dy Suharya, Asia Pacific regional director4, Chris Lynch, deputy chief executive4, Katrin Seeher, mental health specialist5 1Patient representative, Alzheimer’s...
Manele meets Ocean conservation leaders, highlights importance of marine research
The Islandsun
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November 30, 2024
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele held a productive meeting with Prince Albert II of Monaco and the National Geographic Pristine Seas team aboard the research vessel ARGO. Accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Bradley Smoky Tovosia and Foreign Affairs...
Samoan Physiotherapist First to Carry Out Research on Stroke Survivors
Samoa Global News
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December 3, 2024
Source: University of Otago. Masters student Eliana Viali is helping fill an important knowledge gap in the South Pacific – she’s believed to be the first to carry out research on Samoan stroke survivors and their perspectives around physical...