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Eleven Countries Launch First Commitment to Protect Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs
Newswise
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June 10, 2025
At the UN Ocean Conference in France, 11 governments unite to sign a bold new pledge to safeguard coral reefs with the best chance of long-term survival in the face of climate change Papua New Guinea, WCS, WWF, and TNC co-host a landmark event at...
Fiji and Japan sign agreement on project for improving cyber security capability in the Pacific
Fijivillage
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Fiji and Japan sign agreement on project for improving cyber security capability in the Pacific Permanent Secretary of Policing Berenado Daveta and JICA Fiji Office Resident Representative Satoshi Wakasugi signed an agreement on the record of...
“ASAN Khidmet" joins UN Public Service Forum 2025
Azertag
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June 25, 2025
Baku, June 25, AZERTAC An Azerbaijani delegation led by Jeyhun Salmanov, Deputy Chairman of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, participated in the United Nations (UN)...
What Happens When a Country Sinks?
The Maritime Executive
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[By Sheridan Ward] What happens when a country ceases to exist? Where do its people go, who no longer have a citizenship to protect them? Statelessness usually follows conflict, or the dissolution or unification of a country, such as occurred with...
Kumul Consolidated Holdings MD details SOE reforms and privatization efforts
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 25, 2025
Professor David Kavanamur, Managing Director of Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH), today presented an update on the progress and strategic direction of Papua New Guinea’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) during the State Owned Enterprise Roundtable...
Timber and koalas – can we have both?
The Fifth Estate
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June 25, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: As the NSW government announced its proposed Great Koala National Park to protect the iconic native marsupial, the timber industry raised the spectre of major job losses and economic decline for small communities in Northeastern...
News in brief | May 29
Shepparton News
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NFF president David Jochinke said it was an honour to welcome Solomon Island’s High Commissioner Robert Sisilo to NFF House. Mr Jochinke said the PALM scheme was an important mechanism for both countries. Mr Sisilo said the meeting was productive...
Jiangsu, Malaita establish sister-province relationship
Solomon Star
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June 24, 2025
MALAITA Province has strengthened and deepened its sister-province relationship with Jiangsu Province of China following the signing of a formal agreement last week in China. The agreement was sealed by Malaita Premier Elijah Asilaua and Jiangsu...
Asia Pacific malaria cases rise sharply amid funding gaps
Medical News
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June 25, 2025
Malaria cases in the Asia Pacific region have surged in the last few years, reaching 4.8 million in 2024 and putting the region further off track to reaching its elimination goal by 2030, a summit heard. Cases jumped 170 per cent between 2021 and...
Sexual health screening for PALM workers
Fijivillage
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By: Mikaela Seymour and Stefanie Vaccher Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme workers and employers consistently rate healthcare, including access to sexual and reproductive health services, as a primary concern. However, little is...
Walking together in wellness, where collective rights enable Indigenous Peoples to thrive
Croakey Health Media
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June 23, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: An emerging paradigm shift for First Nations people in Canada, reflecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), is supporting a transformational shift from a focus on healthcare and...
Unknown dangers of deep sea mining
The National
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DEEP sea mining can be done in the domestic ocean boundaries and also at the international waters. The ocean waters know no boundaries and freely flow from one country zone to anther zone. Ocean waters are highly mobile and due to strong current...
A better way to get around in the Amazon - solar-powered canoes
The New Zealand Herald
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June 24, 2025
The journey between the isolated villages was made possible thanks to their boat, a traditional river canoe aside from one distinctive feature on top: 24 solar panels that harness sunlight to power an engine. The canoe is part of a growing fleet...
Pacific news in brief for 26 May
RNZ
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May 26, 2025
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force are urging the community to report any cases related to abortion. Photo: Facebook / RSIFP Solomon Islands - crime Solomon Islands police are hunting a man they alleged raped and murdered a woman in north...
Experts warn summer vacationers of beach seashells so toxic they can 'kill in minutes'
Daily Mail
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June 19, 2025
Experts are warning summer vacationers to be on the lookout for a hidden flesh-eating beach threat that could kill them within minutes. Hiding inside some seashells could be a cone snail — a highly venomous sea snail that can sting people with a...
Lost at sea: How Tuvalu’s plight holds lessons for the future
The Interpreter
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June 22, 2025
What happens when a country ceases to exist? Where do its people go, who no longer have a citizenship to protect them? Statelessness usually follows conflict, or the dissolution or unification of a country, such as occurred with the Soviet Union,...
Pacific Islands Countries Push For Action at UN Ocean Conference
The Diplomat
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June 20, 2025
Last week, more than 60 world leaders convened in Nice, France, for the third – and the most-attended – United Nations Ocean Conference. There was cause for celebration: during the week-long conference, 19 countries ratified the Agreement on...
Contract signed for K12m Buin international market
NBC PNG
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Governor General Sir Bob Dadae on behalf of the state signing the with KPT Engineering Ltd (Image: Supplied) The much-anticipated development of the Buin International Market in South Bougainville is now officially underway. This is after the...
Santa Cruz airfield upgrade progressing
Solomon Star
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May 25, 2025
CONSTRUCTION work on the Santa Cruz Airfield upgrade in Temotu Province is now 50 percent complete. World Bank under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2) is providing funds for the project. Government through the Ministry...
World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Volcano Discovery
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June 24, 2025
Previous news Tue, 24 Jun 2025, 03:13 An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred early morning on Tuesday, June 24th, 2025, at 5:04 am local time near Tirana, Bashkia Tiranë, Albania, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre...