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Team Marianas starts Mini Games campaign today
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas will begin its quest for medals in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games today, Monday, as swimming, fast-pitch softball, indoor volleyball, wrestling, va’a and baseball competitions kick off in Palau....
Date Everything: Dev/Sassy Chap Guide
DualShockers
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June 29, 2025
One of the more hidden dateables in Date Everything! is this fancy gent who is a representation of the entire studio! While you can't date every developer in the game, you can get a sort of speed dating game going if you know where to look. This...
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List of visa-free countries for Indian passport holders [2025]
Forbes India
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Travelling the world and exploring new destinations is a dream shared by many. For Indian passport holders, this dream can now be realised more easily than ever before. India's global influence has opened doors to an array of visa-free countries...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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June 28, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Building strong fiscal foundations
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By Ibrahim Chowdhury, Anders Hjorth Agerskov, Ekaterine T. Vashakmadze, Christopher Wong SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, 24 JUNE 2025 (WORLD BANK) —In January 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted, causing a tsunami that devastated...
Ritz-Carlton Yacht expands into Asia-Pacific and Polynesia for 2026
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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June 25, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection unveils 32 new voyages for Winter 2026–2027, covering Asia-Pacific, Hawaii, and French Polynesia. KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA – The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has announced its Winter 2026–2027 deployment,...
How Secure Are Taiwan’s Remaining Diplomatic Partnerships?
The Diplomat
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June 26, 2025
In the intricate landscape of global diplomacy, shaped by the shifts in Donald Trump’s foreign policy and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, an intense struggle persists over the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan – formally known as...
Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa
New Scientist
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June 26, 2025
Tuvalu is extremely vulnerable to sea level rise Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images How does it feel to lose your home to climate change? The roughly 10,000 residents of Tuvalu will be among the first in the world to have to confront this question....
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Reveals Winter 2026–2027 Itineraries Marking Debut in Polynesia and New Ports in Asia Pacific
Hospitality Net
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June 25, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection unveils its Winter 2026–2027 itineraries, introducing an expanded portfolio of luxury yachting experiences across French Polynesia, Hawaii, and Asia-Pacific aboard Evrima and Luminara. Sailing from October 2026...
China in the Pacific – Joint statement of the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The Fiji Times
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June 26, 2025
FROM May 28 to 29, 2025, the People’s Republic of China and Pacific Island Countries having diplomatic relations with China (hereinafter referred to as “All parties”) held the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The...
WWII veteran’s children retrace his steps on Saipan
Marianas Variety
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A WOMAN from Minnesota and her brother from North Carolina traveled to Saipan in the hope of retracing their father’s time on the island, where he and other U.S. Marines landed on Red Beach, located along Beach Road, on the morning of June 15,...
'Slow but sure' economic rise in most of Pacific - World Bank
RNZ
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June 23, 2025
Photo: AFP The Pacific regional economy is growing, slowly but surely, reports the World Bank. In their latest Pacific update, released 17 June, they argue for more employment of women to help the economy amidst global economic uncertainty,...
Shocking! Maldives and 9 other countries that could vanish sooner than you think
The Times of India
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Rising sea levels caused by climate change present an existential threat to many low-lying countries, particularly small island nations and coastal states, as highlighted by reports from the World Economic Forum and the Lowy Institute. These...
From inequity to action: Eliminating cervical cancer in the Western Pacific
The Jakarta Post
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n some corners of the Western Pacific, cervical cancer is becoming a disease of the past. But in others, it continues to claim lives, silently and needlessly. Earlier this month, leaders from across the region and the world gathered in Indonesia...
How to Find and Romance Sassy Chap in Date Everything (Dateable 95)
Game Rant
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June 23, 2025
Date Everything has you romancing everything from your bed to a ship in a bottle. Literally, every item you can see in your home can most likely be dated and even hated. However, some characters are a little harder to find than others. One such...
FEATURE – Preparing and training a maritime force
The Fiji Times
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June 21, 2025
Establishing a navy is a complex and strategic undertaking that requires careful planning and a phased implementation. Each stage of this process is crucial, beginning with a thorough preparation phase that lays a solid foundation. This initial...
'Relentless' disease taking more and more lives on Australia's doorstep
9News
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June 10, 2025
Dengue fever outbreaks in the western Pacific and south-east Asia have prompted travel warnings for Australians, but experts are now saying the problem is likely to only get worse. Cook Islands declared an outbreak of the potentially deadly...
Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters
Otago Daily Times
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June 22, 2025
Few people are as well placed to comment on the shifting sands of international politics in the South Pacific as Foreign Minister Winston Peters, who is about to address the Otago Foreign Policy School on that topic. Political editor Mike Houlahan...
‘I saw the flash’: How US nuclear tests changed life on this Pacific idyll forever
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 20, 2025
McDiarmid and Haazen returned to Mejatto a year after the 1985 evacuation, and stayed for three months. When we land this time, there is a joyful reunion between the pair and several locals, including “aunties” now in their 40s and 50s who were...
The island country with less than 10,000 visitors where English is the official language
Daily Express
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June 8, 2025
A stunning little island nation that boasts some of the most incredible white sandy beaches is full of English speakers - despite being a whopping 8,699 miles from England. Due to its remoteness the tiny nation of Kiribati only has around 121,300...