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Amelia Earhart disappeared 88 years ago, on July 2, 1937. Purdue thinks it knows where.
Yahoo News
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(This story has been updated with new information.) WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — On the 88th anniversary of Amelia Earhart's disappearance, the Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) announced a joint effort to locate the...
Tātāriki empowering students
Ashburton Courier
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July 2, 2025
Mātāriki has been celebrated at Ashburton College with the announcement of a new student leader set to empower Māori among the student body. Lucius Hunt was named the college’s inaugural Tātāriki during a Mātāriki dawn service at the school’s Te...
Scientists have ‘grim outlook’ on Doomsday Glacier as main countries at risk if it collapses revealed
LAD Bible
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Scientists are worried about the fate of one of the most important glaciers in the world, because if it collapses it'll have a catastrophic effect on nations around the globe. Rising global temperatures are resulting in glaciers melting at an...
Fiji Says Chinese Military Base, Missiles Not Welcome In Pacific
Zero Hedge
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The tiny South Pacific archipelago country of Fiji has come out firmly against China establishing a military base in the Pacific Islands, according to a statement of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka issued Wednesday. He emphasized that China has no...
Fishermen under investigation
Marshall Islands Journal
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July 2, 2025
GIFF JOHNSON Community complaints about a large group of fishermen living in an apartment building in the Batkan area of Majuro led to law enforcement raiding the building and removing the men from the location last week, first to the MIPD Uliga...
China base not welcome, Fijian prime minister says
Taipei Times
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July 2, 2025
Fiji’s prime minister yesterday said that China should not be allowed to gain a permanent military foothold in the strategically contested South Pacific region, adding that a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait would impact Pacific islands....
Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World
Zero Hedge
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In 2024, 60 countries saw their freedom decline in a historic election year. Strikingly, 40% of countries and territories that held elections experienced targeted attacks on candidates amid heightened instability. Yet bright spots were seen in...
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...
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...
Indonesia uncovers drug smuggling ring using fake migrant IDs
Antara
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July 2, 2025
The suspect’s identity card had also been altered. This is a modus operandi involving manipulation of identity,Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister for the Protection of Migrant Workers, Abdul Kadir Karding, has revealed that some drug couriers or...
Fiji PM says China military presence not welcome in Pacific
Deutsche Welle
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July 2, 2025
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday that he is opposed to China gaining a permanent military foothold in the South Pacific region. "If they want to come, who would welcome them? Not Fiji," Rabuka told reporters during an address...
Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week
Marianas Variety
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Flags from most of the Micronesian islands participating in the regional summit this week fly outside the International Conference Center in Majuro on Monday. Photo by Giff Johnson MAJURO — The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials...
Fiji says would not welcome China military presence in Pacific
Inquirer
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July 2, 2025
SYDNEY — Fiji’s prime minister said Wednesday that China should not be allowed to gain a permanent military foothold in the strategically contested South Pacific region. China has spent years cementing its influence in a string of Pacific island...
‘It’s not Chinese assistance’
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
CANBERRA, 30 JUNE 2025 (THE GUARDIAN) — China is bolstering its geopolitical influence in the Pacific by “branding” Asian Development Bank projects – funded in significant part by Australian taxpayer dollars – as Chinese projects, the Australian...
PACIFIC JOURNOS MEET CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, PRAISE CHINA
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Beijing, China – SIX Pacific Islands journalists met with the Director of the Pacific Island Division, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry on Foreign Affairs, Gu Xinqiang in Beijing and exchanged views within...
Hands-on livestock training held at Kumoi Farms
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI Department of Lands and Natural Resources, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, and Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry or ADAFF are training residents of Guam, Palau, and the CNMI in animal husbandry and...
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....
Amelia Earhart's incredible life becoming a pilot as scientists think they have uncovered lost plane mystery
LAD Bible
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It is somewhat sad that Amelia Earhart has become known throughout history because of her infamous death, rather than her incredible life. But as scientists claim that her near 90-year-old mystery now may have been solved, it is important to...
Unusual: United Airlines Has 11 Routes That Do Not Involve The US
Simple Flying
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June 29, 2025
Fifth freedom routes allow for an airline to sell tickets for a flight between two foreign nations as a continuation of an airline's flight that originates in its home country. An example would be Qantas flying to London via Singapore, while...
Regional judicial symposium underway
Solomon Star
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June 19, 2025
The judicial Symposium 2025 got underway on Wednesday at the Pacific Forum Agency Fisheries (FFA) Conference Centre. It brought together Chiefs Justices from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tuvalu, alongside other senior...