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Palau hosts Ocean Science Workshop to strengthen climate and marine services
Island Times
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June 6, 2025
KOROR, Palau (June 5, 2025) — Government officials, scientists, and community stakeholders gathered Thursday for the start of the Palau Ocean Science to Service Workshop, a two-day regional initiative aimed at bolstering Palau’s capacity to use...
Top Samoan scientist leaves SROS
Talamua
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June 5, 2025
Apia, Samoa – 05 June 2025 – The Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS) acknowledges that the departure of its top scientist leaves a noticeable gap but celebrate her incredible contributions and extend their deepest gratitude for her...
SI ranked 160th in global internet use
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
The Solomon Islands has been ranked 160th in the world for internet usage penetration This was based on the latest global internet statistics compiled for World Population Review 2025. According to the dataset, the country recorded an internet...
Advocate to restore citizenship (Western Samoa ) Act 1982 amongst Pacific peoples recognised in King’s Honours List 2025
TP+
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June 1, 2025
Kings Honours List 2025. Pasifika people are among the 88 recipients who have been recognised for the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List, for their service and contribution to the country. Congratulations goes to: Member of the New Zealand Order of...
Ani-One Asia Streams
Anime News Network
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Image via Dr. Stone anime's X/Twitter account©米スタジオ・Boichi／集英社・Dr.STONE製作委員会Ani-One Asia announced on Thursday and Friday that it will stream the Dr. Stone: Science Future (second part), Hotel Inhumans, With You and the Rain, Onmyō Kaiten...
Williams out of tour and replaced by White as Gibson-Park picked to face Reds
The Times
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Tomos Williams is out of the British & Irish Lions tour, having sustained a hamstring injury in the win over Western Force. Ben White, the Scotland No9, has replaced him. The Wales scrum half Williams, 30, suffered the injury when scoring his...
UOG TO HOST PACIFIC TEACHER EDUCATION FORUM
PNG Haus Bung
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June 30, 2025
The University of Goroka (UoG) in the Eastern Highlands province is set to host the inaugural Pacific Teacher Challenge Conference from July 5th to 7th, 2025. This landmark event, the first of its kind for UoG and a significant gathering for the...
Leitī study highlights unique intersectional experiences of LGBTQIA+ Tongans
Pacific Media Network
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The life experiences of Tongan leitī in Aotearoa are explored in a new study that combines Pacific identity, wellbeing, and culturally grounded clinical psychology methods. The study, titled Leitī in Red: Exploring the Life Experiences of Kau...
Japan can help the Pacific become more resilient
The Strategist
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June 30, 2025
Australia’s 2024 national defence strategy describes Japan as an ‘indispensable partner’ for achieving regional peace and security. But the prominence of the growing defence relationship between Japan and Australia, while vital, risks obscuring...
Taulasea, or traditional healers, play a significant role in Samoan society, new study finds
RNZ
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June 26, 2025
Photo: RNZ A new study has found traditional healers, or Taulasea, have a key role in Samoan society. The study was published in Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. Researchers interviewed 14 Taulasea - three were from...
Forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent, families share their stories
Culpeper Star-Exponent - Virginia
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Before widespread vaccination, death often came early. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in...
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...
SekiEats closes after seven years
Samoa Observer
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After seven years of service, Samoa’s first food delivery platform, SekiEats, has officially shut down operations as of 27 June 2025. Launched in late 2018, SekiEats changed how food was delivered in Samoa, connecting over 130 restaurants with...
China, Pacific Islands work together on climate issue
China Daily Global
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China and Pacific Island nations should make deeper collaboration within the framework of South-South cooperation to tackle climate change challenges, a forum has heard. Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Apia, Samoa, on Tuesday, Toeolesulusulu...
FEATURE | Fiji police has been impressive lately
The Fiji Times
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June 28, 2025
Let’s face it — we as Fijians love to criticise the police. Whether it’s over delays, disagreements on how cases are handled, or occasional stories of wrongdoing, it seems we always find something to complain about. And yes, holding officers...
America’s New Anti-Vaccine Foreign Policy
The Atlantic
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June 28, 2025
This week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used his address to a global vaccine summit to disparage global vaccination. The conference was organized by Gavi, the world’s leading immunization program, and in a recorded speech, Kennedy accused the...
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Shelby Sun Times - Tennessee
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June 28, 2025
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Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven...
Samoan traditional healers' holistic approach, diet expertise, and spirituality attract patients
Scimex Newsfeed
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June 18, 2025
Traditional healers have a key role in Samoan society, say experts who interviewed 14 Taulasea in Samoa and Aotearoa. The Taulasea said their practise has a deep spiritual aspect and they consider it a freely offered 'act of service', expecting...
Anchored in Purpose: Trinity’s final lap at USP
Newsline Samoa
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June 25, 2025
Growing up as the eldest of five siblings wasn’t an easy experience for Trinity Papaata, but she considered it an honour to be a role model to her siblings. The 24-year-old, who hails from Vaitoloa in Samoa, said she witnessed her parents’...