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Fire rages on cargo ship with smoke and ‘burning plastic’ smell engulfing Hull
The Independent
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June 27, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Alessio Vinassa on DAOs: The Future of Business
Finbold
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June 27, 2025
How Web3 and decentralized governance are redefining company structures for a global economy The corporate blueprint we inherited from the industrial era—centralized hierarchies, top-down control, and rigid legal frameworks—is increasingly out of...
Sawais leave today for Palau Games
The National
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THE Papua New Guinea women’s softball team departs today for the Pacific Mini Games scheduled for June 29 to July 9 in Palau with the aim to bring back a medal. Coach Kenneth Selu said he was pleased with the team’s, progress in training where...
37th Guam Micronesia Island Fair at Ypao Beach Park on June 7-8
KUAM
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June 4, 2025
Demonstrations by I Gima Siha as well as 150 performers and musicians will kick off the event amongst much more from the islands of the CNMI, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Yap, Palau, and Guam. Throughout the...
Where the Black Freedom Struggle Meets the Anti-Nuke Movement
Inkstick Media
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June 25, 2025
I usually spend holidays one of two ways. I either work the whole day tying up loose ends or do something totally unrelated to my job, which deals with topics I think we can all agree can be a bit grim at times — nuclear proliferation, curbing the...
'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,...
Tankers showing caution around Strait of Hormuz after U.S. attack on Iran nuclear sites
CNBC
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June 23, 2025
View looking north showing the Strait of Hormuz, connecting the Gulf of Oman with the Persian Gulf, with the Zagros Mountains and Qeshm Island of Iran in the background, and areas of Oman, Muscat and the United Arab Emirates in the foreground, as...
Tankers showing caution around Strait of Hormuz after U.S. attack on Iran nuclear sites
NBC 10 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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June 23, 2025
Tankers reversed course away from the Strait of Hormuz as concerns rise on the possible closure of the vital choke point of trade. Reports by the UK Maritime Trade Operations on widespread electronic interference and GPS jamming and location...
NMI weightlifters look to extend medal streak in Palau
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Here’s some trivia: NMI weightlifters have reached the medal podium in their last five regional events, starting from 2014. In the Micronesian Games in 2014 in Pohnpei, the NMI Weightlifting Team collected...
Russian Warship Spotted Escorting Two Inbound Stateless Tankers
The Maritime Executive
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Two stateless tankers inbound to the Russian oil operations in the Baltic were spotted traveling with a Russian warship. Russia in the past has been seen escorting some of its military cargo ships, and in May appeared to be escorting outbound...
Taiwan launches global call on health tech with trade partners
Healthcare Asia
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June 9, 2025
The Go Healthy with Taiwan campaign also aims to attract health and sports proposals. Taiwan kicked off its 2025 "Go Healthy with Taiwan" global call for proposals on 3 June which aims to attract global health and sports tech pitches to partner...
Sea caption who oversaw dramatic launches and rescues dies
The Herald (Scotland)
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June 22, 2025
Died: April 26, 2025 Captain John MacLeod, who has died aged 91, was a sea captain and Clyde river pilot. As the special pilot for Scott Lithgow’s during its heyday of shipbuilding on the Clyde he oversaw some of the most complex vessel launches...
Guam Micronesia Island Fair to bring out cultural pride, new beach flags race this weekend
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s longest-running regional cultural fair returns on June 7 and 8 with live music, dance performances, cuisine, arts and crafts, games and a new beach flags race to help boost post-pandemic tourism, according to event host Guam Visitors...
ABC launches Majuro service
Marshall Islands Journal
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June 19, 2025
ABC Radio Australia hit the airwaves in Majuro at 7pm last Friday going live for the first time in over a decade with its 24/7 programs on 106.7FM. To mark the milestone development, Australian Ambassador Paul Wilson hosted a gathering at Wallaby...
RMI’s 6 women activists
Marshall Islands Journal
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May 22, 2025
During the extended visit of Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior III in the Marshall Islands, the organization featured many Marshall Islands-related stories and photos on its website, greenpeace.org/. It also posted brief items on “Six Marshallese women...
From Deterrence to Disarmament: Global Advocates Call for Justice and Peace
Inter Press Service
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June 19, 2025
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons, Peace, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Chie Sunada of SGI (left) moderates the first panel discussion, “From...
Letters to the Editor | June 20, 2025
The Fiji Times
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June 19, 2025
Strong finish! The historic first Women in Media (WiM) conference ended on a high note at the Grand Pacific Hotel (GPH) in Suva. A strong call was made for regional collaboration, inclusive partnerships, and sustainable funding support for...
1889 The Year of Tolkien's Wife
Patheos
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May 28, 2025
1889 is the crossroads where the descendants, living persons and ancestors of previous, current and future influencers meet on the chronological timeline of earth’s history. 1889: A Year That Changed Art, Faith, And The World | A List Of Events In...
It’s Time for a New Global Arms Control Regime
The Diplomat
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May 23, 2025
It is often forgotten that the bikini was named after an atoll, an islet that forms part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The bikini burst onto the fashion scene 80 years ago, coinciding with the advent of nuclear weapons in 1945....
Masters golf tournament celebrates 10th edition
TTR Weekly
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June 18, 2025
HUA HIN, Thailand, 19 June 2025: The 10th Centara World Masters Golf Championship concluded on 14 June, having attracted 500 amateur golfers from 29 countries. Golfasian and Go Golfing hosted the event, which was supported by Centara Hotels &...