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VA’A MEDAL BOOSTS TEAM PNG’S MEDAL TALLY AT PACIFIC MINI GAMES
PNG Haus Bung
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July 2, 2025
Team PNG added another medal to their tally on Day 2 (1st July) of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, thanks to a strong performance in Va’a. The Men’s V6 500m crew claimed bronze with a time of 1 minute 53.24 seconds, finishing behind gold...
Taputu claims 2025 Pacific Mini Games' first gold medal as Tahiti dominates opening day
RNZ
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June 30, 2025
Tahiti dominated in the va'a (pictured) and the swimming on day one. Photo: Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games/Facebook Tahiti's Teimoana Taputu claimed the first gold medal at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, taking out the V1 500 metres open...
'67 Bombs to Enid' wins best documentary at deadCenter film festival
News9 - Oklahoma
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A powerful new documentary telling the story of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands and its impact on thousands now living in Oklahoma has won Best Documentary at the deadCenter Film Festival. A Story of Survival and Legacy 67 Bombs to Enid,...
In pictures: 2025 Pacific Mini Games day one
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Fiji women's indoor volleyball team (blue top) made a strong start on the first day of competition beating American Samoa 3–2 in their first Pool A match. Photo: Facebook / Team Fiji The 2025 Pacific Mini Games kicked off on Monday, with baseball,...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Debuts in Palau
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The inaugural FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania officially tips off today. This landmark event marks a significant step forward for youth FIBA 3x3 basketball in the region, offering a direct pathway to international...
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...
Palau welcomes the Pacific
NBC PNG
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Team PNG Flag Bearers Josh Tarere and Thelma Toua at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games with Team PNG Chef De Mission Kinivanagi Karo (left) (Image: Team PNG) In a spectacular opening ceremony of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games last...
What these Tahitian women want you to know about France's nuclear testing
Hawaii Public Radio
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June 16, 2025
Although France conducted nearly 200 nuclear tests in the South Pacific during the 20th century, few Tahitians have received compensation to this day. That's unlike the Marshall Islands, which has a treaty with the United States that allows...
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,...
OKC's deadCenter Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years
Houston Press - Texas
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June 19, 2025
The film festival world has experienced some galvanic changes of late. Sundance is leaving Park City, UT for Boulder, CO in 2027, while SXSW will run its film, music, and interactive experiences concurrently beginning in 2026. Oklahoma City's...
Teen Weightlifters ready to represent Palau on regional stage
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Koror, Palau (Island Times) — Two of Palau’s youngest weightlifting athletes, Mikaianny Sumor and Kyrah Nestor, are preparing to take the stage at the upcoming 2025 Pacific Mini Games, continuing their journey of...
Palau signs Landmark Security MOU with 12 Pacific Nations for Pacific Mini Games
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau — The Republic of Palau has signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 12 Pacific Island nations to enhance regional security cooperation during the 2025 Pacific Mini Games (PMG), marking...
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...
What sharks are worth—and why that matters
Mongabay
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June 25, 2025
Stefanie Brendl, founder of Shark Allies, transitioned from shark tourism to advocacy after a pivotal free-diving encounter with a tiger shark, leading her to champion the world’s first shark fin trade ban in Hawaii. Her legislative work has since...
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...
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...