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Love Island USA stars leave medical experts torn on cold sore speculation amid controversy
The Mirror US
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July 7, 2025
Many fans have spotted what appears to be a cold sore on a couple of the contestants of Love Island USA. Love Island USA is an American spinoff of the popular reality dating competition series. The series, which airs on Peacock, follows the same...
Tavua is 10th outlet for furniture store
The Fiji Times
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July 8, 2025
TAVUA received an economic boost this month with the opening of the refurbished Al-Hamd Smart Living Store. Managing director Ashfaaq Khan said the new store is the 10th outlet they’ve opened around the country. “Our goal is really to bring a...
Woman undergoes surgery having lost arm in lion attack at Darling Downs Zoo
Australian Leisure
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A woman has lost an arm after being bitten by a lion at Darling Downs Zoo, in Pilton, about 50km south of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, on Sunday morning 6th July. Emergency services were called to the zoo around 8:30am and the woman was...
Cierra Ortega Net Worth: How the Love Island Star Made—and Lost—Her Influence
Finance Monthly
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July 7, 2025
Cierra Ortega Net Worth: How the Love Island Star Made—and Lost—Her Influence. Cierra Ortega: Essential Profile Net Worth (2025): Estimated $150,000 – $250,000 Born: 1999/2000 (Age 25) Profession: Content Creator, Reality TV Personality...
Major housing initiatives launched
FBC News
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June 26, 2025
The Ministry of Housing, through the Housing Authority, has launched three initiatives aimed at boosting affordable housing in Fiji. The three initiatives are the Housing Authority Model Homes, the Village Housing Loan Scheme, and the further...
An opportunity for climate leadership and stronger ties
The National
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By Melanie Pill The Australian election saw the Albanese Labor government win by a landslide, providing much-needed climate change policy continuity. In fact, the final Senate results reveal that Labor is able to pass legislation with only the...
Women not choosing STEM – Wood
The Fiji Times
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June 25, 2025
A leading academic from the University of the South Pacific (USP) says Fiji needs to “trace the issue right back to the source” if it wants to see more women in engineering – starting from early childhood education. Dr Daniel Wood, USP Senior...
Pacific news in brief for 25 June
RNZ
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June 25, 2025
Photo: 123rf American Samoa - mining Leaders in the American Samoa government have expressed their opposition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed commercial leasing of the territory's exclusive economic zone. They said this was in...
No cuts, no ‘A’ rating – Kajol-starrer Maa is a RARE horror film to be awarded with a U/A certificate
FBC News
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June 25, 2025
Source : Bollywood Hungama After a fantastic last week for Bollywood thanks to the Aamir Khan-starrer Sitaare Zameen Par, the trade and industry now gears up for another exciting film, Maa. The trailer of the film caught attention due to the...
'Love Island USA' Season 7 Stars Nic and Olandria's Relationship Timeline
Us Weekly
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July 7, 2025
Love Island USA’s Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen thought their second-chance romance was fate, but what they didn’t realize was how much fan interest inspired their season 7 relationship. The Peacock dating show, which returned in June...
CARICOM, Ham radio communications, and Ramleela in Trinidad
The Indian Express
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July 5, 2025
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-III: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Story continues...
Costly leak | GSL lacked valid waste disposal permit – authorities
The Fiji Times
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June 26, 2025
Goundar Shipping Ltd has been blasted by Environment Minister Mosese Bulitavu after a Government committee found that its sinking vessel, the Lomaiviti Princess II, leaked oil into Suva Harbour. Authorities say the company had no valid waste...
Airport staff, freight workers being recruited by drug cartels – Oceania Customs Organisation
The Fiji Times
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June 25, 2025
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) state recent drug operations show that criminal drug trafficking has grown much larger and more organised in the Pacific. The OCO adds there have been discoveries of new concealment methods showing drugs...
Safety in maritime travel
The Fiji Times
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June 25, 2025
BY producing accurate and up-to-date nautical charts, the Fiji Hydrography Service ensures the safe and efficient movement of vessels – which is essential for trade and maritime transportation. The Fiji Hydrography Service (FHS), operating under...
Free yoga at Bryant Park returns for a summer of outdoor classes
SI Live - New York
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July 7, 2025
After the hustle and bustle of a long holiday weekend, what better way to reset than with a breath of fresh air and a moment of mindful movement? Bryant Park Yoga, presented by Halara, invites New Yorkers of all levels to reconnect with their...
Review: WIPEOUT at Studio Theatre
BroadwayWorld
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The final play of the season at Studio Theatre comes with some environmental warnings. The production includes “nontoxing vaping, loud music, and controlled water spray, some of which might hit the audience.” The title of Aurora Real de Asua’s...
So You’re Running Your Best Friend’s Instagram While She’s on ‘Love Island USA’
Cosmopolitan
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June 25, 2025
There’s an almost inconceivable amount of trust you need to have in someone to give them your Instagram password. There’s an even higher amount of trust you need to have in someone to give them your Instagram password in order to manage your...
Love Island season 7 USA controversies: Will Peacock reality dating show be stopped?
The Economic Times
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July 7, 2025
Love Island season 7 USA on Peacock has witnessed several controversies. For viewers, the ridiculous games, steamy make-out sessions and potential relationships that appear on "Love Island USA" are as much of a draw as what happens after they air....
Northumberland sailor reaches halfway point on solo global voyage
The Hexham Courant
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Adam Waugh, 61, is competing in the inaugural Mini Globe Race, a 14-month, 28,000-nautical-mile challenge. He is sailing alone in a 19-foot Class Globe 5.80 yacht that he built himself, despite having no prior boatbuilding experience. Adam Waugh...
100 new homes for low-income earners in Nepani subdivision
Fijivillage
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Great news for low-income earners, as the Housing Authority of Fiji will provide 100 houses at Kake Place in the new Nepani subdivision in Nasinu. Minister for Housing Maciu Nalumisa says two types of conventional homes will be constructed under...