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Pacific worker’s dream ends in tragedy in Australia
FBC News
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July 5, 2025
A PALM worker from the Solomon Islands and 34-year-old father of two was killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash in Griffith, in the NSW Riverina, on Monday, April 28, 2025.[Photo Credit: AAP Image/Supplied by Kenneth Kuni] Argen Kuni left the...
Pacific news in brief for 1 July
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Niue government buildings Photo: RNZ/ Sally Round Niue - budget Health, education, social welfare and government salaries have receives a boost in the Niue government's new NZ$12.5 million (US$7.6m) deficit budget. Last week, the island's finance...
In the Pacific, 'who has kava is king' but some fear it's hurting families
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 5, 2025
Michael Louze has seen a kava-led boom unfolding on the roads of Vanuatu's remote islands. Over the 25 years he's exported the crop, he's never seen prices so high — or growers so flush with cash. "Farmers are buying Land Cruisers with cash...
Is Gen Z Redefining Solo Travel And Sustainable Tourism In India?
Free Press Journal
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July 6, 2025
Travel is booming these days. A big role is played by the young demographic (18-28) who are travelling solo or in a group. This trend is worth looking into. Pratham Ahuja, a Travel Enthusiast based in Gurugram, started travelling due to curiosity...
MP demands answers over Tongan Navy’s unchecked arrival in Lakeba with dignitaries and crop
The Fiji Times
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July 5, 2025
Questions have been raised on whether Immigration and Biosecurity checks were done on individuals who arrived on a Tongan Navy ship at Lakeba yesterday. The Tongan Navy brought in dignitaries and crop from Tonga for the installation of the Tui...
Innovation summit for Labasa
The Fiji Times
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July 3, 2025
THE Labasa Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit 2025 kicks off today in Labasa, with the aim of tapping into new export and investment opportunities for Vanua Levu’s agribusiness sector. With the theme “Creating Agribusiness Opportunities in...
Manufacturers enjoying duty protection shouldn’t make profits at the expense of the people – Prof. Prasad
Fijivillage
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Manufacturers enjoying duty protection shouldn’t make profits at the expense of the people – Prof. Prasad Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says that many local manufacturers enjoy significant protection and...
Terrorism humanity’s enemy, must unite to deny it any shelter: PM Modi
The Indian Express
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July 4, 2025
Terming terrorism as the enemy of humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the global community must stand united to deny it any shelter or space.Addressing the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, PM Modi said, “Our two countries may...
The neighbour market
The Monthly
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I realised too late that the front door was open. I should have called out and let myself in. Instead, I rang the bell, forcing Kitione Waqanisau to labour his way up the hallway on crutches. Kiti, as he likes to be called, guided me to the lounge...
Kava morals – State: Be realistic when marketing kava
The Fiji Times
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July 3, 2025
GOVERNMENT has weighed in on the ongoing debate over how kava, a traditional cultural totem for most Pacific cultures, need to be protected from what is perceived to be a strong pressure for commercialization bordering on cultural appropriation in...
Love Island's first ever winner looks unrecognisable 20 years after winning show
Lancs Live
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July 5, 2025
Fran Cosgrave, the first-ever winner of Love Island, is hardly recognisable in a recent social media post, now sporting a thick beard two decades on from his time on the show. The inaugural series of Celebrity Love Island was broadcast in 2005,...
Trade wars: Kuala Lumpur says no to United States' waste
Asia News
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July 3, 2025
On 1 July, a ban came into force on countries that are not signatories to the Basel Convention, the international treaty against the transport of hazardous waste, including plastic. In 2024, 35,000 tonnes of rubbish arrived in Malaysia from the...
First ever Love Island winner looks completely unrecognisable 20 years on
The Mirror
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July 5, 2025
Fran Cosgrave, the inaugural winner of Love Island, is almost unrecognisable in a recent social media snap, sporting a full beard two decades after his stint on the show. The debut series of Celebrity Love Island graced our screens back in 2005,...
Teams Help to Awaken Laws of Mesopotamia
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.06.2010 Courtesy Story “The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept.” This passage in William Shakespeare’s play “Measure for Measure” describes the current state of the judicial system in southern Iraq, the...
'Connected By Belonging': PM Modi Hails Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister As 'Daughter Of Bihar'
News18
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July 4, 2025
Last Updated:July 04, 2025, 07:33 IST Speaking at a community event in Couva, PM Modi highlighted deep cultural ties between India and Trinidad and Tobago, calling Kamla Persad-Bissessar “the daughter of Bihar.” PM Modi with Trinidad and Tobago...
Greenpeace chief recalls New Zealand’s nuclear free exploits, seeks ‘peace’ voice for Gaza
Asia Pacific Report
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July 5, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Russel Norman today recalled New Zealand’s heyday as a Pacific nuclear free champion in the 1980s, and challenged the country to again become a leading voice for “peace and justice”, this...
Tourism’s role in peace and prosperity
Newsroom
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July 4, 2025
The Nobel Peace Prize has been won by presidents, fighters for the oppressed, people who’ve changed history and put their lives on the line for a cause. So when Washington-based Auckland-educated Lelei Tuisamoa Lelaulu found out he’d been...
Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Royal Navy busy in the Pacific, more NATO activity in the region
The Daily Blog
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June 30, 2025
Currently, the Royal Navy is active in the Pacific. On 18 June, HMS Spey transited the Taiwan Strait on a ‘freedom of navigation’ patrol. The vessel’s transit a symbolic gesture designed to reinforce the UK’s opposition to any claim China makes to...
'Solo economy': Being alone, not lonely
The Malaysian Star
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July 3, 2025
What's weird about dining in a nice restaurant with only you? By yourself, solo, uno, unaccompanied, solitary — or the dreaded — lone which morphs into lonely. In The Lonely Guy, Steve Martin enters a busy restaurant. When he's asked by the maître...
Maori All Blacks 26 Scotland 29: Scots survive early setback and late drama to beat Maori All Blacks for first time EVER
The Scottish Sun
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July 5, 2025
SCOTLAND survived a first minute setback and a dramatic late fightback to kick off their summer tour of New Zealand with their first EVER victory over the Maori All Blacks. In what was the first meeting between the two teams for quarter of a...