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Not the whole chicken, not egotistic either: Prasad
Fiji Sun
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June 28, 2025
Minister for Finance Biman Prasad. Photo: Fiji Govt “We’re not touching the whole chicken,” Finance minister Biman Prasad said at the a post budget breakfast hosted by Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation. Protection is there for a purpose, he...
Fit-again Kyle Steyn relishing prospect of Scotland return after year away
Southern Daily Echo
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After taking part in last summer’s four-Test tour of the Americas, the Glasgow captain picked up two separate untimely injuries just before the Autumn Series and then the Six Nations. The 31-year-old wing has fully recovered from his respective...
Accountability, no one should have to beg for it
Samoa Observer
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The quest by one man to seek accountability on the use of the $1 million district grant has reached the court. A matai from the village of Vaitoomuli, Palauli, wants to know what the Palauli No.3 district council has done with the $3 million that...
DAY 17 | 4.15 TONNE METH BUST TRIAL | Justin Ho named mastermind in meth case
The Fiji Times
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July 11, 2025
Deputy Director for Public Prosecutions John Rabuku says the intended recipient of the methamphetamine haul was first accused, Justin Ho. During the closing submissions by the State at the High Court in Lautoka today, Mr Rabuku said the first...
Australia Obstructed Probe Into Deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bombing
Consortium News
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July 10, 2025
Forty years later, David Robie, the only journalist on board the Greenpeace ship in the weeks leading up to its bombing on July 10, 1985, looks back on this act of French state terrorism in a New Zealand port. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior...
This season of ‘Love Island USA’ is a lesson in voter turnout
The 19th News
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July 11, 2025
“Love Island USA,” the reality show of the summer, has launched thousands of memes and nationwide watch parties that could rival any sports bar in town. It’s a marathon of 36 episodes streamed over six weeks on Peacock that follows singles looking...
Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge
Pacific News Service
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A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater. By Derek Grossman Japan’s decision last month to begin discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from its...
Voice of a Nation, Voice of the World: PM Modi’s Historic Addresses to Foreign Parliaments
Goa Chronicle
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July 11, 2025
An Unprecedented Journey of Words and Will In the grand halls of parliaments across continents, where voices echo the aspirations of nations, one leader has risen to stand not merely as a head of state, but as a storyteller of a civilisation....
What Your Favorite Grocery Store Says About You
The Atlantic
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July 10, 2025
A couple of months ago, Shannon Fong woke up before dawn; drove to the Trader Joe’s in Montrose, California; and waited. And waited! So did dozens of other people at this location, and thousands more at other Trader Joe’s around the country. They...
Victim of Laos alcohol poisoning warns holidaymakers of dangers
STV News
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July 11, 2025
Bethany Clarke, a survivor of alcohol poisoning, has joined calls urging holidaymakers to be aware of the dangers of counterfeit and contaminated drinks. In 2024, a British woman, Simone White, and four other tourists died in Laos after suspected...
NICTA welcomes new board, urges urgent action on digital divide
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 11, 2025
The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) has formally welcomed its new board members, signaling a strategic renewal and a reinforced commitment to Papua New Guinea’s digital future. The occasion, more than just...
Is Nicolandria Real? Who Will Win? ‘Love Island USA’ Stars Weigh In
Us Weekly
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July 11, 2025
Fresh out of the villa and on Zoom with Us Weekly, dumped Love Island USA Islanders are tackling burning questions about the final days of season 7. First up? Nicolandria, of course. Even before Cierra’s early exit from the show, social media...
Country living a cut above for retailers
Otago Daily Times
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July 11, 2025
Operating a seven-day-a-week retail business for nearly three decades might sound like a slog. But as well-known Omarama retailers Craig and Glenys Dawson tell business editor Sally Rae, they found the secret sauce. It was back in 1999 when Craig...
International Awards Conferred to Narendra Modi: A testament to expanding global influence of India
Organiser Weekly
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Since assuming office as the 14th Prime Minister of India in 2014, Narendra Modi has emerged as one of the most globally decorated Indian leaders. As of July 2025, he has received 25 prestigious international awards—an unprecedented tally that...
21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 11, 2025
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 07.09.2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25) officially kicks off with the arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)...
Quilter back in rugby as first Autumn Nations Series title sponsor
Sportcal
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July 11, 2025
Quilter, the UK-based wealth management platform, has struck a deal to become the inaugural title sponsor of international rugby union's Autumn Nations Series, in which Northern Hemisphere men's teams host rest-of-the-world rivals. From this...
Lions’ breakdown issues may spell trouble for Chessum and Curry’s Test hopes
The Times
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The attention of the Australian sporting public may have been elsewhere, with the State of Origin decider taking precedence down under, but Joe Schmidt was an eagle-eyed observer in Canberra as the British & Irish Lions defeated the ACT Brumbies...
PM Modi delivers record 17 addresses in foreign parliaments
Awaz The Voice
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July 10, 2025
Windhoek [Namibia] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received a standing ovation and non-stop applause from lawmakers after his address at the Parliament of Namibia. This marked PM Modi's 17th address in a foreign nation’s Parliament,...
'Love Island' watch parties are taking over and put sporting events to shame, bars say: It's 'a whole different animal'
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
A hot new bombshell has entered the villa: "Love Island USA" watch parties are shaking up bar scenes across the country. For those unfamiliar: The reality dating series, now in its seventh season for U.S. contestants, follows a group of...
Indian PM Modi delivers 17 addresses in foreign parliaments, equals combined total of all Congress PMs
Times of Oman
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Windhoek [Namibia]: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received a standing ovation and non-stop applause from lawmakers after his address at the Parliament of Namibia. This marked PM Modi's 17th address in a foreign nation’s...