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Trump administration holding immigrants from 26 countries at Guantánamo prison
The Independent
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July 9, 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...
Communes, divorce and being a 'good villain': How 'Survivor' star Parvati Shallow stopped being in 'survival mode'
Yahoo News
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“I love a good villain,” Parvati Shallow tells me from her couch as we’re connected on Zoom. “Everyone has the capacity to lie. Everyone has the capacity to be mean or bad or cutthroat.” Despite the bright smile and warm personality that I see...
Kiribati Language Week: Celebrating culture amid rising seas back home
RNZ
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July 10, 2025
Kam na bane ni mauri, greetings everyone, it's Kiribati Language Week in Aotearoa, marking five years since the celebration began. This year's theme is: "Living our valued cultural practices through love and respect upholds our dignity and fosters...
It’s time for a US Indo-Pacific reset
Asia Times
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July 10, 2025
As the recent struggle to pass a budget for the US government illustrates, yet again, the immutable reality of limited fiscal resources, it’s time to reconsider America’s vital national interests in the Indo-Pacific and maintain a laser-like focus...
Look around the stunning paradise island with WW2 wrecks, that’s become a haven for dark tourism
The Sun
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July 9, 2025
A REMOTE paradise island, littered with abandoned World War II wrecks, has become a popular destination for dark tourists. During the Second World War, battles spread to the Pacific, where Japanese and American troops fought on tiny islands. 7...
Amazing finish for an amazing team
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas closed out its campaign in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau with a bang, winning a gold medal in the half marathon and a bronze in 3x3 basketball on Wednesday. Northern Marianas Athletics’...
Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World
Zero Hedge
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In 2024, 60 countries saw their freedom decline in a historic election year. Strikingly, 40% of countries and territories that held elections experienced targeted attacks on candidates amid heightened instability. Yet bright spots were seen in...
Vulnerable Countries Deserve Full Statehood as Sea Levels Rise
The Energy Mix
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July 10, 2025
Both existing international law and the ongoing imperative to counter injustice and preserve human dignity demand full and enduring statehood for countries that stand to lose much or all of their land territory beneath rising seas, says a new...
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MATSON PUBLISHES 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) About Matson Founded in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX ) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. Matson provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 6: Heartbreak for Samoa as the Northern Mariana Islands Cling onto Semifinals Spot
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - There was a lot to play for at Stop 6 of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania in Conference 2. With semi-finals quickly approaching, teams were desperate to get into the top two on the standings to secure a ticket. Women’s...
Petersham Art Center opens scratchboard exhibit
Athol Daily News - Massachusetts
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September 7, 2025
PETERSHAM – The Petersham Art Center is hosting a reception this Sunday as part of scratchboard artist Joe Smith’s first solo exhibition. The opening reception on Sunday, July 13, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Art Center, located at 8 North St....
Tang, Longona shine in Triple J 5K Bubble Color Run
Marianas Variety
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PONY Tang and Taliana Longona took the spotlight in colorful fashion on Saturday as they finished first overall in their respective divisions of the Triple J 5K Bubble Color Run at American Memorial Park. It was the perfect day for a run as...
Guam's baseball team advances to gold medal game at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s men’s baseball team is back in the gold medal game at the Pacific Mini Games after handling the Federated States of Micronesia, 10-6, Saturday afternoon in Palau. Guam's medal tally as of Sunday noon was nine, including two gold, three...
Parvati Shallow Reveals Truth Behind Her Surprising Divorce
Asume Tech
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July 9, 2025
In the game of Survivor, romance often takes a backseat to strategy and survival. But for some former castaways, love found its way post-show, igniting new narratives off the island. Enter Parvati Shallow, a legend of the game whose journey took a...
Australia's climate visa: A model for sinking islands?
Deutsche Welle
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July 9, 2025
In the tiny South Pacific nation of just over 10,000 people, one in three citizens has already entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia. Tuvalu is classified as being extremely...
Who should have the authority to hire and fire Oʻahu's police chief?
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 8, 2025
Should the Honolulu Police Commission have the authority to hire and fire the chief of the Honolulu Police Department? That question has become increasingly important over the last few weeks as Chief Joe Logan’s tenure with HPD comes to an end....
LETTER: CHamoru-only, CHamoru first. Period.
Pacific Daily News
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The question of who should decide Guam's political future is not just a legal or political issue. It is a matter of justice, dignity and historical truth. CHamorus were the original inhabitants of this island—its first stewards, its first people....
Minamborae Michael Karapen also known as Michael Mexico, the beacon and founding father of weightlifting in PNG
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 5, 2025
By PISAI GUMAR It was a very historic day in the life of a young, stocky, and energetic Wabag man at Guam Naval Base, a US Territory, on 16th Sept 1975. A native Melanesian weightlifter, exhibiting bulging biceps among other Polynesian and...
Pacific Islands Forum head: Island region 'must remain a beacon of hope and unity'
The Pacific Island Times
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July 7, 2025
The Pacific Islands Forum's secretary general has reaffirmed the region’s commitment to a united, resilient and inclusive Blue Pacific Continent. “In a world increasingly marked by turbulence, the Pacific must remain a beacon of hope and unity,"...