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NWS keeps an eye on 2 disturbances
Pacific Daily News
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The National Weather Service is keeping an eye on two disturbances in the region. A third one dissipated. NWS Guam, in its weekly weather outlook released on Tuesday, said it is watching Invest 98W, which is near the Philippines, and Invest 90W,...
SNAP Cuts Could Leave 300,000 Families Facing Hunger
93.7 WBLK - New York
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June 30, 2025
Republicans' 'Big Beautiful Bill' will prove to be very ugly for New York families. Republicans have told us from the start they planned to cut aid for New York working families to give billionaires tax cuts, and they plan on making good on their...
Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week
Marianas Variety
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Flags from most of the Micronesian islands participating in the regional summit this week fly outside the International Conference Center in Majuro on Monday. Photo by Giff Johnson MAJURO — The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials...
Why the UN Ocean Conference 2025 Was Make-or-Break for Marine Protected Areas
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 24, 2025
The 2025 UN Ocean Conference put Marine Protected Areas at the heart of global ocean action, but global progress hinges on whether the United States steps up to lead. From June 9–13, Nice, France, hosted the third United Nations Ocean Conference,...
Travel: The World’s Most Surprising Entry Requirements
Tunisie Numerique
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June 30, 2025
Crossing borders is never a trivial matter—especially when entering countries whose entry requirements can verge on the bizarre. The renowned British magazine The Telegraph has compiled a list of the most unusual visa and entry conditions still in...
TURNSTILE Confirm Autumn UK and European Tour Following Glastonbury Appearance
Stereoboard
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Photo: Alexis Gross TURNSTILE will return to the UK and Ireland in late 2025 with The Never Enough Tour. Following a month of UK and European performances that culminated with their outstanding set at Glastonbury this weekend, the Baltimore...
Explainer: How Does Australia’s World-First Climate Visa for Tuvalu Citizens Work?
Earth.Org
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June 30, 2025
In the face of the “existential threat posed by climate change,” the new visa offers Tuvalu citizens a pathway to permanent residency in Australia. Since mid-June, more than a third of Tuvalu’s population has registered for an online ballot to...
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...
Indian Navy Responds to Fire on Tanker off Oman
The Maritime Executive
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A small product tanker making its way from India to Oman issued a distress call reporting an engine room fire. The Indian Navy vessel Tabar with assigned to patrol the Gulf of Oman responded and is leading the firefighting effort. The vessel Yi...
Monday Starter: Salesian Sisters leader appointed to Vatican dicastery
Global Sisters Report
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June 30, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mother Chiara Cazzuola, superior general of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, as a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Expressing gratitude...
Unusual: United Airlines Has 11 Routes That Do Not Involve The US
Simple Flying
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June 29, 2025
Fifth freedom routes allow for an airline to sell tickets for a flight between two foreign nations as a continuation of an airline's flight that originates in its home country. An example would be Qantas flying to London via Singapore, while...
Week ending June 21: Honolulu County home sales
Honolulu Reporter - Hawaii
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June 28, 2025
There were 158 reported residential sales in Honolulu County in the week ending June 21, according to BlockShopper.com. The median sales price was $802,500 and the median property tax bill was $2,109.5 for the previous year. Property taxes based...
Bonn climate talks end with agreement on 10% funding boost for UNFCCC
Edie
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Image: UN Climate Change - Lara Murillo The Bonn meetings, which convened some 5,000 delegates from almost 200 nations in a bid to firm up the agenda for the COP30 summit in Brazil this November, closed late on Thursday (26 June). Despite a...
Tourism recovery moves forward while the Pacific islands fall behind
The Pacific Island Times
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June 27, 2025
Under a clear sky in tropical Micronesia, tourism in Guam and the nearby Northern Mariana Islands is in the midst of a cautious revival. But progress remains uneven, and experts say strategic moves could make the difference between stagnation and...
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,...
Clear government ownership structures can help boost SOE performance-PSDI
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (24 June 2025)—Pacific governments can improve the performance of their state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and reduce fiscal risks by implementing clearer and more consistent government ownership and oversight arrangements, according...
Fun Run unites Madang
The National
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THE spirit of unity, health, and national pride was on full display as Madang hosted the 2025 Trukai Fun Run last Sunday. Officials said hundreds of residents participated in the event. They said the success of this year’s Trukai Fun Run had come...
Albanese will need to resolve the standoff with Turkey if Australia is to host Cop31
The Guardian
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June 27, 2025
The Australian government’s bid to host a major global climate conference in Adelaide next year wasn’t supposed to go like this. A two-week meeting of diplomats at the UN climate headquarters in Bonn, Germany, failed to resolve what has become a...
AOSIS, LDCs say progress is too slow at Bonn climate negotiations
St. Vincent Times
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June 25, 2025
On Tuesday 24th June, the United Nations negotiating bloc for small island developing states, AOSIS, joined the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) at a press conference to raise the alarm on stalled talks in key areas at the UN 62nd Meeting of the...
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New York Post
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June 27, 2025
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