Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Pacific Islands race to contain 'largest dengue fever outbreak in a decade', as disease kills 18 people
Samoa News
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August 14, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dengue fever has struck countries across the Pacific, where health authorities have recorded 23,500 suspected cases and 16,000 laboratory confirmed cases this year. The mosquito-borne illness has killed 18 people,...
A stronger voice for Pacific science
Cosmos
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November 23, 2024
By Patila Amosa National University of Samoa Until late last month, the Pacific has stood as the only region globally without an academy of science, a gap that has left it vulnerable to external activities impacting its vast oceans. Due to its...
This Country Offers More Than 40 Days Of Annual Statutory Paid Leave
24/7 Wall St.
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August 21, 2025
Key Points Statutory paid leave policy varies widely around the world. While the United States is the only country with both zero guaranteed paid leave days and zero paid public holidays, some countries offer more than eight weeks of paid time...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
CFO Dive
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Challenging Future For Children In 2050 Transformed By Extreme Climate Crises, Population Shifts, And Tech Disparities
Scoop
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Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:07 pm Press Release: UNICEF NEW YORK/SUVA, 20 November 2024 – The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to safeguard children’s rights in a changing world, UNICEF warned in its...
Climate adaptation costs exceed Paris pledge- Kiribati President Maamau told UN General Assembly
Pacific News Service
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Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has told the United Nations General Assembly, the island nation is experiencing intensifying severe drought and coastal inundation affecting homes, public infrastructure, food and water security due to climate...
New Research Finds Children In Asia-Pacific Suffer Mentally And Physically Due To Climate Change
Scoop
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Monday, 18 November 2024, 10:15 am Press Release: World Vision New child-led research canvassing the views of more than 2,500 children and young people in the Asia-Pacific region highlights the worsening impact of climate change on their lives....
Pacific Islands Forum:
Island Times
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August 15, 2025
Leaders from 18 Pacific countries will gather in the Solomon Islands next month for the annual Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). But why is such engagement important? According to Sione Tekiteki, a former PIF adviser and senior...
New World Bank Research Outlines Adaptation Pathways For Pacific Atoll Countries
Scoop
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Thursday, 14 November 2024, 6:13 pm Press Release: World Bank SYDNEY, November 14, 2024 — Climate change is endangering ecosystems, economies, and livelihoods in Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu, in which the highest points are only...
Former president of Kiribati backs legal case against Australia over inaction on climate crisis
Pacific News Service
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A former Pacific Island president has backed a Torres-Strait Islander-led legal case to hold the Australian government accountable for climate crisis inaction. On Monday, Anote Tong, the former president of Kiribati, signed a statement of...
Amplifying Pacific voices for science
RNZ
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October 23, 2024
By Patila Amosa* Pacific nations, like Samoa, are on the frontline of climate change impacts. Photo: Unsplash: Fine Fifita Until today, the Pacific has stood as the only region globally without an academy of science, a gap that has left it...
School textbooks are SEXIST, woke scientists say - so, would you take offence to these descriptions of men and women?
Daily Mail
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October 9, 2024
From 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' to 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea', woke campaigners have taken offence to many beloved books. Now, scientists claim that even our school textbooks are sexist. Researchers from the UK's Center for Global...
Amplifying Pacific voices for science
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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October 23, 2024
It’s hoped the launch of the Pacific Academy of Sciences will lead to a stronger voice for Pacific science at both regional and global levels. By Patila Amosa, National University of Samoa Until today, the Pacific has stood as the only region...
Spatial technologies help chart sustainable development pathways in Kiribati
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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October 30, 2024
A national GIS training workshop was held from 08 to 11 October 2024, facilitated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in collaboration with the Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Agricultural...
‘Our Nuclear Childhood’: Life After the Nuclear Tests in Kiribati
The Diplomat
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October 30, 2024
Nuclear detonations were the backdrop to Teeua and Teraabo’s childhood. By the time the sisters were eight and four, the Pacific island on which they grew up, Kiritimati, had hosted 30 atomic and thermonuclear explosions – six during Operation...
Pacific Islands Forum: Expert on why region’s ‘Mini-UN’ matters
Pacific News Service
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Leaders from 18 Pacific countries will gather in the Solomon Islands next month for the annual Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). But why is such engagement important? According to Sione Tekiteki, a former PIF adviser and senior...
Pacific Tourism Organisation’s Kiribati Community Attitudes Survey in Kiribati shows local views on tourism development
Travel Daily Media
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October 23, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO)’s Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) completed its first-ever Community Attitudes Survey (CAS) in Kiribati. The survey resulted in a number of invaluable insights into local residents’ views on tourism...
Pacific Tourism Organisation’s First-Ever Community Attitudes Survey in Kiribati Unveils Local Perspectives on Tourism Development
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 11, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation’s Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) completed its first-ever Community Attitudes Survey (CAS) in Kiribati, offering invaluable insights into local residents’ views on tourism development and its impact on the...
Hawaii’s Marine Littoral Regiment trains for high-tech operations
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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October 14, 2024
Second Lt. Alex Willbanks first came to Hawaii as a rifleman after he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2008 as a member of the 3rd Marine Regiment. Over the course of his career in the Corps, he did several combat tours in support of the sprawling...
WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO
Hollywood Gazette
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September 23, 2024
WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO Last Updated: September 17, 2024 Women in tech statistics for 2024 show that the role of women in tech fields is imbalanced to say the least. While it’s true that the STEM industry is skewed to...