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At UN conference, countries inch towards ocean protection goal
The Straits Times
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June 15, 2025
NICE, France – Remote coral atolls in the Caribbean. Habitat for threatened sharks and rays around a Tanzanian island in the Indian Ocean. And 900,000 sq km of the Pacific Ocean around French Polynesia. These are some of the stretches of water now...
Indonesia steps up efforts to eliminate malaria by 2030
Xinhua News Agency
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JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is stepping up its measures to achieve malaria-free status by 2030, currently focusing on reducing cases in the country's easternmost region of Papua. The Southeast Asian country reportedly has the...
PNG PM Marape rejects deep-sea mining even as provincial authorities try to revive project
Mongabay
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June 16, 2025
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, opposes deep-sea mining in Papua New Guinea, according to comments made at the United Nations Ocean Conference and directly to Mongabay. Contradicting his position, however, is the governor of PNG’s...
Fish Biofluorescence Dates Back 112 Million Years
Technology Networks
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Register for free to listen to this article Thank you. Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ Want to listen to this article for FREE? Complete the form below to unlock access to ALL audio articles. Two new studies led by Museum...
OPEC Fund Development Forum 2025: A Global Call for Inclusive Growth, Equitable Transition and ...
Business Ghana
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The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) (www.OPECFund.org) will convene global leaders, policymakers and innovators for its fourth Development Forum on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Vienna, Austria, under the theme A Transition...
Rainbow Reefs Revealed: The Secret 112-Million-Year Saga of Glowing Fish
ScienceDaily
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New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History sheds light on the ancient origins of biofluorescence in fishes and the range of brilliant colors involved in this biological phenomenon. Detailed in two complementary...
Swears, spending and ‘making shit up’: Inside scrutiny week, part one
The Spinoff
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June 17, 2025
A whole week dedicated to putting Budget 2025 spending under the microscope means a whole lot of bickering. Welcome to another edition of scrutiny week. Although our government is always supposed to be acting democratically or whatever, this...
Two New Studies Shed Light on Ancient Origins of Biofluorescence in Fishes
Sci-News
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June 17, 2025
Biofluorescence, the absorption of high-energy light and its reemission at lower energy wavelengths, is widespread across vertebrate and invertebrate lineages, especially fishes. According to two studies led by the American Museum of Natural...
Fiji to host MSG summit
The Fiji Times
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June 17, 2025
FIJI is hosting the 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group Leader’s Summit that will be held in Suva on June 23. Leaders will deliberate over two weeks on issues presented at the Senior Officials Meeting and Foreign Ministers Meeting. At these meetings,...
Urgent action, solidarity needed in fight against malaria in Asia-Pacific
Xinhua News Agency
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BALI, Indonesia, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region called for urgent action and solidarity in the fight against malaria during the 9th Asia Pacific Leaders' Summit on Malaria Elimination, held in Bali, Indonesia,...
Technical assistance for Airlines to commence
Solomon Star
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June 14, 2025
The Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) has entered into a 12-month consultancy agreement with IOS Partners signed on May 30, 2025, to provide technical assistance to Solomon Airlines. This milestone reinforces the Government’s commitment...
PM’s Europe trip helps realize Vietnam’s national development aspirations, determination
Vietnam Pictorial
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June 14, 2025
PM Pham Minh Chinh’s tour to Europe served as a source of inspiration for Vietnam to continue realizing its national development goals and attracting international resources in the new era. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) is welcomed by French...
Students challenge themselves for hungry Pacific kids
Times Online
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June 12, 2025
Howick College’s head boy Nathan Cox, left, and deputy head boy Callum Edwards are two Kiwi secondary school students joining thousands of their peers around the country in this weekend’s World Vision 40 Hour Challenge. Photo supplied East...
Tuvalu calls for sea level rise treaty at UN Oceans Conference
RNZ
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June 11, 2025
Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN Tuvalu prime minister Feleti Teo has called for an international treaty on sea level rise at the UN Oceans Conference in France. Speaking to delegates in Nice, Teo said the ocean is critical to his country's economy, culture...
PM’s Europe trip helps realise Vietnam’s national development aspirations, determination
VietnamPlus
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June 14, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s tour to Europe from June 5 to 14 yielded numerous meaningful and substantive outcomes, which will serve as an important foundation, a driving force, and a source of inspiration for Vietnam to continue...
Bayern Munich hit DOUBLE FIGURES against amateur side Auckland City - ranked 5,074th globally - at Club World Cup as Jamal Musiala scores hat-trick
Daily Mail
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June 15, 2025
Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission - learn more Bayern Munich beat Auckland City 10-0 in Group C at the FIFA Club World Cup Jamal...
Wealth beneath the waves: US takes a step toward promoting deep-sea mining amid concerns in the Pacific
The Pacific Island Times
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June 11, 2025
Around 16,404 feet beneath the northern Pacific Ocean, the whole seabed—stretching around 4,500 miles from east to west—is littered with potato-sized chunks of what look like charcoal lumps called polymetallic nodules. Rich in metals such as...
'We show up': Pacific leaders apply pressure at oceans summit
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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Nowhere is humanity's exploitation of the oceans more starkly illustrated than the Pacific Ocean, where small island nations are fighting to outlast a crisis not of their making. The islands are besieged by rising seas and worsening storms, their...
Tauranga teens gear up for 40-hour challenge
SunLive
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June 10, 2025
Tauranga students are gearing up to test themselves for this year’s World Vision 40 Hour Challenge, as multiple local venues light up orange in support of the nation’s largest youth fundraising campaign. This year’s World Vision 40 Hour Challenge...
With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?
The Conversation
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June 12, 2025
Since 2018, the United States has worked, albeit often haltingly, to regain its footing with Pacific Island countries. It’s done this largely by reflecting a sentiment familiar in Pacific capitals: the region is not a geopolitical backwater, but a...