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Sunscreens guard against UV rays but endanger ocean health: experts
Eco-Business
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September 4, 2025
Today’s beach outing is not the same as your grandparents’ beach outing: With intense summer heat waves now the norm due to climate change, and with the ozone layer still not fully healed, people need more and better sun protection when outdoors....
Unusual: The 7-Island Hopper Routes By United Airlines
Simple Flying
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September 6, 2025
The Federated States of Micronesia is home to some of the most geographically isolated people on earth. Of the nation's 607 islands, 65 are inhabited by just 113,160. Some of the people, as well as the 37,000 residents of the Marshal Islands, are...
8 Countries Without Army That Are Safe for Vacation
Tempo.co
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September 6, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - While the vast majority of countries maintain armed forces to protect their sovereignty, a small number have chosen a different path. These nations, despite having no standing army, are remarkably safe and are frequently ranked...
Global action needed to tackle marine threats: Adviser Rizwana
United News of Bangladesh
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Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday urged the global community to strengthen partnerships and cross-sector collaboration to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14 on oceans. “Only collective action can safeguard marine resources...
Fifteen new local projects launched under the Kiwa Initiative to…
IUCN
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The newly awarded projects are spread across ten Pacific Island countries and territories; New Caledonia, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna. Together, they reflect...
Deadly threat of unexploded bombs in the Pacific persists 80 years on
Independent Australia
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Eighty years after WWII, Solomon Islanders face the ongoing threat of death and injury from hidden, unexploded bombs, writes Catherine Wilson. THIS YEAR is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, but in some countries, the trail...
US policy shifts put pressure on Tuna Treaty
The Islandsun
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September 6, 2025
BY BEN BILUA Changes in the United States’ foreign policy have placed renewed pressure on the long-standing Tuna Treaty between the US and Pacific Island countries. Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat’s Acting Director of Governance and Engagement,...
Rizwana calls for global partnerships to protect oceans
The Business Standard
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September 3, 2025
Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources Syeda Rizwana Hasan urged stronger global partnerships and cross-sector collaboration to safeguard marine resources, warning that unchecked...
Pacific news in brief for 3 September
RNZ
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September 2, 2025
President of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. July 2023 Photo: flickr / FDD / Chris Williams Palau - asylum seekers Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr says the country should maintain dialogue with the United States, despite leadership opposing a US...
6PAC+ prepares IMO submissions, demands just transition
Pacific News Service
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“We want to ensure the International Maritime Organisation is in alignment with principles of international environmental law and advances a just and equitable transition in the decarbonisation of international shipping.” That’s the message from...
$12M Peleliu dock upgrade strengthens the US military’s Pacific defense network
The Guam Daily Post
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The U.S. military's $12 million rehabilitation of Palau's Peleliu South Dock represents a key component in strengthening America's distributed defense strategy across the Pacific, as regional tensions prompt officials to reduce reliance on Guam's...
The Coralassist Lab collaborates with international experts to build capacity of local workforce for coral restoration
Island Times
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September 2, 2025
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing severe declines due to climate change and marine heatwaves, which trigger widespread coral bleaching and mortality. While many countries are scrambling to cope with these impacts, Palau is in a unique...
Honiara Forum puts regional solidarity under pressure
Pacific News Service
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By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands Solomon Islands’ hosting of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting next week will be a defining moment for Pacific regionalism and a test of whether the Blue Pacific can withstand growing...
Punching above its weight, Pacific pushes for ship polluters to pay
Pacific News Service
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By Robert Iroga in London Punching above our weight has been the statement echoed in London this week to describe the tiny Pacific’s bold push against some of the global heavyweights to have polluters (ship) pay-up for their pollution. This...
Worth more that the GDP of 100+ nations, Atlassian acquires The Browser Company for $610 million
The Economic Times
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September 4, 2025
Atlassian announced Thursday, September 4, it will acquire New York-based startup The Browser Company for $610 million in cash, marking the enterprise software company's entry into the competitive AI-driven browser market. The acquisition price...
Teen who solo-traveled to 118 countries reveals top spots - and the boring bits
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 31, 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...
Whipps declares September as National Preparedness Month, urges Citizens to Act
Island Times
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September 2, 2025
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — “Preparedness is everyone’s responsibility,” President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. said Monday, declaring September 2025 as National Preparedness Month in Palau. The proclamation calls on residents, families,...
Senator advocates for Marshall Islands nuclear accountability at Taiwan summit
The Guam Daily Post
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Sen. Telo Taitague returned to Guam last week after representing the island at a Pacific parliamentary gathering in Taiwan, where she championed a resolution calling for renewed U.S. accountability for nuclear testing damage in the Marshall...
The U.S. wants to mine the ocean floor. Can anyone stop them?
Landscape News
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September 1, 2025
On the dark, pressurized floor of our planet’s oceans, life is going on as usual – though we still have a lot to learn about what that looks like. Two kilometers beneath the sea surface, underwater vents thrum with astonishing biodiversity,...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 29 – September 4, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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September 5, 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,...