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Invitation to STEAM celebration
Cook Island News
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November 20, 2024
A Children’s Week initiative going by the acronym STEAM will ceklebrate the Cook Islands Robotics Team. The Ministry of Cultural Development, in partnership with the United States Embassy for New Zealand, Cook Islands, and Niue, is teaming with...
Pacific briefs for 17 April
RNZ
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April 17, 2025
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. Photo: Screengrab Samoa - politics Samoa's Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, 44 years after he first won a parliamentary seat, is intending to stand again in the upcoming national election. Tuilaepa has been re-confirmed...
US immigration crackdown is bad news for towns dependent on international students
Scroll.in
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April 20, 2025
The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detaining some – and launched immigration enforcement actions on college campuses across the country. This has raised concerns among the more...
Rangatahi front for the Pacific General Assembly at Waitangi
Pacific Media Network
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Young voices have echoed loud and strong on the marae ātea during the Pacific General Assembly’s (PGA) inaugural visit to Waitangi. The group, which included representatives from Niue, the Cook Islands, Sāmoa, Tonga, Tokelau, the Solomon Islands,...
South Korea and Syria just established diplomatic relations. Why does it matter?
Korea JoungAng Daily
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April 16, 2025
[NEWS ANALYSIS] South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, left, and Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, right, shake hands during a meeting in Damascus on April 10. [MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS] The finale of South Korea’s effort to forge...
International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the U.S.
Ohio Capital Journal
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April 18, 2025
The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detaining some – and launched immigration enforcement actions on college campuses across the country. This has raised concerns among the more...
International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the US. What happens if they stay home?
The Conversation
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April 17, 2025
The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detaining some – and launched immigration enforcement actions on college campuses across the country. This has raised concerns among the more...
NZ backs Tonga’s climate-smart farming with $2.8m
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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April 11, 2025
Tonga will receive NZ$2.8 million to enhance climate-resilient agriculture. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters made the announcement today at the Lapaha Packhouse while in Tonga as part of his Pacific Mission delegation....
Irish passports have major travelling perk that most countries do not but people unaware
Galway Beo
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April 16, 2025
The Irish passport has been named the most powerful in the world. The Nomad Passport Index calculated this based on several factors, including the countries offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, the allowance of dual citizenship and global...
Irish passport holders given incredible travel perk other countries don’t have
RSVP Live
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April 15, 2025
The Irish passport has been named the most powerful in the world. The Nomad Passport Index calculated this based on several factors, including the countries offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, the allowance of dual citizenship and global...
Pacific nations demand stronger climate action as IMO vote approves carbon pricing for ships
Pacific Media Network
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The International Maritime Organisation, a United Nations body that oversees shipping regulations, recently announced that most of its member countries have voted to implement a global pricing system and reduce carbon emissions from ships. Pacific...
Dreaming Of Swimming With Wild Cetaceans? 3 Responsible Destinations To Consider
Forbes
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A photographer gets too close to a humpback whale. getty Swimming alongside wild dolphins or whales may feel like a once-in-a-lifetime bucket-list experience. The glossy images and the awe-inspiring reels on social media show serene encounters in...
Ivo Vegter: Even penguins aren’t safe – Trump’s clown-show tariff war begins
Politicsweb
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April 6, 2025
Key topics: Global tariffs take effect, sparking market turmoil South Africa slapped with 30% import duty Trump’s tariff math based on trade deficit, not real rates Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed...
Survey shows better mental health services needed in the Pacific
RNZ
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January 28, 2025
Sir Collin said the research has found the prevalence of mental health distress in Samoa and Tonga. Photo: RNZ Research by Auckland University has highlighted an urgent need to improve mental health services in the Pacific. University of Auckland...
Trump’s tariffs and the Pacific
The National
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Most Pacific island countries got off relatively lightly with last week’s Trump “reciprocal” tariff announcement. Ten were given tariffs of 10 per cent, the minimum handed out. (Timor-Leste also got a 10 per cent tariff.) Three Pacific nations...
Amazon Kuiper launches first satellites to take on SpaceX's Starlink, capitalize on anti-Musk fervor
CNBC
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April 9, 2025
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon's Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk's Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape...
Foreign Minister wraps up Tonga visit, heading to Hawai'i
RNZ
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April 12, 2025
Tonga's Prime Minister 'Aisake Valu Eke and New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters Photo: RNZ Pacific / Grace Fiavaai The New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has concluded the Tonga leg of his Pacific mission and is now en route...
NZ's Foreign Minister wraps up Tonga visit, heading to Hawai'i
RNZ
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April 12, 2025
Tonga's Prime Minister 'Aisake Valu Eke and New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters Photo: RNZ Pacific / Grace Fiavaai New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has concluded the Tonga leg of his Pacific mission and is now heading to...
NZ's Foreign Minister wraps up Tonga visit now heads to Hawai'i
RNZ
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April 12, 2025
(L-R) Tonga' Prime Minister 'Aisake Valu Eke and New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters Photo: RNZ Pacific/Grace Fiavaai The New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has concluded the Tonga leg of his Pacific mission and is now en...
Pacific nations push digital solutions to protect tuna stocks
The Islandsun
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April 12, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has wrapped up its 28th Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Working Group meeting (MCSWG28) with major strides toward digital fisheries management. Over 115 delegates from all 17 FFA...