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What Age Should You Be to Use TikTok
Hollywood Gazette
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July 31, 2024
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Training conducted for Data collectors for Cool Roof Project
Television Niue
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July 17, 2024
A training for data collectors that will be part of a Cool Roof project was held on the island last week. Niue is one of four countries that are part of this study. The Cool Roof project is progressing well with training for the people who will be...
Year in Review: June 2024
Samoa Observer
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Probe into missing fund completed The investigation report into allegations of misappropriation of funds against the Member of Parliament for Fa’asaleleaga No 2 is before the Steering Committee for its decision. The Ministry of Finance was tasked...
Winston Peters says he wants more rational debate on deep sea mining, not 'virtue signalling'
RNZ
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July 16, 2024
New Zealand foreign affairs minister Winston Peters and the cross party political delegation stand with students from Niue High School. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Caleb Fotheringham New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, says mining is...
The US Spent Billions Fighting Pacific Climate Change. Where Did It Go?
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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January 6, 2025
A GAO report says the U.S. needs more detailed information to ensure accountability over funding to help Indo-Pacific countries and territories address climate risks. Low-lying countries and territories in the Indian and Pacific oceans are among...
United States opens Vanuatu embassy amid Pacific rivalry with China
TerraDaily
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United States opens Vanuatu embassy amid Pacific rivalry with China by AFP Staff Writers Sydney (AFP) July 19, 2024 The United States said Friday it has officially opened an embassy in Vanuatu, part of ongoing efforts to parry China's influence in...
Year in Review: April 2024
Samoa Observer
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Harvard bound A 31-year-old Samoan academic, Dr Therese Lautua (Lalomanu, Poutasi, Amaile, Samusu) is moving with her family to Boston Massachusetts after landing a teaching position as a college Fellow in Indigenous Religion at the prestigious...
November 2024: Earth’s 2nd-warmest November on record
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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December 12, 2024
November 2024 was Earth’s second-warmest November on record behind November 2023, according to an analysis of global data going back to 1850, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information reported Dec 12. NASA and the European Copernicus...
FLASH BACK 2024
Solomon Star
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December 30, 2024
AS we bid farewell to 2024 tonight, we at Solomon Star wish to thank you all – our readers, advertisers, all Solomon Islanders and friends of Solomon Islands – for your support throughout 2024. Indeed, it was a challenging year, but through your...
Europe Daily News, 19 December 2024
JD Supra - California
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December 24, 2024
COMPETITION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11805 - Unicredit / CNP Unicredit Vita) Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11834 - GTCR / Insight Partners / Tricentis) Commission clears acquisition of Apollo by Oaktree...
The psychology of gift-giving
Pacific Media Network
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For many of us, Christmas is a season of joy, unity, and generosity. It's the time of year when we delight in twinkling lights, festive music, and the anticipation of giving and receiving gifts. However, as heartwarming as it can be, giving gifts...
Small Island States Put Faith in International Court’s ‘Wayfinding’ Advisory Opinion
Inter Press Service
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December 13, 2024
Africa, Asia-Pacific, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Indigenous Rights, International Justice, Latin America & the...
Pakistan signs up for bloc advocating new fossil fuel treaty
Dawn
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December 23, 2024
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has joined a coalition spearheaded by small island Pacific states to push for a new treaty focused on managing an equitable phase-out of fossil fuels and financing a global just transition away from the threat of coal, oil and...
UNICEF warns of risks to children’s future
The Fiji Times
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November 25, 2024
THE future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to safeguard children’s rights in a changing world. According to a statement released on World Children’s Day (Wednesday, November 20), UNICEF noted how three major global...
Without clean water, Pacific Islanders turn to sugary drinks. Tackling this could reduce obesity
The Conversation
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December 19, 2024
One in two people in the Pacific Islands is classified as overweight (with a body mass index of 25–29) or obese (a BMI 30 or above). This is a problem because obesity increases the risk of health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, strokes...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – Dec. 13-19, 2024
Pacific Islands Report
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December 20, 2024
Editor’s Note: The Pacific Islands Report team extends warm holiday wishes to all readers. We will take a break for the holiday season and resume publication the week of January 6, 2025. Political Leadership, Regionalism, Peace and Security...
Pacific police taking decisive action to eliminate cyber threats
RNZ
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December 2, 2024
By Susnation Seta, PMN Photo: 123RF A policing expert in the Pacific says that as cyber threats become more sophisticated, the role of governments and organisations in safeguarding their assets has never been more critical. To address this, a...
Speech - ‘The Path Less Travelled’
Scoop
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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs Before beginning today, we would like to acknowledge the French Institute of International Relations. You have contributed to debates about international affairs over a long period of time, and we...
Seas are coming for us in Kiribati
Pacific News Service
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By Akka Rimon, PhD Student, Australian National University and Anote Tong, Distinguished Global Leader-in-Residence, University of Pennsylvania Despite the progress and momentum of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, we are still not moving...
Case studies | Knowledge base
PreventionWeb
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November 26, 2024
Theme - Any - Advocacy and media Capacity development Children and Youth Civil Society/NGOs Climate change Community-based DRR Critical infrastructure Cultural heritage Disaster risk management Early warning Economics of DRR Education and school...