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Most Interesting but Least Visited Countries in the World
Nauro is the second smallest country in the world and one of the least known. Due to its geographical isolation,...
World’s narrowest island capital just 150 metres wide could disappear beneath rising seas, World Bank warns | World News
Image Credit: By Christopher Michel from San Francisco, USA - JJ7V2741.jpg, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34439858 Majuro Atoll, the capital of...
Tatiana Proskuryakova Appointed World Bank Group Director for the North and South Pacific
New Division Director will lead World Bank Group support for jobs, economic resilience, and greater opportunity across nine Pacific Island...
Is Japan’s luxury jewellery boom signalling a new era of fashion investing?
Japanese shoppers are driving up luxury jewellery sales to a record as consumers seek a safe haven from inflation and...
Police and fire trucks attend incident in Christchurch’s Sumner suburb
Multiple fire engines and police cars attended the scene near Richmond Hill. Source link
Dengue in the Pacific: Multicountry Situation (As of 27 July 2026) – Fiji
HIGHLIGHTS • Since 1 January 2025, twelve dengue outbreaks have been reported across Pacific Island Countries and Areas (PICs). •...
‘Traumatic’ incident at cemetery angers councillor
An Invercargill councillor who gave a stern word to staff over a "traumatic" incident at a local cemetery has refused...
Tuvalu uses conservation NGO to arrest Chinese longliner
Tuvalu has arrested a Chinese tuna longliner, borrowing a vessel from a wellknown conservation charity to do so.On the evening...
The United States buries more than 100,000 cubic yards of radioactive waste in an unlined crater, covers everything with concrete in the Pacific, and leaves residents of the Marshall Islands concerned about the rising sea.
The Runit Dome covers waste from the United States nuclear program in an open crater on Enewetak Atoll, while Marshall...
OPINION I Beyond border security – Can accountability thrive without media freedom?
THE concerns and arguments relating to Australia’s offshore processing policy have often been framed around border protection, deterrence and regional...
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