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Tech View: Samoa’s measles outbreak is a timely cautionary tale
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 16, 2025
COURTESY PHOTO Tenn Salle In December 2019, a deadly measles outbreak swept through Samoa. Within 24 hours of an urgent request from the country, a team of physicians, nurses and support staff led by Lt. Gov. Josh Green and the Hawaii Medical...
Top female WWE star sends massive warning; CM Punk responds
Sportskeeda
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July 16, 2025
WWE Superstar CM Punk was quite impressed with a female star's threat to the women's locker room on RAW. Naomi warned her co-workers to proceed with caution in an intense promo on the red brand. At Evolution 2025, Naomi came out during the main...
Easter Island may have influenced Polynesia more than once believed
Ynet
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July 14, 2025
Easter Island is the most remote inhabited island in the world, located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, about 2,300 miles west of the South American continent. Now, surprising new findings have emerged about its history since it was first...
Rikishi responds to Roman Reigns' scary threat after shocking WWE RAW return
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi has responded to Roman Reigns' bold message after his shocking return on last night's edition of RAW. The veteran is quite excited to see Reigns exact revenge on his rivals. OTC1 is hell-bent on putting Seth Rollins'...
Russian volcano grows 'devil horns' and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke — Earth from space
LiveScience
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July 15, 2025
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Klyuchevskoy (Klyuchevskaya Sopka), Russia [56.050698, 160.6463962] What's in the photo? A giant eruption plume trailing off an erupting volcano Which satellite took the photo? NASA Aqua When was it taken? Nov. 1, 2023...
Trend Micro invests in Pacific as regional cybersecurity surges
SecurityBrief
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July 9, 2025
Trend Micro is increasing its investment in the Pacific Islands after reporting 150% growth in the region during the last three years. The company's enhanced commitment follows its inaugural World Tour event in Suva, Fiji, where senior government...
Seabed Strategy: Why Nauru Should Be Central to Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Vision
[your]NEWS
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July 14, 2025
By Emmanuel Ogbonna In an executive order issued in April 2025, President Donald Trump emphasized the strategic necessity of offshore critical minerals in building U.S. supply chains that are independent of adversarial nations like the People’s...
Homer’s Rev. Lisa Talbott takes new role as “assistant to the Bishop for Equity and Intercultural Competency” for the United Methodist Church in the Pacific Northwest
KBBI AM 890 - Alaska
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July 14, 2025
Lisa Talbott grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. She arrived there with her family in elementary school with her father involved in the air cargo industry. “I remember, even as a small child, stepping off the airplane and leaving the airport and feeling...
Matariki mā Puanga: Will deep sea mining cost us the moana?
Te Ao Maori News
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Waitā, the Matariki star that connects us to the ocean and all marine life, reminds us of our deep relationship with Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. As Matariki rises, Te Ao Māori News examines a modern threat facing our moana: deep-sea mining. The deep...
Massive underwater eruption layered coral reefs with ash and suffocated marine life
Earth.com
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In 2022, the underwater Hunga volcano exploded, blasting ash 37 miles into the sky – the largest volcanic plume ever captured by satellites. What followed offered researchers a rare chance to see how the ocean floor responds to sudden, massive...
Big 12 Media Days underway in Frisco
The Henderson News - Texas
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FRISCO — Big 12 Football Media Days kicked off on Tuesday at the Ford Center. Texas Tech, Baylor, Arizona State, BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Iowa State and Kansas State were the teams in attendance on Tuesday and TCU, Houston, Arizona,...
Massive underwater eruption layered coral reefs with ash and suffocated marine life
Earth.com
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In 2022, the underwater Hunga volcano exploded, blasting ash 37 miles into the sky – the largest volcanic plume ever captured by satellites. What followed offered researchers a rare chance to see how the ocean floor responds to sudden, massive...
Archaeologists Make Groundbreaking Easter Island Discovery
Yahoo News
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Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Groundbreaking research undertaken by Uppsala...
Finalists named in AI and robotics inaugural sprint
InnovationAus
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July 1, 2025
Six Australian robotics startups will go head-to-head for the opportunity to travel to Boston for a one-month residency at the world’s largest independent robotics hub, MassRobotics. Seascape Autonomy, Element Robotics, Nexobot, J Robotics,...
The Cook Islands’ Dilemma: To Mine or Not to Mine
Triple Pundit
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This article is part of our series on responsible mining solutions. The push for clean energy is fueled by a growing demand for minerals, but conventional mining has a track record of harmful social and environmental impacts. Deep-sea mining is...
Letters to the Editor | July 11, 2025
The Fiji Times
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July 11, 2025
Proud Lauans Witnessing one of the colourful and well-prepared installation in the history of our beloved country, I can say that I am fortunate enough to be alive to see this day come to pass. It’s one of the events that I believe will be told...
Japan plans to expand OSA aid to align with US' Indo-Pacific strategy and pursue military ambitions, analysts say
Global Times
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Latest news Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, with the aim to ensure safe sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region where China...
World Cup winner buzzing about ‘revolution’ of OFC Pro League
Football in Oceania
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July 12, 2025
Christian Karembeu, the most successful footballer from Oceania, says the new OFC Pro League will be the vital next step to close the gap with the rest of the world. BY: Coen Lammers Karembeu says Auckland City’s extraordinary performance against...
Incredible Pacific Sleeper Sharks footage captures feeding scenes over 3,000ft deep
Metro
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July 5, 2025
Pacific sleeper sharks have been captured feeding on the ocean floor in a rare sighting in the South China Sea (Picture: Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research) Rare footage has been capture of giant Pacific sleeper sharks feeding on the ocean floor....
Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign
Croakey Health Media
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July 10, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed...