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Pacific nations secure millions to prepare for climate disasters before they strike

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Pacific countries are stepping up efforts to protect communities from climate disasters before they happen. Four island nations have secured millions of dollars to strengthen...

Fiji has the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic – and it is struggling

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A graph showing the progression of HIV infections in Fiji resembles a cobra poised to strike. For years, the 330+ islands that make up Fiji...

The Pacific nation caught between two superpowers

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By Tys Occhiuzzi Amid escalating rivalry between the United States and China, a pristine paradise in the western Pacific is confronting what it means...

Pacific priorities amplified as findings of global midterm review of the Global Biodiversity Framework placed under microscope

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Pacific priorities are being amplified on the global stage in Nairobi, Kenya, as the world looks to the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties to...

Opposition rejects coalition, Cook Islands Party counts on independents ahead of 2026 elections

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The leading opposition parties are not entering into any pre-election coalition agreements as they seek clear mandates on their own in the 2026 general...

Naoero withdraws recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia

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The Government of the Republic of Naoero has withdrawn its recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia as independent...

Pacific AI principles endorsed

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Pacific ICT ministers have endorsed regional artificial intelligence technology principles that will be presented to leaders for approval later this year. Speaking at the Pacific...

Samoa could face rugby ban after government withdraws support

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Samoa’s rugby union was thrown into disarray on July 30 after the government pulled support for the sport’s governing body, Lakapi Samoa, citing “internal...

Golden day for Fiji: Rainibogi smashes Games records

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Fiji have announced themselves at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in spectacular style. Weightlifter Taniela Rainibogi powered to gold and three Commonwealth Games records in a...

Pacific group urges public submissions on U.S-backed deep-sea exploration proposal

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A proposal to explore for deep-sea minerals in international waters between Kiribati, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia is open for public comment until...

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Fijian Drua unveil 2027 squad featuring 29 Flying Fijians and seven new signings

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Pacific Elders call for reversal of Forum’s Israel partnership

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The Pacific Elders’ Voice has called for the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse its partnership agreement with Israel, saying the decision conflicts...