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Decoding PNG leader Marape's discussions with President Macron
RNZ
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June 16, 2025
PNG Prime Minister James Marape, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: Facebook / Department of Prime Minister & NEC Analysis - The recent series of high-level agreements between Papua New Guinea and France marks a significant...
What these Tahitian women want you to know about France's nuclear testing
Hawaii Public Radio
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June 16, 2025
Although France conducted nearly 200 nuclear tests in the South Pacific during the 20th century, few Tahitians have received compensation to this day. That's unlike the Marshall Islands, which has a treaty with the United States that allows...
United Nations Ocean Conference: Indigenous peoples and local communities dialogue in the framework of the Ocean Decade
Pacific Community (SPC)
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During the United Nations Ocean Conference 2025, various traditional knowledge experts and representatives from Indigenous communities gathered for a workshop to shape key objectives for the second half of the United Nations Decade of Ocean...
Progress and frustration mark the UN’s third Ocean Conference
Grist Magazine
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June 16, 2025
Delegates from around the world convened in Nice, France, last week to discuss a range of ocean priorities, including the implementation of a recently finalized “high seas treaty” to protect the two-thirds of the oceans that lie outside countries’...
What Was Achieved at the UN Ocean Conference in France?
Earth.Org
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June 16, 2025
From pledges to establish Marine Protected Areas to calls for a Global Plastic Treaty and to end deep-sea mining, Earth.Org recaps the key achievements at last week’s UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France. — Some 15,000 people, including...
UN Ocean Conference Delivers Unified Call To Action And Strong Commitments
Scoop
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Nice, France, 13 June 2025 – The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concluded today with more than 170 countries adopting an intergovernmentally agreed declaration committing to urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the ocean. The...
Sub-National Island Jurisdictions Unite to Boost Climate Finance Access and Marine Conservation Efforts
Win Media SKN
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June 14, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—Representatives from Sub-National Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs), territories with varying degrees of autonomy linked to larger sovereign states, gathered to spotlight their critical role in global marine...
Mama Rauti Para: A celebration of Cook Islands matriarchs and culture
Cook Island News
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June 14, 2025
Former Miss Cook Islands to Miss Universe 1983, Carmena Wong, with 69-year-old Mama Rauti Para 2025, Tuainekore Taripo Kura. GERARDUS VEERSPEEK/25061326 She’s a beauty pageant queen and the first Cook Islander to walk the Miss Universe stage, but...
Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Les TAAF, a ‘Fictional Collectivity’ of Real Strategic Interests
The Diplomat
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June 13, 2025
As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the end of May – the French president reaffirmed the Indo-Pacific’s strategic importance for both...
John Wayne was embarrassed by John Ford film 'I felt guilty and awkward'
Daily Express
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June 13, 2025
Back in 1963, John Wayne starred in adventure comedy Donovan’s Reef, opposite Lee Marvin, Jack Warden and Elizabeth Allen.Set in French Polynesia but filmed in Hawaii, Duke once again teamed up with four-time Oscar-winning director John Ford....
New Zealand's warning about drugs in the Pacific
RNZ
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June 13, 2025
Photo: Customs NZ As the threat of organised crime looms large over the Pacific, New Zealand is being warned that the region serves as both a cautionary tale and a direct source of risk. This is according to a report delivered to associate police...
This massive water park opening near Ottawa is like a mini Disney and here's what to know
Narcity
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June 14, 2025
If you're looking for a taste of that Disney World experience closer to home, this upcoming Canadian water park might just be your wish come true. With a variety of attractions, themed experiences and resort-style amenities, the park offers...
'We show up': Pacific leaders apply pressure at oceans summit
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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Nowhere is humanity's exploitation of the oceans more starkly illustrated than the Pacific Ocean, where small island nations are fighting to outlast a crisis not of their making. The islands are besieged by rising seas and worsening storms, their...
Spain, Greece and other holidaymakers may need extra document
Liverpool Echo
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June 13, 2025
Kieran Isgin Money & Lifestyle writer 13:52, 13 Jun 2025 Holidaymakers heading to Spain, Greece and other countries may need to obtain an extra document if they want to drive while abroad. And if you fail to apply for a permit, you could land...
Cook Islands announces protection zone for migrating Oceania humpback whales
RNZ
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June 12, 2025
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown arrives at Tuurangawaewae Marae Photo: Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown has announced the creation of a zone to protect the migratory corridors of the endangered Oceania...
Deep-sea geoengineering set for scrutiny, as ocean treaty approval nears
Climate Home News
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June 12, 2025
A new treaty to protect oceans, now close to taking effect, would make it harder to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere through controversial geoengineering techniques like sinking seaweed and iron filings into the sea or storing carbon...
Sub-National Island Jurisdictions Announce Creation of International Coalition to Increase Representation, Access to Climate Finance
Win Media SKN
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June 12, 2025
June 11th, 2025; NICE – Representatives from Sub-National Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs) have highlighted the outsized impact their communities are having on global marine conservation efforts, while also suffering from limited representation at...
Look Up Secures Funding as it Aims to Make Waves in SDA Space
Via Satellite
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June 12, 2025
Photo by Look Up Look Up, a new French space radar network start-up, has secured 50 million euros ($57.26 million) in funding that will enable the company to accelerate the global deployment of its space surveillance radar network, expand its...
7 Loneliest Places on Earth that You Can Visit
TripZilla
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July 8, 2025
Some trips are about getting away, not just from people but from the pace of things. Not everyone wants to be in the middle of a crowd. Sometimes, you just want space. The places in this list aren’t easy to reach. They take time, planning, and a...
Macron talks New Caledonia at Pacific-France summit
RNZ
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June 10, 2025
Photo: Screenshot Présidence de la République française French president Emmanuel Macron chaired a Pacific-France summit on Tuesday, in the margins of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) held in Nice. In his opening speech, the French head of state...