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Let These Breathtaking SI Swimsuit Photos Plan Your Perfect Summer Getaway
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 7, 2025
With weeks into the official start of summer, you’re likely considering your options for vacation this warm-weather season. Whether it’s easier for you to travel south to the Central American islands or you’re looking for a much further getaway,...
Stat of the week: French is spoken in four Pacific Community members: French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Did you know? Stat of the week: 33% of boys versus 46% of girls aged 7–14 in Tuvalu have achieved minimum proficiency in mathematics. Our stat of the week celebrates #InternationalDayOfHappiness and #FrenchLanguageDay, both on 20 March. Our...
France vows to progress toward 'two-state solution' soon, French President Macron says after phone call with PA President Abbas
All Israel News
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April 14, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron, shakes hands with Hani al-Hayek, the Palestinian Authority's minister for heritage and tourism, before visiting the exhibition "Treasures rescued from Gaza", at the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris, France...
9th Traveler Visits Hawai'i With Dengue Virus
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently confirmed its ninth travel-related case of dengue in 2025. As of the end of June 2025, the DOH reported eight dengue cases on Oʻahu and one case on Maui. Several countries in...
Seven Seas Splendor luxury cruise ship: At the helm and inside the nerve centre
The New Zealand Herald
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May 12, 2025
The bridge is generally off limits to guests, but with special permission, the NZ Herald has infiltrated. Armellino is in his element, responsible for the safe passage today of some 1259 people - 711 passengers and 548 crew - gliding across the...
Sustainability in hospitality: a profitable imperative
Hospitality News Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Sustainability in hospitality is no longer optional; it is a core strategy for long-term profitability. Hotels implementing sustainable practices are not only reducing environmental risks but also improving operational efficiency. This article...
High school boys tennis: Juan Diego star highlights 3A tourney as Waterford returns to the top spot
Deseret News - Utah
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May 11, 2025
Keanau Lei Foc transferred from his French Polynesia (Tahiti) home to the Salt Lake City area last summer. When he returns later this month, he will be a state champion. The Juan Diego junior dominated his opponents all season, and then rolled...
How French Polynesia is becoming the new winter cruise destination
Cruise Passenger
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March 13, 2025
There will be more ships than ever, sailing French Polynesia with luxury lines homeporting in the region. Tahiti now has its first-ever dedicated cruise terminal which can turn around three ships at once. There are new itineraries that will...
Fishermen rescued after 55 days adrift in Pacific — survived on rainwater, raw fish
The Indian Express
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May 11, 2025
Five fishermen, who spent 55 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean were rescued and arrived safely at a port in the Galápagos Islands on Saturday, the Ecuadorian navy confirmed. The three Peruvian and two Colombian fishermen had departed from Pucusana...
SPTE 2025: A United Pacific Calls for sustainable travel
Travel Weekly
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May 11, 2025
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Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrive in the Galapagos Islands
CBS News
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May 10, 2025
Updated on: May 10, 2025 / 5:29 PM EDT / CBS/AP Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. The three Peruvians and two...
Pacific Island nations fear outcome of Trump government's deportation policy
Samoa News
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February 10, 2025
Suva, FIJI — The governments of Pacific Islands nations appear concerned over a document which suggests at least 561 former citizens of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa are at criminal risk of deportation from the US under returning President Donald Trump's...
Sustaining Nature; Sustaining Culture: The Anthropology Of Resource Management In The Pacific And Caribbean
New Spotlight Nepal
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Reviving Traditional Island Resource Management The Anthropology of natural resource management (NRM) in the Pacific and the Caribbean underscores the complex relationship among community structures, cultural practices, and environmental...
Oregon man goes viral for quitting job, buying a boat and sailing to Hawaii with his cat
KGW 8 - Oregon
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May 10, 2025
Oliver Widger is going viral as he documents his journey across the Pacific Ocean on social media. His sole crewmate on the voyage is his cat, Phoenix. PORTLAND, Ore. — A 29-year-old Clackamas High School graduate is sailing from Oregon to Hawaii...
How Natural Solutions Can Help Islands Survive Sea Level Rise
Yale E360
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May 9, 2025
Low-lying islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans have long been thought of as canaries in the coal mine — more vulnerable to sea level rise than nearly any other places on Earth. These islands typically sit only 3 to 15 feet above sea level at...
4,000 Miles to Home: A Pacific Passage to Alaska
Cruising World
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May 7, 2025
The lagoon inside uninhabited Rongerik Atoll in the Marshall Islands was our own private paradise. Hilary Thomson Sometimes life brings a moment that stands out from the rest. Time stands still for one brief, clear instant. You look up with...
Living Legends celebrates heritage and culture in Vernon
Vernon Morning Star
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Celebrate Latin American, Native American, and Polynesian cultures in the latest show by Brigham Young University's Living Legends. Storytellers is based on ancient roots and has been told in "every age, every land, and in every tongue." “It’s the...
New Cruise From Florida Will Visit Two Nearly Inaccessible Islands
Cruise Fever
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May 5, 2025
As cruise lines continue to announce new epic cruises, Holland America Line recently revealed a new cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida that will visit two islands that cruise ships hardly ever stop at. Volendam will sail Holland America Line’s...
Windstar Cruises names Helen Beck as managing director, Global Commercial based in the UK
Travel Weekly
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May 9, 2025
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The D Brief: Budget ‘gimmicks’; Drones down fighter jets; China’s counter-drone efforts; Army’s network experiment; And a bit more.
Defense One
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White House’s ‘trillion-dollar’ defense budget: The Trump administration’s $1.01 trillion defense-spending proposal for fiscal 2026 wouldn’t increase the Defense Department budget, and would lead to an inevitable decrease in defense spending the...