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Japan travel reaches record heights, here's where to detour to escape the crowds
Nine
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September 1, 2025
Following a record-breaking year for Japan tourism in 2024, the numbers are only climbing in 2025. In fact, Australian travel to Japan looks set to reach a historic milestone, with more than 1 million Australians visiting between July 2024 and...
‘A Fixture in the Community’: El Camino photographers remember late instructor
The Union - California
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September 1, 2025
When El Camino College student Raphael Richardson first walked into his Photo 106 class at the start of the fall 2022 semester, he thought he had it in the bag. After all, he had been working as a freelance photographer, covering breaking news and...
Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting concludes in Honiara with strong regional commitments
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Ministers to the PWWA Ministers Forum- Photo credit: Solomon Islands Government The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with Ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories...
Climate Science Digest: August 31, 2025
Muser Press
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August 31, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 31, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. When sharks lose their bite In the scientific journal Frontiers in Marine Science,...
Uto ni Yalo arrives in Lata
Solomon Star
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August 31, 2025
The Uto ni Yalo voyaging canoe, with a regional crew from Oceania finally arrived in Lata, Santa Cruz, Temotu Province this morning, Sunday 31st August 2025. The team left Fiji about eight days ago bound for Honiara ahead of the Pacific Island...
VAR in spotlight as Chelsea beat Fulham in west London derby
The National News
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Chelsea took advantage of VAR controversy to beat Fulham 2-0 as the visitors were left to rue a series of costly decisions awarded against them at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Joao Pedro scored from Enzo Fernandez's corner before the Argentinian...
Defence has taken Arsenal so far. They need goals to match Liverpool
The Times
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Javier Mascherano played centre half for Barcelona and they got away with it. There was a reason for that. Well, quite a few actually. Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Pedro, Xavi, David Villa, Cesc Fàbregas, Alexis Sánchez, Neymar and Luis Suárez,...
Exclusive: Marriott’s Richard Crawford on The Ritz-Carlton Fiji and further expansion
Wayfarer
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August 29, 2025
Marriott International Vice President of Hotel Development for Australia, New Zealand and Pacific, Richard Crawford, spoke exclusively to Wayfarer about this week’s signing of The Ritz-Carlton Fiji, Namuka Bay. How important is this for...
Exclusive: Marriott’s Richard Crawford talks Fiji Ritz-Carlton deal
Hotel Management
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August 29, 2025
Marriott International Vice President of Hotel Development for Australia, New Zealand and Pacific, Richard Crawford, spoke exclusively to HM about this week’s signing of The Ritz-Carlton Fiji, Namuka Bay. How important is this for Ritz-Carlton’s...
Pacific Officials Gather For 32nd SPREP Meeting
Newsline Samoa
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August 29, 2025
DCIM\101MEDIA\DJI_0768.JPG More than a hundred Pacific government officials, partners, donors and stakeholders are gathering in Apia, Samoa, next week to discuss strategic issues pertaining to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment...
'I booked my trip through Costco, and here were the best savings'
Irish Star
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August 29, 2025
Costco isn't just about buying in bulk, it's about the thrill of the steal. Affordability reaches its peak between those store walls, and buying everything jumbo-sized suddenly feels worth it. How many times have you walked in looking to grab just...
Devil in the detail of New Caledonia’s “historic” agreement
Pacific News Service
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By Nic Maclellan Meeting in France, New Caledonian political leaders have signed an agreement on the political and economic future of the French Pacific dependency. The signing of the Bougival Accord on 12 July, described as “historic” by French...
Fifteen new local projects launched under the Kiwa Initiative to…
IUCN
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The newly awarded projects are spread across ten Pacific Island countries and territories; New Caledonia, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna. Together, they reflect...
Pacific Islands focus: health, environmental, security and geopolitical updates
Croakey Health Media
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August 28, 2025
Calls to tackle violence against women in the Pacific region, efforts to alleviate the impacts of extreme heat, new guidelines to assist in protection of whales, and concerns about deep sea mining are among the topics covered in the latest edition...
'Wonderful gesture' when Inis Oírr took on French nuclear might
RTE Ireland
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The Aran island of Inis Oírr is twinned with the South Pacific island of Fakarava. Inis Oírr has twinned with Fakarava in a symbolic gesture of solidarity to protest against the French government's decision to resume nuclear testing at a site near...
South Melbourne secures OFC Pro League spot
The Geelong Advertiser
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August 29, 2025
Former National Soccer League heavyweights South Melbourne have been awarded a licence to compete in the new OFC Professional League, which starts in January next year. The eight-team competition, to be run by the Oceania Football Confederation,...
Training Ship Esmeralda unites navies and friends
The National Tribune
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August 29, 2025
Department of Defence Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officer Lieutenant Harrison Planck has enjoyed the rare and prestigious opportunity of sailing aboard the Chilean Training Ship Esmeralda as a part of her 69th Training Cruise. RAN personnel,...
Projects to protect Pacific ecosystems
FBC News
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August 27, 2025
[Source: iucn.org] The International Union for Conservation of Nature in Oceania has launched 15 locally led projects aimed at using Nature-based Solutions to tackle climate change across the Pacific. The projects span ten Pacific Island countries...
The best relaxing adults-only, all-inclusive resorts for a kid-free vacation
The Points Guy
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August 28, 2025
Over the last decade, the all-inclusive concept has been embraced and reimagined by some of the world's most luxurious and character-rich hotels. Travelers who would previously flinch at the notion of a one-size-fits-all formula — exemplified by...
Can Costco Travel save you money? I dug around and found out
AOL
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You probably already know Costco as the place to score bulk toilet paper and jumbo-sized everything. But here's something that might surprise you: that same membership card could also unlock significant travel savings, though the details matter...