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Press Release: Air Tahiti opts for ATR HighLine all-business class cabin
Runway Girl - Pennsylvania
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June 19, 2025
Air Tahiti, the leading inter-island carrier of French Polynesia, has selected the ‘ATR HighLine All-Business Class’ cabin interior for one of its four newly ordered ATR 72-600 aircraft. This marks the launch by Air Tahiti of a unique VIP service...
Fiji PM calls on World leaders to seriously consider nuclear disarmament
Pacific News Service
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Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama called upon nations around the world to seriously “speak the language of a nuclear-free world” and to join the wave of support toward creating a policy framework that considers the existential threat of the...
Cook Islands PM urges Pacific unity on deep-sea mining as leaders gear up for crucial talks
Islands Business
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September 3, 2024
As French diplomats worked the corridors at last week’s 53rd Pacific Islands Forum in Nuku’alofa, President of French Polynesia Moetai Brotherson has criticised decisions taken by President Emmanuel Macron that have led to the current explosion of...
Air Tahiti to operate new ATR72 in ‘HighLine’ all-business class configuration
AeroTime News
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June 19, 2025
At the Paris Air Show 2025, Air Tahiti announced that it intends to operate one of its newly ordered ATR72-600 turboprops in an all-business-class configuration, linking the islands of the French Polynesian archipelago with a new VIP-only service....
Who are the new Government Ministers?
Monaco Tribune
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September 5, 2024
The new Minister of State, Didier Guillaume, took office on 2 September. The new Prince’s Government is in place and will meet for the first time on 11 September. There are five Government Ministers, two women and three men, in addition to the...
Philippines, France start VFA talks in Paris
Philippine STAR
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June 27, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and France have formally started discussing the establishment of a visiting forces agreement that would allow both countries to stage joint military exercises in each other's territory. The first round of VFA...
Photography brings threats to oceans into focus
The Globe and Mail
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July 4, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Torrents of cardinal fish race past the lens of photographer Cristina Mittermeier to avoid a Galápagos sea lion overhead. The shoot was the culmination of a multi-year campaign of work with Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama...
Paris Air Show 2025: Air Tahiti to launch...
Aviation Business News
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June 19, 2025
Air Tahiti will install the ATR HighLine all-business class cabin interior into one of its four newly ordered ATR 72-600 aircraft. The leading inter-island carrier of French Polynesia is launching a VIP service to start in the second half of 2026....
Education Ministry receives an increase in budget allocation
Islands Business
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June 30, 2025
“We want to resolve this now, and that is why I am committed to dialogue.” That’s Emmanuel Tjibaou, president of the independence party Union Calédonienne (UC) and one of New Caledonia’s deputies in the French National Assembly. On Wednesday this...
The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence
Asia Pacific Report
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July 3, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Immediately after killing Fernando Pereira and blowing up Greenpeace’s flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, several of the French agents went on a ski holiday in New Zealand’s South Island to celebrate....
France Urged to Apologise for Polynesian Nuclear Tests
News Central TV
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June 17, 2025
A French parliamentary report released on Tuesday recommends that Paris apologise to French Polynesia for the detrimental effects of nuclear tests conducted there over three decades, which resulted in harmful radiation exposure for tens of...
Bougainville to ‘raise the flag’ in international push of independence plans
RNZ
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September 5, 2024
By Stefan Armbruster, BenarNews People queue to vote in Bougainville’s independence referendum from Papua New Guinea in Buka, the capital of the autonomous region, pictured on 23 November 2019. Photo: BenarNews / Stefan Armbruster Establishing...
A Brave Rescue Team Frees an Entangled Humpback Whale
AOL
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Humpback Whale, Underwater, Calf, French Polynesia, Photography© iStock.com/Baptiste Le BouilWhales continually inspire us with their immense size, complex social structures, and vital role in marine ecosystems. Unfortunately, these gentle giants...
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on Pacific Islands Forum, Atacama salt flat and more (Week 73)
The Indian Express
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August 30, 2024
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on the International Relations...
6 countries with the cleanest air: Check the list on International Day of Clean Air
News9 Live
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September 7, 2024
In today's age, air pollution has become a grave threat to humanity as it has resulted in climate change and global warming. It is increasingly becoming an environmental health risk. Clean air has become very important. (Photo credit: Unsplash)...
France: Political activists plan to demonstrate in Paris and other major cities Sept. 7 /update 1
Crisis24
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Bus drivers represented by the Federation of Public Transport Unions of Polynesia (Rassemblements des syndicats de transport en commun de Polynesie, FRSTCP) are holding an indefinite work stoppage in Moorea and Tahiti islands as of Sept. 6. The...
France urged to apologise over Polynesia nuclear tests
The Local - France
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June 18, 2025
Paris should apologise to French Polynesia for the fallout of nuclear tests there over three decades, which led to harmful radiation exposure, a French parliamentary report said. France conducted 193 nuclear tests in French Polynesia from 1966,...
Ritz-Carlton Winter 2026-27 Itineraries Mark Debut in Polynesia
Cruise Industry News
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The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has unveiled its Winter 2026-27 itineraries, introducing an expanded portfolio of experiences across French Polynesia, Hawaii and Asia-Pacific aboard the Evrima and Luminara. From October 2026 to April 2027, the...
Thousands gather to celebrate Hōkūleʻa’s arrival in Tahiti
The Maui News - Hawaii
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A large crowd celebrates the arrival of the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia in Papeete, Tahiti, on Sunday. Polynesian Voyaging Society/Jonathan “Sav” Salvador The voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Papeete, Tahiti, on...
Thousands gather in Papeʻetē to celebrate the arrival of Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia
Maui Now - Hawaii
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Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrive in Papeʻetē. PC: 2025 Polynesian Voyaging Society / Jonathan “Sav” Salvador Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Papeʻetē yesterday to a celebration that brought together thousands of people from across...