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‘I saw the flash’: How US nuclear tests changed life on this Pacific idyll forever
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 20, 2025
McDiarmid and Haazen returned to Mejatto a year after the 1985 evacuation, and stayed for three months. When we land this time, there is a joyful reunion between the pair and several locals, including “aunties” now in their 40s and 50s who were...
Captain Cook’s Ship ‘Endeavour’ Finally Located After 250 Years Sunken off Coast of Rhode Island
Good News Network
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June 21, 2025
Endeavor by Samuel Atkins (1760-1810) at the National Library of Australia, public domain There’s an old saying in science that substantial claims require substantial evidence, and a team of maritime archaeologists believe they have enough to...
At UN Ocean Conference, Nations and Funders Seek to Create and Expand Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas
Inside Climate News
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June 18, 2025
NICE, France—Resolute about their efforts to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s global ocean by 2030, world leaders agreed to sweeping but nonbinding commitments at last week’s United Nations Ocean Conference to designate vast stretches of their...
Abu Dhabi to Warsaw: Onboard Etihad's inaugural flight to the Polish capital
The National News
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The first Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi to Warsaw landed this morning at the Polish capital at 6.37am local time. Flight EY 159 – a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner – took off from Terminal A at Zayed International Airport approximately six hours...
'Glimmer of hope' for marine life at UN Ocean conference
BBC
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Esme StallardClimate and science correspondent Reporting fromUN Oceans Conference, Nice, France ShareSave The UN Ocean conference has been heralded a success, with more countries ratifying a key treaty to protect marine life and more progress on...
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...
Decoding PNG leader Marape’s talks with French President Macron
Asia Pacific Report
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June 17, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent The recent series of high-level agreements between Papua New Guinea and France marks a significant development in PNG’s geopolitical relationships, driven by what appears to be a convergence...
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...
Monaco among 15 safest destinations for LGBTQ travellers
Monaco Tribune
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June 2, 2025
The Principality features in a recent international ranking of the 15 safest countries for LGBTQ travellers, along with countries such as Germany, Canada and Sweden. The ranking, published by The Times on 22 May, features nations where...
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...
Gauguin's last self-portrait could be a fake
The Art Newspaper
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May 15, 2025
Gauguin’s final “self-portrait” is a fake, according to Fabrice Fourmanoir, a French researcher who lived for many years in French Polynesia. Following his investigation, the Kunstmuseum Basel has sent the painting for examination in its...
Australia urged to ramp up Pacific security funding to counter China
Pacific News Service
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Australia has been told it must increase investment and look at establishing a military presence in the Pacific to counter China’s influence in the region after Solomon Islands confirmed it was close to signing a security deal with Beijing....
Finafinau represents American Samoa at United Nations Ocean Conference
Samoa News
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June 16, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — From June 2– 13, 2025, the city of Nice, France, hosted the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a global summit dedicated to the sustainable management and protection of the world’s oceans. Representing...
What was decided at the UN Oceans Conference? | Explained
The Hindu
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June 19, 2025
The logo of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC). | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: The United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC) concluded last week in France, with 56 of the necessary 60 countries ratifying the Biodiversity...
Opinion: NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean
The New Zealand Herald
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June 15, 2025
We all attended last week’s meeting, together with more than 2000 marine scientists from 120 countries. Here, we reflect on New Zealand’s role and obligations to contribute to these global goals. Legal imperatives Globally, the ocean is warming...
Paris Air Show live: Airbus deals valued at $20.9 billion on final day of trade
AeroTime News
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June 19, 2025
As the Paris Air Show enters its final day of trade before the event transforms into a more public orientated affair, it has been reported that Airbus has notched up an estimated $20.9 billion worth of contracts. According to Reuters, Airbus...
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’...
Ocean’s Future Secured? 170 Nations Pledge Bold Conservation
India West
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June 17, 2025
NICE, (IANS)- The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concluded with more than 170 countries adopting an intergovernmental agreed declaration committing to urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the world’s oceans. The political...
Australian Task Force Targets Cocaine Shipments in Pacific Islands
The Maritime Executive
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Drug smugglers are constantly on the lookout for new ways to get narcotics past customs agents, and containerized freight is an area of constant innovation for organized crime. The invention of new smuggling routes, concealment methods and...
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...