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Three incoming Vanuatu players for Lautoka
FBC News
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July 2, 2025
Lautoka FA President Shalendra Prasad Lautoka FC are in process of signing three Vanuatu international players in the mid-season transfer window. The move aims to fill the void left by striker Saula Waqa, who has been stood down after testing...
MSG Summit: Pacific leaders postpone joint security strategy
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific leaders from Melanesia have decided to delay their decision on a shared security plan for the region. The main focus of this security strategy is on tackling various threats, including climate change, the safety of people, and the need for...
Fiji says would not welcome China military presence in Pacific
Inquirer
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July 2, 2025
SYDNEY — Fiji’s prime minister said Wednesday that China should not be allowed to gain a permanent military foothold in the strategically contested South Pacific region. China has spent years cementing its influence in a string of Pacific island...
OTF Pacific Nations Cup- American Samoa 2025 Opens
Samoa News
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July 2, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) held its opening ceremony, Monday, June 30, 2025, for the International Tennis Federation/Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) “2025 Pacific Nations Cup” hosted in American Samoa...
'Avoid unnecessary travel': Heavy rain and wind smashes NSW coast
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 1, 2025
Several regions across the state are being warned to take shelter and more than 30,000 people are without power after a severe weather system battered parts of NSW overnight. The SES has issued warnings for those around Burrill Lake, near...
China's military bases 'not welcome' in the Pacific, Fiji PM says
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 2, 2025
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has delivered a blow to China's security ambitions in the Pacific, declaring his country would "not welcome" any Chinese military bases in the region. But Mr Rabuka has also stressed he doesn't believe that...
The 'English Seychelles' named UK's prettiest beach - beating paradise destinations in the Maldives and Australia
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
By TEDDY DUFF Published: 07:14 EDT, 2 July 2025 | Updated: 07:14 EDT, 2 July 2025 A relatively unknown UK beach described as the ‘English Seychelles’ has been named one of the world’s best – beating paradise bays in Australia, the Maldives and and...
Fiji PM says China military presence not welcome in Pacific
Deutsche Welle
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July 2, 2025
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday that he is opposed to China gaining a permanent military foothold in the South Pacific region. "If they want to come, who would welcome them? Not Fiji," Rabuka told reporters during an address...
Fiji Women and Marshall Islands Men Take Day One Wins
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) – The FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania, Conference 1tipped off with an exhilarating Stop 1 in Koror, setting the stage for an action-packed week of 3x3 action. After a day of intense competition, Fiji's women's team and...
Legal questions raised over climate conflict of $200 million fossil fuel fund
Renew Economy
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July 2, 2025
One of New Zealand’s trading partners is investigating whether the creation of an investment fund for gas producers breaches a “sustainable” free trade agreement that explicitly blocks new fossil fuel subsidies, the deputy leader of the Greens...
American Samoa hosting 2025 Pacific Nations Cup
Samoa News
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July 1, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) along with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) / Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) is excited to host the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, where over 65 athletes and coaching...
Mixed results in swimming and promising starts in basketball 3×3
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 2, 2025
Team PNG swimmers were back in the pool on July 1st. In the Men’s 100m Butterfly, Nathaniel Noka finished with a time of 59.72 seconds. For the Women’s 100m Butterfly, Abigail Ai Tom swam 1 minute, 11.65 seconds. Event 13, the Men’s 50m...
VA’A MEDAL BOOSTS TEAM PNG’S MEDAL TALLY AT PACIFIC MINI GAMES
PNG Haus Bung
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July 2, 2025
Team PNG added another medal to their tally on Day 2 (1st July) of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, thanks to a strong performance in Va’a. The Men’s V6 500m crew claimed bronze with a time of 1 minute 53.24 seconds, finishing behind gold...
Day 2 at Pacific Mini Games: Guam still searches for first medal
Pacific Daily News
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Tahiti continued its dominance at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, with a 40 medal haul, including 23 gold, during Day 2. Guam continues to search for its first medal as of Day 2, based on the daily tally from the Pacific Games Council. Of 23...
Young, proud, and ‘ready to roll’: Sāmoa women pursue glory
Pacific Media Network
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Sāmoa’s national women’s team is “ready to roll” for the 2025 OFC Women’s Nations Cup, which kicks off in Fiji on Friday. With eight teams competing from 4 to 19 July, the tournament will showcase the best female football talent from the Pacific....
'Worst weather is still ahead' as evacuation warnings issued for coastal NSW - as it happened
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 30, 2025
5h agoTue 1 Jul 2025 at 1:17pm That's a wrap: Here's a recap of today We are ending our live coverage of the wild weather today across NSW. Latest updates on weather conditions ⬇️ Here's the latest information we have on this wild weather which is...
You can visit a UK beach named among the most idyllic in the world - 'it's the English Seychelles'
GB News
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July 10, 2025
Lounging on a beach and enjoying the sun is what many people look forward to on their holidays, but you don't need to travel far to find a "paradise" island. New research found Pentle Bay on the Isles of Scilly to be one of the world's most...
2025 Pacific Mini Games day two: Tahiti continues dominance, baseball 'field is not playable'
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Va'a V6 women's 500m medallists: gold: Team Tahiti; silver: Team Fiji; bronze: Team Palau Photo: Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games/Facebook All baseball competition matches at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau in the last two days have been put on...
Pacific Islands need to boost women in jobs: World Bank
Taipei Times
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June 17, 2025
Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report yesterday, adding that closing the gender gap could boost economic growth. The World Bank...
Marape leads path for regional unity and reform at 23rd MSG Summit
PNG Business News
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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called for sweeping reforms, deeper cooperation, and renewed unity among Melanesian countries. Addressing the 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit on Monday, 23 June, in Suva, Fiji,...