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Over 80% Of Citizens From This Pacific Nation Want To Move To Australia: Here's Why
Around four in five Tuvalu citizens have registered for Australia's climate migration visa, figures released on August 6 show. The Australian High Commission in Tuvalu confirmed 8,750 registrations for the first ballot.
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7.0 Earthquake Hits Russia's Kuril Islands, No Tsunami Warning
Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands.
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"Stay Strong, Safe": Trump's Message After Tsunami Warning To US Pacific Coast
US President Donald Trump has asked the residents across Alaska and the Pacific Coast to stay "strong and safe" after a powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake jolted Russia's Far East early on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning.
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Nearly 1,600 Earthquakes Hit Japan In 3 Weeks, Dozens Of People Evacuated
Since June 21, the area has experienced as of early Monday what seismologists refer to as a swarm of 1,582 quakes.
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Cave Discovery Shows Voyagers Brought Rice Past 2,300Km Of Pacific Ocean
The domesticated rice was transported by the first islanders, who sailed 2,300 kilometres of open ocean from the Philippines about 3,500 years ago. The discovery settles debates and curiosity about the origins and lifestyles of Pacific peoples.
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US Moving B-2 Bombers To Guam Amid Middle East Tensions: Report
The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two US officials told Reuters on Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel's strikes against Iran.
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Australia To Keep Tariff-Free Access For Pacific Island Goods
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has pledged to keep tariff-free access for Pacific Island goods, after Fiji was hit by a 32% US tariff, in a speech positioning Australia as a reliable partner to the region amid global aid cuts.
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7 Of The World's Most Remote Islands You Can Actually Visit
From icy isolated lands to sun-drenched speck of rocks in the Pacific, these far-flung, remote islands are a few corners left where you can truly go off the grid.
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Tuvalu's Cashless Leap: Disappearing Island Nation Unveils 1st ATM Amid Climate Threat
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has unveiled its first ATMs, marking a significant step towards financial modernization, despite facing existential threats from climate change. The country is also working on creating a digital replica of itself t
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Lalit Modi Surrenders Indian Passport, Acquires Citizenship Of Vanuatu
Lalit Modi is known to have acquired citizenship of Vanuatu, a South Pacific Island nation.
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Miss Pacific Islands Beauty Pageant Hit By Fraud Row
The Miss Pacific Islands Pageant crowned Litara Ieremia-Allan of Samoa as the winner of this year's contest. But Solomons authorities soon launched a police investigation into "alleged fraudulent activities".
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Rise Of "Digital Doubles": From Humans To Countries, Anyone Can Have It
As rising seas lap at its shore, Tuvalu faces an existential threat. In an effort to preserve the tiny island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, itsgovernment has been buildinga "digital twin" of the entire country.
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Buildings Damaged, Cars Crushed After 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake In Vanuatu
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing the US and other embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies seen in the city.
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Rising Seas To Cost Pacific Island Nations $10 Billion - Their 20-Year GDP
Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion - equivalent to about 20 years of gross domestic product - the World Bank said in a report on Thursday.
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King Charles Sips Kava, Becomes Samoan "High Chief"
King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested, heavily tattooed Samoans and was declared a "high chief" of the one-time Pacific island colony Thursday.
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Over 80% Of Citizens From This Pacific Nation Want To Move To Australia: Here's Why
Around four in five Tuvalu citizens have registered for Australia's climate migration visa, figures released on August 6 show. The Australian High Commission in Tuvalu confirmed 8,750 registrations for the first ballot.
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7.0 Earthquake Hits Russia's Kuril Islands, No Tsunami Warning
Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands.
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"Stay Strong, Safe": Trump's Message After Tsunami Warning To US Pacific Coast
US President Donald Trump has asked the residents across Alaska and the Pacific Coast to stay "strong and safe" after a powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake jolted Russia's Far East early on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning.
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Nearly 1,600 Earthquakes Hit Japan In 3 Weeks, Dozens Of People Evacuated
Since June 21, the area has experienced as of early Monday what seismologists refer to as a swarm of 1,582 quakes.
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Cave Discovery Shows Voyagers Brought Rice Past 2,300Km Of Pacific Ocean
The domesticated rice was transported by the first islanders, who sailed 2,300 kilometres of open ocean from the Philippines about 3,500 years ago. The discovery settles debates and curiosity about the origins and lifestyles of Pacific peoples.
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US Moving B-2 Bombers To Guam Amid Middle East Tensions: Report
The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two US officials told Reuters on Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel's strikes against Iran.
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Australia To Keep Tariff-Free Access For Pacific Island Goods
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has pledged to keep tariff-free access for Pacific Island goods, after Fiji was hit by a 32% US tariff, in a speech positioning Australia as a reliable partner to the region amid global aid cuts.
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7 Of The World's Most Remote Islands You Can Actually Visit
From icy isolated lands to sun-drenched speck of rocks in the Pacific, these far-flung, remote islands are a few corners left where you can truly go off the grid.
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Tuvalu's Cashless Leap: Disappearing Island Nation Unveils 1st ATM Amid Climate Threat
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has unveiled its first ATMs, marking a significant step towards financial modernization, despite facing existential threats from climate change. The country is also working on creating a digital replica of itself t
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Lalit Modi Surrenders Indian Passport, Acquires Citizenship Of Vanuatu
Lalit Modi is known to have acquired citizenship of Vanuatu, a South Pacific Island nation.
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Miss Pacific Islands Beauty Pageant Hit By Fraud Row
The Miss Pacific Islands Pageant crowned Litara Ieremia-Allan of Samoa as the winner of this year's contest. But Solomons authorities soon launched a police investigation into "alleged fraudulent activities".
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Rise Of "Digital Doubles": From Humans To Countries, Anyone Can Have It
As rising seas lap at its shore, Tuvalu faces an existential threat. In an effort to preserve the tiny island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, itsgovernment has been buildinga "digital twin" of the entire country.
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Buildings Damaged, Cars Crushed After 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake In Vanuatu
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing the US and other embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies seen in the city.
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Rising Seas To Cost Pacific Island Nations $10 Billion - Their 20-Year GDP
Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion - equivalent to about 20 years of gross domestic product - the World Bank said in a report on Thursday.
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King Charles Sips Kava, Becomes Samoan "High Chief"
King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested, heavily tattooed Samoans and was declared a "high chief" of the one-time Pacific island colony Thursday.
