Palau

The Republic of Palau has partnered blockchain firm Cryptic Labs to issue digital IDs to people in an NFT format. People can register for the Root Name System (RNS) programme by creating an account and paying via credit cards or cryptocurrencies.

As part of the deal, Ripple will provide tech, business, design, and policy support to Palau, which is a country of around 340 islands.

The remote Pacific nation of Palau reported its first confirmed coronavirus case Monday, but authorities said it was historical and posed no transmission risk.

Music fans in Barcelona hugged, danced and sang along at a sold-out rock concert on Saturday night after taking rapid COVID-19 tests in a trial that could revive the live music industry in Spain and beyond. Some 5,000 fans at the show for Spanish indie band Love of Lesbian had to wear masks but social distancing was not required in the Palau Sant J...

A coronavirus-free tropical island nestled in the northern Pacific may seem the perfect place to ride out a pandemic - but residents on Palau say life right now is far from idyllic.

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday and small tsunami waves were possible on parts of the coasts of the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The fugitive DHL heir Larry Hillbroom Jr has been arrested and jailed in Palau after two days on the run, the Pacific island nation's attorney general said Saturday.

To enter the Republic of Palau, sign here.

Economic linkages and co-operation with Pacific island countries are key factors in India's extended 'Act East' policy, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday.

Japan's imperial couple arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau today, the site of a fearsome battle with American troops, on a rare overseas visit related to World War II.

A summit of Pacific leaders opened in Palau today with a call for developed nations to take action on climate change and stop overfishing the world's largest ocean.

Pacific island leaders will renew calls for meaningful action on climate change at a regional summit opening in Palau on Tuesday, amid fears rising seas will swamp their low-lying nations.

The president of Palau has defended appointing a US lawyer who left his previous role as Texas county prosecutor amid controversy over an innocent man who spent almost 25 years behind bars.

Many consider pilaf rice's finest hour. Do you prefer palau, pilau or plov, and do you have a trick for that all-important golden tah-dig?Pilaf is an old, old dish, the complexities of which belie the brief definition given in the Oxford Companion to...

The Republic of Palau has partnered blockchain firm Cryptic Labs to issue digital IDs to people in an NFT format. People can register for the Root Name System (RNS) programme by creating an account and paying via credit cards or cryptocurrencies.

As part of the deal, Ripple will provide tech, business, design, and policy support to Palau, which is a country of around 340 islands.

The remote Pacific nation of Palau reported its first confirmed coronavirus case Monday, but authorities said it was historical and posed no transmission risk.

Music fans in Barcelona hugged, danced and sang along at a sold-out rock concert on Saturday night after taking rapid COVID-19 tests in a trial that could revive the live music industry in Spain and beyond. Some 5,000 fans at the show for Spanish indie band Love of Lesbian had to wear masks but social distancing was not required in the Palau Sant J...

A coronavirus-free tropical island nestled in the northern Pacific may seem the perfect place to ride out a pandemic - but residents on Palau say life right now is far from idyllic.

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday and small tsunami waves were possible on parts of the coasts of the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The fugitive DHL heir Larry Hillbroom Jr has been arrested and jailed in Palau after two days on the run, the Pacific island nation's attorney general said Saturday.

To enter the Republic of Palau, sign here.

Economic linkages and co-operation with Pacific island countries are key factors in India's extended 'Act East' policy, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday.

Japan's imperial couple arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau today, the site of a fearsome battle with American troops, on a rare overseas visit related to World War II.

A summit of Pacific leaders opened in Palau today with a call for developed nations to take action on climate change and stop overfishing the world's largest ocean.

Pacific island leaders will renew calls for meaningful action on climate change at a regional summit opening in Palau on Tuesday, amid fears rising seas will swamp their low-lying nations.

The president of Palau has defended appointing a US lawyer who left his previous role as Texas county prosecutor amid controversy over an innocent man who spent almost 25 years behind bars.

Many consider pilaf rice's finest hour. Do you prefer palau, pilau or plov, and do you have a trick for that all-important golden tah-dig?Pilaf is an old, old dish, the complexities of which belie the brief definition given in the Oxford Companion to...