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Guam's baseball team advances to gold medal game at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s men’s baseball team is back in the gold medal game at the Pacific Mini Games after handling the Federated States of Micronesia, 10-6, Saturday afternoon in Palau. Guam's medal tally as of Sunday noon was nine, including two gold, three...
SPTE 2025: How the World Reached the Pacific
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 4, 2025
The South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) 2025 was a celebration of connection, culture, and collaboration. Held in Fiji, this year’s event welcomed media, buyers, and seller’s from across the globe — and many of them arrived thanks to the...
Cook Islands Pocket Guide Launches Major Update Following Latest Research Trip
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 4, 2025
Cook Islands Pocket Guide, the leading online travel guide for the Cook Islands, has released a major update to its content following an in-depth research trip across Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Atiu. The trip, carried out in March 2025, was made...
China, Pacific Islands work together on climate issue
China Daily Global
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China and Pacific Island nations should make deeper collaboration within the framework of South-South cooperation to tackle climate change challenges, a forum has heard. Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Apia, Samoa, on Tuesday, Toeolesulusulu...
Cook Islands hold Tahiti in Nations Cup
Cook Island News
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July 5, 2025
Cook Islands and Tahiti played to a 1-all draw in the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025 opener in Lautoka, Fiji. Photo credit: OFC Media via Phototek/25070335 The OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025 kicked off with the spoils shared by Tahiti and Cook Islands...
Dengue scare hits Pacific Mini Games; athlete receives medical care, health alert issued
RNZ
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July 5, 2025
Palau's Health Ministry is asking everyone to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Photo: Facebook / Office of the President, Republic of Palau Palau's Ministry of Health (MOH) has warned athletes and officials at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games to...
Pacific news in brief for 2 July
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
Sitiveni Rabuka met with Sam Mostyn, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Photo: Fiji Government Facebook Fiji/Australia - visit Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is leading a delegation on a high-level visit to Australia this...
Tonight's rugby news as Wales hit humiliating new rankings low and World Cup disaster looms
Wales Online
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July 5, 2025
These are your evening rugby headlines on Saturday, July 5. Wales hit humiliating new rankings low Wales have hit a humiliating new low in the World Rugby rankings following their shock 24-19 defeat at the hands of Japan on Saturday. Matt...
Maori All Blacks 26 Scotland 29: Scots survive early setback and late drama to beat Maori All Blacks for first time EVER
The Scottish Sun
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July 5, 2025
SCOTLAND survived a first minute setback and a dramatic late fightback to kick off their summer tour of New Zealand with their first EVER victory over the Maori All Blacks. In what was the first meeting between the two teams for quarter of a...
“It’s very tough to take”- 5 talking points: Matt Sherratt and Dewi Lake react to Wales’ 18th consecutive Test defeat
Ruck
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July 5, 2025
Wales were unable to change the narrative around Welsh Rugby by recording their first Test win in 637 days as Japan came from behind to record an impressive 24-19 win in the sweltering heat of Kitakyushu. Tries from Halatoa Vailea and Ichigo...
Mapped: The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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July 5, 2025
The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Finland has the...
British and Irish Lions tour 2025: Fixtures, venues and squad
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 5, 2025
Every four years, a British and Irish Lions tour is still seen by many as the peak of professional rugby, with the finest players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland joining forces. This summer, head coach Andy Farrell has taken the Lions to...
Samoa No.8 Mapu leaves Saints as he makes the move to Top 14 side
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
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July 1, 2025
Iakopo Mapu has left Saints to join Top 14 side Stade Français. Saints have yet to confirm the departure officially, but Mapu had a medical in Paris on Monday and Stade Français announced his arrival later that day. Mapu joined Saints in November...
Pacific Mini Games: Team Fiji Va’a wins another silver for Fiji
Fijivillage
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Team Fiji Va’a has collected another medal, winning silver in the V6 500 metres Women’s at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. The team includes Sera Havea, Faith Khelan, Krystelle Whippy, Martha Samuela, Taleivini Kaimacuata, and Elenoa Vateitei....
Pacific news in brief for 1 July
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Niue government buildings Photo: RNZ/ Sally Round Niue - budget Health, education, social welfare and government salaries have receives a boost in the Niue government's new NZ$12.5 million (US$7.6m) deficit budget. Last week, the island's finance...
Scotland Rugby Survives Māori All Blacks In Pacific Tour Opener
FloRugby - Texas
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July 5, 2025
Sam Nook led the Haka for the Māori All Blacks then scored a try in first 40 seconds to shock Scotland in Whangārei, New Zealand, but then George Horne scored two tries in the first half and the Scots took the lead and eventually won the opening...
Scotland holds on to beat the New Zealand Maori 29-26 in a thrilling start to its Pacific tour
Morning Sun - Kansas
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WHANGAREI, New Zealand (AP) — Scotland conceded a try after only 40 seconds but rallied to score four tries including a double to scrumhalf George Horne to hold out the New Zealand Maori 29-26 Saturday in the opening match of its South Pacific...
The Royal Train will end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economise
The Gleaner
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July 5, 2025
LONDON (AP): The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time. King Charles III has accepted it’s time to decommission the train, whose history dates back to Queen Victoria, because it costs too much to operate and would have needed a...
China in the Pacific – Joint statement of the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The Fiji Times
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June 26, 2025
FROM May 28 to 29, 2025, the People’s Republic of China and Pacific Island Countries having diplomatic relations with China (hereinafter referred to as “All parties”) held the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The...
Samoa boxing team bag 18 medals
Samoa Observer
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The national youth boxing team returned to Samoa with 18 medals from the Oceania tournament held in Fiji last week. The haul includes 13 medals and five silver medals. The campaign was described by Independent Boxing Samoa Inc. as successful....