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Galumalemana Appointed Pacific Quality Infrastructure Adviser
Samoa Global News
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July 2, 2025
The Pacific Islands Forum and PRIF (Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility) have announced the appointment of Galumalemana Ta’atialeoitiiti (Titi) Agnes Tutuvanu-Schwalger as the Pacific Quality Infrastructure Adviser. The position is supported...
“Vamos Los Pumas!” – 5 Greatest Argentina Upsets ahead of England Tour 1st Test
Ruck
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July 3, 2025
Argentina have been a nation capable of competing at the top table of Test rugby when they are at their best. With plenty of legends having worn the sky blue and white shirt over the years, Los Pumas have challenged in recent times, but are still...
Princess Catherine reveals more details of cancer experience during hospital visit
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 3, 2025
The Princess of Wales has revealed more details about her cancer treatment, describing it as a "roller-coaster" when speaking to patients at a hospital in Eastern England. The Princess of Wales, who had been receiving treatment for cancer, has...
UN Handover Samoa’s 3rd National Communication on Climate Change
Talamua
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July 2, 2025
Apia, Samoa – 02 July 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has handed over Samoa’s Third National Communication on Climate Change Report and its First Biennial Update Report to the Government of Samoa. The report was handed over...
Pacific Mini Games 2025
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
KOROR, Palau— Athletes, coaches, and officials from across the Pacific have begun arriving in Palau ahead of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, scheduled to open in two days. Teams from Tahiti, the Cook Islands, Tonga, and Samoa arrived on June 25,...
Manu Samoa vs Scotland Test Match Worldwide TV Coverage
Talamua
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July 2, 2025
Apia, Samoa – 03 July 2025: Lakapi Samoa has confirmed that the upcoming Manu Samoa vs Scotland Test Match at Eden Park, 18 July will get worldwide Television coverage. Lakapi Samoa Chief Executive Officer, Seumanu Douglas Ngau Chun is thrilled to...
Staggering true cost of Charles’ Australia visit revealed
Sky News Australia
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July 2, 2025
The British Royal Household has published its annual Sovereign Grant Report, confirming the enormous cost of King Charles and Queen Camilla's historic trip to Australia and Samoa- the monarch's first official Commonwealth tour since his accession....
Iredell Health System welcomes inaugural class of internal medicine residents
North Iredell News - North Carolina
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July 1, 2025
Iredell Health System has announced the arrival of its first class of internal medicine residents. The program, approved for 21 residents over three years, will have each class consist of seven individuals. These residents began their clinical...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1: Tahiti Men and Tonga Women Victorious
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1, delivered an electrifying showcase of rising basketball talent, with teams from across the region battling it out. From dominant performances to nail-biting finishes...
King Charles’ visit to Northern Ireland in March cost £80k in travel expenses
Belfast Telegraph
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July 2, 2025
It was the second most expensive trip made by the royal family in the past year. Other trips here, taken by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Edinburgh, cost an additional £40,000. There are 43 separate journeys by royal family...
Charles to stop using royal train, needs £100 million of public money for repair
Mint
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July 2, 2025
King Charles will stop using the royal train as the royal family plans to spend £100 million of public money to complete Buckingham Palace repairs. The monarch will retire the royal train by 2027 to save money.The palace work is part of a 10-year...
Maori All Blacks v Scotland: TV details, kick-off and latest squad information
Edinburgh Evening News
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July 2, 2025
Scotland get their Pacific summer tour underway this weekend. The countdown is on to Scotland’s summer tour of the Pacific as Gregor Townsend’s men look to move on from an underwhelming Six Nations campaign. After opening up with a 31-19 home win...
Ekitoa Tamati and Shane Palemia Strike 2nd Gold Medals for Samoa
Samoa Global News
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July 1, 2025
Victory Strikes Again on Day 2 for the Samoa Wrestling Duo of Ekitoa Tamati and Shane Palemia 🥇🥇 Following a great performance on Day 1 of Men’s Wrestling at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, Ekitoa Tamati (97KG) and Shane Palemia (87KG) have once...
England boss Shaun Wane's expletive driven assessment of state of his squad - 'some not good enough'
Hull Live
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July 2, 2025
Shaun Wane got his players together for a first Ashes meet-up and fired: A lot of you aren’t good enough. The England boss invited 32 Super League players to an off-feet squad session on Tuesday as preparations continued for the...
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....
British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Latest score and updates as tourists hit back after sloppy start
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Lions vs Reds Right, kick off is near. It’s blustery but dry, crucially, in Brisbane after the Lions arrived to torrential rain earlier this week. Suncorp Stadium is one of the great venues but reports from the ground suggest that the pitch is not...
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Tuvalu’s ‘climate visa’ to Australia: Is it the beginning of a mass exodus from the island nation?
Firstpost
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July 2, 2025
In just four days, one-third of the population of Tuvalu entered a ballot for a new permanent visa to Australia. This world-first visa will enable up to 280 Tuvaluans to move permanently to Australia each year, from a current population of about...
Royal Navy Field Gun Competition: It's tough, unforgiving – and spectacular
Forces Network
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Behind the gun: The Royal Navy's Field Gun Competition Teams from across all three services and even abroad recently came together to compete in one of the Royal Navy's proudest and most enduring traditions – the Field Gun Competition. There's...
A campaigning conundrum of legal proportions
Samoa Observer
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Political parties have been left in a tricky situation, where many may have broken the law and continue to do so. The Office of the Electoral Commissioner has announced that the campaign period starts on 14 July and ends on 24 August. Does this...
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...