Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
NMI to lose flights, Saipan visit of USS Shoup a bright spot
Marianas Business Journal
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Jeju Air, which operates twice-daily flights from Seoul to Saipan, will suspend its night flight from Sept. 8 to Sept. 30 due to low ticket sales and fares. The airline is also considering suspending flights from Oct. 12 to Oct. 25, though that...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 15 – August 21, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 22, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
The world will end in 25 years, humanity will die and towns will become slaughterhouses: Oxford scientists' nightmare prediction, their proof it's inevitable and why billionaires in their bunkers should tremble
Daily Mail
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August 22, 2025
In a game of Russian roulette with a standard Colt revolver, the chances of instant death are one-in-six. Terrifyingly, that's the same as the odds of humanity being wiped out within 75 years – everyone dead in a cataclysmic and total breakdown of...
Climate change, pollution, and lack of funding grows environmental risks in Northern Mariana Islands
Pasquines
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August 19, 2025
On August 14, 2025, the final protocols by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regarding 18 marine habitats in the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Islands will take effect. The...
UT professor's research inspires expedition to find Amelia Earhart's aircraft
WBIR - Tennessee
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August 21, 2025
A professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee is playing a key role in the search to uncover what happened to Amelia Earhart. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A University of Tennessee professor emeritus’ research is fueling a new expedition to a Pacific...
National Security Threat? Pacific Island Politician Who Took Money From Chinese Companies Now Works in Trump Admin
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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August 20, 2025
Chinese nationals have entered the U.S. through a strategically vulnerable Pacific Islands territory, and a former politician who took campaign contributions from China-based companies now helps oversee that territory in the Trump administration....
Tinian’s North Field restoration begins 80 years after WWII role
Marianas Variety
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Tinian Mayor Edwin P. Aldan, right, and Senate President Karl King-Nabors join U.S. Air Force officials in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tinian North Field runway rehabilitation project. Contributed photo THE U.S. Air Force 513th...
Saipan Renal Care recertified by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Marianas Variety
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(SRC) — Saipan Renal Care proudly announces its successful recertification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or CMS, affirming full compliance with federal standards for quality dialysis care. The CMS recertification review,...
New Veterans clinic at UH Maui College to fill critical need
Maui Now - Hawaii
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University of Hawaiʻi Maui College. PC: Courtesy UH Maui College The US Department of Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) announced the signing of a land lease agreement with the University of Hawaiʻi for a two-acre...
Ambitious new sports diplomacy initiative aimed at deepening relations with Pacific island countries
Pacific News Service
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An ambitious proposal for a new sports diplomacy mission dubbed ‘Team AusPac’ was tabled in the Australian Federal Parliament last Wednesday, aimed at deepening ties between Australia and Pacific island countries. Chair of the Australian...
Exploring Cardiovascular Health Disparities Across Race and Gender in Medicare Fee-for-Service Populations
Bioengineer.org
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August 22, 2025
In a striking advancement in the understanding of cardiovascular health disparities, a recent cross-sectional study has illuminated the disproportionately high prevalence of cardiovascular-related conditions among transgender and gender diverse...
Scientific voyage probes Tonga's record-breaking volcanic eruption
Xinhua News Agency
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CANBERRA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- An international team has embarked on a 54-day voyage to study the impacts of Tonga's 2022 underwater volcanic eruption, the largest in over a century. The expedition is aboard the research vessel Investigator of the...
Friends to all: What a friend wants, what a Pacific island country needs
The Strategist
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August 18, 2025
Patrol boats, infrastructure, training and other security supports given to Pacific island countries aren’t entirely gifts. The givers are hoping for something in return, even if they don’t say so. Many partners seek to provide support and...
Dengue fever is heading for Britain: Scientists warn mosquito-borne illness could spread to major UK cities thanks to climate change
Daily Mail
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August 20, 2025
It's usually found in tropical and subtropical regions, including the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands. But dengue fever could soon spread to Britain, a new study has warned. Experts from the University of...
Pacific Vanguard to return Aug. 24; Techni-Con Inc. awarded $7.99 MilCon contract
Marianas Business Journal
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Pacific Vanguard is due to begin on Aug 24 and will see ships from the naval forces of the United States, Japan, Korea and Australia converge on the waters off Guam. The exercise is due to continue until Sept. 3. Royal Canadian Navy, Japan...
WatchGuard Technologies celebrates top ANZ Channel Partners
iTWire
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August 19, 2025
Systemnet takes top honour as WatchGuard’s 100% channel model drives standout growth and strong second-half performance WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity, has announced the winners of its annual ANZ Partner Awards,...
Scientists outline facts vs. fiction: 'Marianas Trench does not make Guam and CNMI tsunami-proof’
The Pacific Island Times
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August 18, 2025
Fresh from the July 30 experience of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia, which brought less than a foot of sea rise in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, meteorologists are redoubling efforts to make sure residents do not become jaded with...
King of Malaysia cancels purchase of UH-60 Black Hawks, calling them ‘flying coffins’
Task & Purpose
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August 22, 2025
Well, we don’t remember the cabin being quite that small, but the military in Malaysia cancelled the purchase of four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters after the nation’s serving monarch declared them to be “flying coffins.” In a public statement...
Pacific Islands Forum:
Island Times
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August 15, 2025
Leaders from 18 Pacific countries will gather in the Solomon Islands next month for the annual Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). But why is such engagement important? According to Sione Tekiteki, a former PIF adviser and senior...
How many Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students were enrolled in Mobile County schools in 2023-24 school year?
Mobile Courant - Alabama
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August 16, 2025
Acceleration Day and Evening Academy 0 385 -- Acceleration Preparatory Academy 0 294 -- Alabama Destinations Career Academy 0 1,407 -- Allentown Elementary School 0 772 -- Alma Bryant High School 0 1,541 -- Anna F. Booth Elementary School 0 385 --...