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Tsunami warnings Issued for California, Hawaii following powerful quake
Israel Hayom
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July 30, 2025
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck late Tuesday night off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a wave of tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean, including for the coasts of Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon, and...
A first-time guide to Palau
Lonely Planet
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A string of 340 coral and volcanic islands spread against the deep blue waters of the western Pacific, Palau is a picture postcard of paradise. Given that only 53,000 tourists visited the country in 2024, this is the kind of country to live out...
Japan calls on Palau to amend Marine Sanctuary Law to support Okinawan Fishing Fleet
Island Times
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July 18, 2025
KOROR, Palau — Japan’s Ambassador to Palau, His Excellency Hiroyuki Orikasa, has called on the Palauan government to swiftly approve an amendment to the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) law, warning that failure to do so could end a...
Minatobashi Bridge renovation symbolizes deepening Japan-Palau partnership
Island Times
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July 18, 2025
By Leilani Reklai, Island Times | July 17, 2025 KOROR, Palau — Palau and Japan reaffirmed their long-standing friendship on Tuesday during a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the renovation of the historic Minatobashi Bridge in Malakal, a vital...
Koa Moana 25 Strengthens Unity with Support to Palau's Pacific Mini Games
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 15, 2025
KOROR, Palau – U.S. Marines and sailors from Koa Moana 25 worked alongside Palau’s National Olympic Committee and local community for the Pacific Mini Games, providing manpower, logistics support, medical assistance, and a spirit of partnership...
Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games sets a zero tolerance standard against abuse and harassment
Island Times
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July 8, 2025
In a milestone for sport in the region, safeguarding is being integrated into every aspect of a Pacific Games for the first time, from pre-Games training to on-ground support during the event. This year’s Pacific Mini Games in Palau feature close...
Live: First waves hit Russia, Japan but no tsunami threat for Australia
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 30, 2025
1h agoWed 30 Jul 2025 at 3:09am Let's bring you up to speed Good afternoon, and thank you for joining our live coverage of the aftermath of a powerful earthquake off Russia's eastern coast early this morning. Here's what's happened so far: The...
Who’s Making The World A Better Place? B&T’s Best Of The Best Social Changemakers!
B&T
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July 30, 2025
If you’re like B&T and you’re inspired by the way media contributes to making positive changes in the world beyond the industry, you’ll know just how important it is to recognise those at the forefront of these causes. Leading this contribution...
Palauan Marine Returns Home for Koa Moana 25
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 5, 2025
Palau, a tropical archipelago in the Western Pacific Ocean, is composed of over 340 islands and renowned for its stunning biodiversity and rich cultural heritage. Like the bridges that connect its islands, Palau’s culture thrives on interconnected...
Gold winners in Palau welcomed home
Talanei
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July 11, 2025
Play Audio https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/594/2025/07/14064956/cheers-at-airport.mp3 Joyful cheers rang out at the airport Thursday night to welcome home American Samoa’s gold winners at the Pacific Mini Games in...
Whipps Praises Australia as Key Partner in Palau’s Progress
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
Koror, Palau – President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau emphasized the value of long-standing partnerships with countries like Australia during a recent address, highlighting decades of collaboration in areas ranging from sports development to...
Palau, Japan, Taiwan partner to develop pollution-free salt industry, wellness tourism
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
MELEKEOK, Palau (June 26, 2025) — A delegation of Japanese and Taiwanese entrepreneurs is partnering with Palau to develop a pollution-free salt industry and promote sustainable wellness tourism, following the signing of a memorandum of...
CaixaImpulse celebrates 10 years with a total of 232 health innovation projects
Atalayar
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July 7, 2025
Financial support, mentoring and training A total of 232 biomedical and technological research projects promoted in Spain and Portugal, 50 spin-offs created, 4 innovation licences for companies and more than 19 clinical trials conducted. These are...
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...
Rising Palau Star Hits Overtime Game Winner in Front of Home Fans
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - Confidence is a powerful force, and for Akeelah Ngairakoranges of the Palau Women's U23 3x3 team, it showed on day two at the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania event when she delivered an unforgettable game-winning shot in an...
Navy Corpsman reflects on Pacific Partnership 2025 Mission to Fiji
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 28, 2025
The South Pacific Island nation of Fiji might seem a world away for a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman from Queens, New York. Pacific Partnership 2025 made such a unique opportunity possible. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Shane Durand recently took part...
State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records
The Intercept
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July 29, 2025
The United States is building an unprecedented network of deportee dumping grounds, pursuing deals with around a third of the world’s nations to expel immigrants to places where they do not hold citizenship. Once exiled, these third-country...
21,000 undocumented Coloradans could lose Medicaid coverage under Trump tax bill
Daily Camera - Colorado
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July 2, 2025
More than 21,000 undocumented people in Colorado could lose Medicaid coverage if the Republicans’ bill to extend 2017 tax cuts makes it through the final gauntlet in Congress. H.R. 1, the legislation formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill...
Pacific airlines team up for pilot cadetships, four countries sign new trade and healthy food deal
The New Zealand Herald
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July 4, 2025
The airlines said the programme would include “rigorous training, structured mentorship, and professional development to produce a pilot workforce trained to operate in complex and remote Pacific environments”. The two airlines said they would...
Republic of Palau Hosts a WCO National Workshop on HS and Focuses on Strengthening Tariff Classification Work
World Customs Organization
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A National Workshop on the Harmonized System (HS) was held in Koror, Palau, from 9 to 12 June 2025. The Workshop was organized jointly by the WCO and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of Palau, with the sponsorship of the Customs...