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Team PNG shines at 2025 Pacific Mini Games, finishes 5th on medal tally
NBC PNG
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Team PNG members during the opening ceremony of the Palau Pacific Mini Games (Image: Team PNG) Team Papua New Guinea wrapped up a successful campaign at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau, finishing 5th overall on the medal tally with an...
Proud to sing anthem
ODT TV
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July 11, 2025
A Dunedin choir member was proud to sing New Zealand’s national anthem on a global stage after winning a top award. The New Zealand Youth Choir was awarded the Grand Prix of Nations at the European Choir Games in Aarhus, Denmark, last Sunday....
New Caledonian swimmer determined despite injured foot
Samoa Observer
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Even with an injured left foot, Adeline Williams, of New Caledonia is still determined to do her best and make her country proud. Adeline settled for bronze in the 200 meters backstroke, swimming with a fractured foot on Tuesday night, but is up...
WATCH: Tagata Pasifika 2025 Episode 17
TP+
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July 11, 2025
Tagata Pasifika | Television Series Join host John Pulu as he takes you through news and stories from our Pacific Community! This week, we talanoa with comedian Joe Daymond about tackling homelessness and using his platform for change. We also...
21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 11, 2025
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 07.09.2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25) officially kicks off with the arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)...
Tonight's rugby news as starlet leaves English club for Welsh side and Mike Phillips suggests Lions 'game-changer'
Wales Online
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July 10, 2025
Here are your rugby evening headlines for Thursday, July 10. Wales legend urges Lions to consider France tour Wales legend Mike Phillips has urged the British & Irish Lions to consider touring France in the future. Historically the Lions have only...
Wallaroos name teenage sensation Waiaria Ellis to debut against Black Ferns as World Cup looms
The Guardian
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July 10, 2025
A big-stepping 17-year-old former gymnast has been drafted into Australia’s women’s rugby team, as the Wallaroos hope to end a 28-match losing streak against New Zealand as part of preparations for next month’s World Cup. Waiaria Ellis – at 17...
Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign
Croakey Health Media
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July 10, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed...
Stephen Meehan names first roster as Canada coach for Belgian test in Edmonton
Lethbridge Herald
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July 10, 2025
By Canadian Press on July 10, 2025. Cooper Coats will make his first start at fly half while fullback Brenden Black earns his first 15s cap when Canada hosts Belgium on Saturday in Stephen Meehan’s first game as Canadian rugby coach. Appointed in...
Big Joe’s task
The Fiji Times
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July 10, 2025
Published in The Fiji Times on July 20, 1999. Big Joeli Veitayaki lumbers onto the field today with a huge load on his big shoulders. Big Joe will captain the national team for the first time in front of his home crowd, and his second Test as...
Match Officials revealed for 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup pool stage
Ruck
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July 9, 2025
South Africa’s Aimee Barrett-Theron will referee the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 opening match, as hosts England take on the USA at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, on 22 August. With excitement building around the world as the countdown hits...
Queen Camilla and King Charles set to return to Buckingham Palace today
GB News
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July 9, 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla are attending a reception today at Buckingham Palace to mark four decades of artists accompanying the Royal Family on official overseas visits. The event celebrates a unique royal tradition that has seen artists join...
‘Japan stun Wales’ – Summer Tours: Recaps ahead of the Second Weekend of Test Matches
Ruck
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July 8, 2025
Whilst the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia has understandably taken poll position in terms of rugby’s media coverage, there are also an array of international Summer tours currently ongoing across the world. The representatives of the Six...
Today's rugby news as shattered Wales team owe country and star fights back tears
Wales Online
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July 7, 2025
Here are your rugby morning headlines for Monday, July 7. Rogers: We owe the nation a performance Wales wing Tom Rogers says the team owe the nation a performance in their final game of the season as they look to bounce back from Saturday's 24-19...
Business Insights Saudi Arabia wants to power 7% of global AI – but can it earn world's trust?
The National News
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When Saudi Arabia announced its new state-backed artificial intelligence company, Humain, it did so with a level of ambition consistent with its broader economic development plans. Backed by the $940 billion Public Investment Fund, and with $10...
Third gold for Tonga in women’s shot put at Palau Mini Games
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 8, 2025
Ata Maama Tu’utafaiva has made history by winning gold in the women’s shot put at the Pacific Mini Games 2025. Her massive throw secured the top spot on the podium, delivering a proud moment for the Kingdom. “Ata delivered a golden moment for Team...
Tonga's archery team shines in Palau
Matangi Tonga Online
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July 8, 2025
Reporting from Team Tonga in Palau Tonga's archers shone at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau, winning 10 medals, including two golds for Arne Jensen. The archers, who returned home Monday at the end of their competition, are leading...
How These French Founders Built A Warby Parker Competitor That’s Even More Affordable
Forbes
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The three founders of Izipizi, a French eyewear company founded in 2010, are staring at a decades-old photo of themselves on an iPad in an office in New York. Now in their late 30s, Xavier Aguera, Charles Brun and Quentin Couturier are 17 in the...
Palau dominates Guam 8–1 to capture Baseball Gold at Pacific Mini Games
Island Times
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July 8, 2025
KOROR, Palau — Palau stormed past Guam with a commanding 8–1 win in the gold medal game of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games baseball tournament, capping off a dramatic final with a dominant seventh-inning performance and strong pitching in front of a...
Athletics lead Team Cook Islands’ final medal push at Mini Games
Cook Island News
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July 7, 2025
Team Cook Islands hosted a thank you ceremony for their village mayor, the village liaison, the state governor for Ngaraard (the sister state), the Palau Community College president and their sister state liaison over the weekend. CISNOC/25070650...