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CNMI environmental champions criticise Trump's Paris withdrawal
RNZ
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January 30, 2025
CNMI climate advocates say Trump withdrawing from the Paris Agreement was expected. Photo: AFP / Jim Watson President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, which curbs greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, has...
“We need to end nuclear weapons, before they end us”
Croakey Health Media
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July 3, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: Amid so much focus on militarisation globally, it’s more important than ever to understand what it takes to prevent and avoid conflict, especially in the context of a nuclear arms race. In a rare win for efforts to promote...
Lawmakers spearhead effort to formally apologise for U.S nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands
Pacific News Service
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U.S Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Ed Markey (D-MA), Wednesday introduced a resolution recognising the legacy of U.S nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. The resolution reaffirms the...
The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence
Asia Pacific Report
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July 3, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Immediately after killing Fernando Pereira and blowing up Greenpeace’s flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, several of the French agents went on a ski holiday in New Zealand’s South Island to celebrate....
Climate crisis: history will judge failure to act, UK PM says at UN
Pacific News Service
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UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned the world’s rich countries that “history will judge”, if they fail to act now to tackle the climate crisis, as U.S climate envoy John Kerry suggested President Biden was poised to commit more funds to...
Cook Islands and Marshall Islands discuss key regional issues
Cook Island News
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August 27, 2024
Prime Minister Mark Brown met with the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Hilda Heine in Tonga yesterday. MFAI/24082613 Prime Minister Mark Brown met with the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Hilda Heine...
UAMS's diabetes education program shows promising results among Marshallese communities
KFSM - Arkansas
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UAMS introduced a family-centered Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program, designed to align with the Marshallese community’s cultural values. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Medical experts are tackling a health crisis in the Marshallese...
Russia's shadow tanker fleet has tripled since 2022 – research
Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock Photo: Getty Images The size of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers has grown from fewer than 100 vessels at the beginning of 2022 to between 300 and 600 by early 2025, depending on the counting method. Source: Safety4sea.com,...
How Trump's big beautiful bill aims to 'supercharge' immigration enforcement
BPR News - North Carolina
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From an aerial view, the U.S.-Mexico border fence ends with a gap on Jan. 20, 2025 near Sasabe, Ariz. Republicans' tax and spending bill includes $46.5 billion for border wall projects. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John...
Nature’s fight against war
Sunday Observer
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November 9, 2024
99 Regardless of where it happens, war is a human tragedy. Today, there are two main theatres of war – Gaza and Ukraine, which have collectively led to the deaths of nearly 50,000 people. Apart from these, more than 50 conflicts are raging in a...
Advocates empower migrants from Micronesia states, Marshall Islands and Palau in Hawaii
Hawaii News Now
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August 17, 2024
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For nearly 40 decades, citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau have been free to live and work legally in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). In exchange, the...
KR: Low-carbon sailing ship ready to serve Marshall Islands
Offshore Energy
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August 14, 2024
Low-carbon sailing ship SV Juren Ae, built under Korean Register (KR) class at Asia Shipbuilding in Geoje, South Korea, has been delivered to Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation (MISC). SV Juren Ae. Image credit: GIZ LCST The delivery of this...
Climate ‘flashpoint’ looms for Trump’s China-centric focus on Pacific: U.S analyst
Pacific News Service
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Growing U.S security and diplomatic ties with Pacific Island nations are unlikely to slow even if American foreign policy undergoes a major shake-up during Donald Trump’s second term, say former White House advisers and analysts. Following decades...
NZ gives more than $6 million to support 'resilient and prosperous Marshall Islands'
RNZ
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August 11, 2024
New Zealand will invest $6.2 million in a project aimed at helping the Marshalls to better prepare for and adapt to risks relating to natural disasters and climate change. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Caleb Fotheringham Aotearoa will invest more than NZ$6...
NZ, Marshall Islands boost cooperation on disaster and climate resilience
The National Tribune
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August 11, 2024
New Zealand and the Republic of Marshall Islands will cooperate more closely, including on making island communities more resilient in the face of disasters and the impacts of climate change, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says. “New Zealand...
NZ gives $6.2m to Marshall Islands to adapt to rising sea…
Pacific News Service
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The Marshall Islands will receive $6.2 million (US$4 million) from Aotearoa’s foreign minister to adapt to climate change, as rising sea levels and strengthening typhoons put the island nation at greater risk. “New Zealand is committed to...
False Flag Vessels on the rise in the Baltics
SeaNews
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July 3, 2025
On July the 1st, the Sierra (IMO: 9522324), having loaded it’s cargo at Ust Luga, on the 28th June, was tracked approaching Gotland under the Malawi flag. The Aframax tanker, linked to the notorious “shadow fleet” has been under scrutiny by the...
Climate change to cut deep among Asia, Pacific economies in coming years
Inquirer
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November 2, 2024
FILE PHOTO: This picture taken on December 13, 2022, shows a submerged tomb in a village graveyard, now underwater due to the effects of climate change, in the coastal town of Togoru, some 35 kilometers from Fiji’s capital city Suva. – United...
Report: Pacific region uniquely vulnerable to worsening climate risks
Pacific News Service
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The Pacific region is uniquely vulnerable to worsening climate risks, which threaten to cause irreversible economic, social, cultural, and environmental damage. This was stated in the Pacific Security Outlook Report 2022-2023 released by the...
‘Decolonise’ aid urgent call from Fiji’s Prasad to face Pacific climate crisis
Asia Pacific Report
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January 22, 2025
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad has told an international conference in Bangkok that some of the most severely debt-stressed countries are the island states of the Pacific. Dr Prasad, who is...