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Wrestlers dominate RMI medals
Marshall Islands Journal
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July 24, 2025
The Marshall Islands total of 12 medals won during the Pacific Mini-Games in Palau earlier this month ranked it in the lower half of the 24 participating countries and territories. The RMI medal total was better than only seven of the competing...
Bold plan to tackle NCDs in the Pacific
The Fiji Times
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July 24, 2025
THE World Bank has revealed it will train 16,000 health care workers across the Pacific as part of a yet-to-be unveiled project to combat non-communicable diseases right across the Pacific region. This was revealed by the World Bank’s managing...
Indian Passport Gets Global Boost: 77th rank, access to 59 countries without visa
Organiser Weekly
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In a major stride for Indian travellers, the Henley Passport Index 2025 has upgraded India’s passport ranking from 85th to 77th, reflecting a significant improvement in global mobility. Indian passport holders can now travel to 59 countries...
A climate 'reckoning' just unfolded at the World Court. What happened?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 24, 2025
It's been hailed as a "planetary scale" win for climate advocates pushing for stronger action against carbon pollution. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared nations have an obligation under international law to prevent climate...
Pacific Women Leaders Meeting told to push past rhetoric and deliver…
Pacific News Service
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Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Baron Waqa has urged women leaders to shift from consultation to action, as he opened the 4th Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting in Suva this week. “This is where we confront tough questions,...
Youths attend waste segregation workshop
The Islandsun
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July 24, 2025
BY BEN BILUA GIZO Two youth groups in Gizo town participated in a one-day workshop on waste segregation and organic composting. Positive Change for Marine Life Programme Manager, Heiyer Vavojo said the aim of the workshop is to encourage...
Vanuatu Rips US-Led Fossil Fuel Expansion After Landmark World Court Ruling
Common Dreams
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July 23, 2025
Vanuatu's government on Wednesday hailed the landmark International Court of Justice advisory opinion that countries have a legal obligation to take cooperative action against the "urgent and existential threat" of human-caused planetary heating,...
Pacific dengue cases 'highest in a decade'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 24, 2025
Dengue cases in the Pacific are at their highest since 2016, with nearly 19,000 people affected, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. The new figures come as multiple nations in the region grapple with outbreaks and surging case numbers. Just...
UN court rules wealthy nations pay up for climate change damages in controversial global ruling
Fox News
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CNN was surprised on Thursday by polling data showing that the majority of Americans are not very worried about the impact of climate change. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday ruled that...
World Court declares climate change an 'existential threat' in historic ruling
The News International
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The world's top court on Wednesday began delivering a much-anticipated ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences. It is the biggest case ever heard at...
ICJ says countries must address climate change threat
RTE Ireland
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July 23, 2025
The United Nations' highest court has said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change by cooperating to curb emissions, as it delivered an opinion set to determine future environmental litigation. The opinion by...
Climate change 'urgent and existential threat': International Court of Justice
The New Indian Express
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Disappear beneath the waves In December, the iconic Peace Palace in the Hague hosted the court's biggest-ever hearings, with more than 100 nations and groups giving oral statements. In what was billed a "David Vs Goliath" battle, the debate pitted...
Palmerston unites across oceans for Te Maeva Nui
Cook Island News
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July 23, 2025
Members of the Palmerston Island team arrive in high spirits aboard the MV Nivaga III for Te Maeva Nui. MELINA ETCHES/25072204 Sixteen members of the Palmerston Island community arrived in Rarotonga on Sunday aboard the MV Nivaga III, ready to...
Opetaia Foa’i to Receive 2025 Pacific Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
TP+
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July 22, 2025
Opetaia Foa’i with daughter Olivia. Photo: Opetaia Foa’i / Facebook Opetaia Foa’i has been named the recipient of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples Lifetime Achievement Award at this years’ Pacific Music Awards. A pioneering artist, cultural...
Samoa PM calls for more UN partners to endorse Vanuatu initiative
Pacific News Service
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Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has called on support from global partners to the Pacific to support the Forum Leaders endorsement of the Vanuatu initiative seeking an advisory opinion on the rights of present and future generations...
International Court opens path to climate accountability
WWF International
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Posted on July, 23 2025 The International Court of Justice today delivered a major signal of hope for the most vulnerable populations and for all ecosystems and species of the planet, with its advisory opinion on the obligations of states with...
ICJ climate ruling to reshape global environmental laws
The Sun Daily
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July 23, 2025
THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to issue a historic advisory opinion on climate change, defining nations’ legal duties to curb emissions and address environmental harm. The ruling, expected to influence global climate...
Nuclear armed Pakistan ranks 96th in Henley Passport Index, just ahead of Syria, Yemen
Pakistan Observer
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July 23, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan continues to remain among weakest passports in Henley Passport Index 2025, fresh data shows as the country of 242 million remains above Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan rank lower, showing limited travel freedom available to Green...
'A new era:' World court issues landmark ruling in biggest ever climate court case
Sky News
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July 23, 2025
The failure of countries to protect the planet from climate change may be a violation of international law, the UN's top court has said in a landmark ruling likely to shape climate litigation for years to come. In the world's biggest ever climate...
ICJ climate ruling: Five key questions on global duties and polluter accountability
Malay Mail
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July 23, 2025
THE HAGUE, July 23 — The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law.Judges have waded through tens of thousands of pages of written...