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India, Fiji Discuss Bilateral Ties And Ways To Strengthen Cooperation

India, Fiji Discuss Bilateral Ties And Ways To Strengthen Cooperation

(MENAFN- IANS) Suva, July 30 (IANS) India and Fiji held the 6th Foreign Office Consultations in Suva on Tuesday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in health, education, capacity building, trade, investment, agriculture,...

BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness

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The panel of the International Court of Justice

The panel of the International Court of Justice

By Dr Bal Kama On July, 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of States in relation to climate change. In what many are already describing as a “moral victory for...

Tsunami warning issued to Russia, Pacific islands, South America on 8.7M quake

Tsunami warning issued to Russia, Pacific islands, South America on 8.7M quake

ECONOMYNEXT – A tsunami warning has been issued for Russia, Pacific Islands and South American costs after an 8.7 magnitude earquake off the East Coast of Russia. Waves as high as 3 meters could hit some coasts, the warning from the Pacific...

Earthquake Terror In Russia: Wrecked Ports To Stranded Whales— Viral Videos Capture 8.8 Tsunami Wrath; How Far Is The Extent Of Damage?

Earthquake Terror In Russia: Wrecked Ports To Stranded Whales— Viral Videos Capture 8.8 Tsunami Wrath; How Far Is The Extent Of Damage?

Russia remains in shock, grappling with the unfolding events since Tuesday’s earthquake struck at 11:24 a.m. local time. The United States Geological Survey reported the quake’s epicentre was 78 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the...

Tsunami Threat After Massive 8.8 Magnitude Russia Quake: Full List Of Countries And Islands At Risk

Tsunami Threat After Massive 8.8 Magnitude Russia Quake: Full List Of Countries And Islands At Risk

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific. Check here for the full list of countries and islands at risk, including Japan, Hawaii, Chile, New Zealand and more. A powerful...

Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank net up 20-pct in June

Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank net up 20-pct in June

ECONOMYNEXT – A tsunami warning has been issued for Russia, Pacific Islands and South American costs after an 8.7 magnitude earquake off the East Coast of Russia. Waves as high as 3 meters could hit some coasts, the warning from the Pacific...

Australia’s courts say climate change is a political problem. The ICJ just made it a legal issue

Australia’s courts say climate change is a political problem. The ICJ just made it a legal issue

They were two decisions, from two separate courts, issued both a week and a world apart. One, a class action lawsuit filed in 2021 by a First Nations community in the Torres Strait, alleged the Australian government had failed to meaningfully...

Pacific on tsunami watch following powerful 8.8 quake off Russia

Pacific on tsunami watch following powerful 8.8 quake off Russia

Cook Islands - Boats in Rarotonga being moved to deeper water on the advice of local authorities in response to Tsunami Warnings after the 8.8 magnitude quake off of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. 30 July 2025 Photo: RNZ Pacific/Caleb Fotheringham...

Fiji minister urges compassion after baby left in sanitary bin

Fiji minister urges compassion after baby left in sanitary bin

Lautoka Hospital. Photo: Supplied/Fiji MOH A call has been made for compassion for the mother of a baby found in a sanitary bin in a Fiji university hostel. Fiji police say the baby was taken to Lautoka Aspen Hospital, where he was admitted in...

Russia earthquake further upgraded to magnitude 8.8, tsunami threat for parts of the Pacific

Russia earthquake further upgraded to magnitude 8.8, tsunami threat for parts of the Pacific

Tsunami Advisory by the Tsunami Warning Center following the 8.7 quake off Russia - Red - warning, Orange - advisory, Yellow - watch, Purple - threat. Photo: Tsunami Warning Center The US Geological Survey has further upgraded the powerful quake...

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway

Tuvalu is preparing to carry out the first planned migration of an entire country in response to the effects of climate change. Recent studies project that much of its territory could be submerged in the next 25 years due to rising sea levels,...

A legal tipping point on climate

A legal tipping point on climate

Not only does this provide powerful support to the case for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty which seeks to draw a line under new exploration and production by the industry, it is a very small step from this to similar implications for...

Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event

Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event

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State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records

State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records

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...

Warming oceans drive tuna from Pacific islands

Warming oceans drive tuna from Pacific islands

Men use nets to move tuna from a fishing vessel to a refrigerated container ship in the lagoon of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s capital. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu - Kauaka Petaia guided his motorboat out of Tuvalu’s main...

Frozen out: Greenland kicks off football's shortest season after international setback

Frozen out: Greenland kicks off football's shortest season after international setback

Published on 29/07/2025 - 17:54 GMT+2 •Updated 18:02 Against a backdrop of continuous sunlight and cold Arctic winds, the shortest season in football — lasting only one week — has just kicked off on the world's biggest island. The 54th Greenlandic...

Geopolitical tensions challenging Pacific regionalism

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), a vital platform for regional cooperation, has long been a space where Pacific nations address shared challenges like climate change, economic development and cultural preservation. However, recent actions by China...

Charted: Average Income by Global Region, Over 200 Years

Charted: Average Income by Global Region, Over 200 Years

Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways There are...

Climate change policy too important for frivolous bills in parliament

Climate change policy too important for frivolous bills in parliament

The net-zero emissions target was the subject of a lot of hot air in Parliament House on Monday. Photo: Michelle Kroll. There were a number of high-level, constructive contributions to the ongoing climate change debate in and around Parliament...

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