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The best Royal Caribbean cruises for 2025 and beyond
The Independent
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September 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
What would you do with the money?
Starts at 60
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September 8, 2025
Each winner must now choose between a tidy US$893.5 million annuity check that grows every year like a mutating fungus, or a US$410.3 million lump sum that will still have the tax man rubbing his hands together like he’s just invented chocolate....
US launches largest multilateral exercise hosted in Sri Lanka this year
Colombo Gazette
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September 8, 2025
The United States, on Monday, launched PACIFIC ANGEL (Pac Angel) 25, the largest multilateral exercise hosted in Sri Lanka this year. U.S. Defense Attaché Lt. Col. Matthew House joined Sri Lanka Air Force leaders to open the exercise at the...
Coles abandons plan to stop selling caged eggs by end of year
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 5, 2025
Caged eggs will remain on supermarket shelves until 2030 as supply challenges and cost-of-living pressures continue. Coles, Woolworths and Aldi promised to phase out or ban eggs from battery cage farms this year because of animal welfare concerns....
Neo-Nazi leader denied bail over Camp Sovereignty attack
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 4, 2025
Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has been denied bail over charges linked to an attack on a First Nations camp in Melbourne over the weekend. Sewell faced court on Wednesday and was remanded in custody after police argued he was too dangerous to be...
Do We Need a Pacific Peace Index?
Inter Press Service
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September 8, 2025
Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Climate Action, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Environment, Global Geopolitics, Headlines, Indigenous Rights, Peace, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations...
China and Australia in a high-speed race to win control of the Pacific
The Sydney Morning Herald
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September 8, 2025
The very islands that a hostile Imperial Japanese Army occupied to cut off Australia’s economic and military lifelines in WWII were falling under the influence of China. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare with Chinese Premier Li...
Climate Justice after the ICJ: Authority, Diffusion, and State Responsibility
E-International Relations
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September 7, 2025
The International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s advisory opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change marks a constitutional moment for global climate governance. Requested by a UN General Assembly resolution that was spearheaded by...
The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining
Samoa News
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September 8, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some...
Accelerating Value in Insurance with AI: From Experimentation to Realized Enterprise Value
Banking Dive
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Fiji set to host ICC Women’s T20 WC East-Asia Pacific qualifier
The Statesman (India)
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September 8, 2025
The East-Asia Pacific region is poised for a historic moment in women’s cricket as Fiji prepares to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 East-Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier, beginning on Tuesday at Albert Park in Suva. Apart from Fiji, the Cook...
Pacific leaders meet to discuss security, climate
Taipei Times
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September 8, 2025
Pacific Islands leaders began a week-long summit yesterday in the Solomon Islands, where they are expected to endorse an “Ocean of Peace” declaration amid concern over rising tensions between the US and China. The leaders are also expected to back...
Man linked to Neo-Nazis charged over Anzac Day boos
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 4, 2025
Police have charged a man over booing at the Anzac Day dawn service in Melbourne earlier this year. The event was disrupted during a Welcome to Country address, when members of the crowd began to jeer and heckle. Some hecklers demanded the Welcome...
Fiji Set To Host Landmark ICC Women's T20 World Cup East-Asia Pacific Qualifier
MENAFN
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September 8, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Suva, Sep 8 (IANS) The East-Asia Pacific region is poised for a historic moment in women's cricket as Fiji prepares to host the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 East-Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier, beginning on Tuesday at Albert Park....
Veterans star as Collingwood downs Adelaide to reach preliminary final
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 4, 2025
Collingwood has booked its spot in a home preliminary final after recording a courageous 24-point qualifying final win over Adelaide. Despite kicking just one goal in the final quarter, the Magpies overcame the AFL's minor premiers in the second...
Security, Climate Change Top Agenda At Pacific Islands Leaders’ Summit
StratNews Global
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September 8, 2025
Home Indo-Pacific Security, Climate Change Top Agenda At Pacific Islands Leaders’ Summit The largest forum member, Australia, is the region's biggest aid donor and has stepped up efforts to block China from expanding its security presence in the...
Fiji to host ICC Women’s T20 World Cup East-Asia Pacific Qualifier for the first time
The Assam Tribune
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September 8, 2025
Suva, Sep 8: The East-Asia Pacific region is poised for a historic moment in women’s cricket as Fiji prepares to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 East-Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier, beginning on Tuesday at Albert Park. Apart from Fiji, Cook...
AFL PNG academy squads set for Pacific Nations Challenge
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 8, 2025
The AFL PNG Academy is in the final stages of its training camp as its Under-17 male Binatangs and female Kurakums squads prepare to fly to Cairns, Australia, on Thursday for the 2025 Pacific Nations Challenge. The three-day tournament will run...
Fiji set to stage ICC Women’s T20 World Cup East-Asia Pacific Qualifier
Sambad English
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September 8, 2025
Suva: The East-Asia Pacific region is poised for a historic moment in women’s cricket as Fiji prepares to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 East-Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier, beginning on Tuesday at Albert Park. Apart from Fiji, Cook...
Police arrest seven men over 'targeted' Queanbeyan double stabbing
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 4, 2025
Seven men have been arrested over a stabbing in Queanbeyan last month and charged with wounding with intent to murder. NSW Police said two men were stabbed at a business on Crawford Street about 1:10pm on August 8, and received "serious injuries"....