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Largest exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II’s clothing on display in London 2026
PerthNow
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August 9, 2025
A glimpse inside the wardrobe of one of history’s most fashionable Queens will be on display in a world-first exhibition next year. To mark the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth, the Royal Collection Trust is set to exhibit 200 of the late...
Pacific rhythms, global impact: Lifetime honour for music pioneer Foa’i
Pacific Media Network
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With musical influences that reach from island villages to Walt Disney studios, Opetaia Foa’i has an enduring legacy of language, activism, and pride. The 2025 Ministry for Pacific Peoples Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to Foa’i at the...
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...
Pacific Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Awarded To Opetaia Foa’i
Scoop
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The Pacific Music Awards Trust is proud to announce the 2025 Ministry for Pacific Peoples Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to one of the South Pacific’s most influential cultural and musical ambassadors - Opetaia Foa’i. An artist whose...
10 of the best things to do in New Zealand
Lonely Planet
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Spectacular and diverse, New Zealand (Aotearoa) is one of the world's most memorable destinations. From its inspirational Māori cultural experiences to its epic and otherworldly national parks, it can be hard to narrow down what to do. You can...
Today Tuvalu; Tomorrow the world
Shelburne Free Press
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July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025 · 0 Comments By Gwynne Dyer Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last week’s big change saw the creation of the world’s first climate-change visas. It’s a way of...
Today, Tuvalu. Tomorrow, the entire world
Bangkok Post
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July 14, 2025
Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last month's big change saw the creation of the world's first climate-change visas. It's a way of giving potential climate refugees some...
RPNGC TO HOST FIRST EVER MUSICAL BAND TATTOO COMPETITION
PNG Haus Bung
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July 13, 2025
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) will host a Police-Band parade and first ever musical band Tattoo competition in honor of the nation’s 50th Independence Anniversary, the event to take place on Tuesday July 22nd in Port Moresby...
What will happen when the small Pacific states disappear under the sea?
The Business Times Singapore
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August 5, 2025
WHAT happens when climate change meets the 21st-century version of the Great Game? The destiny of the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu may hold some clues. This country has a population of just 10,643 at last count and is located midway between...
Amid GAY airport row, a look at other unusual codes across the world
Hindustan Times
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August 6, 2025
On August 5, A BJP MP took exception to the airport code of Gaya International Airport. The code ‘GAY’ was “socially and culturally” offensive, according to Bhim Singh who sought that the government change it to a “more respectful and culturally...
Cities of the World: Around the globe in 282 artworks
The Irish Times
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Because my family seldom throw things away, we still have a copy of the Certificate Atlas for Irish Schools from 1980. It shows a number of countries that no longer exist. Alongside the vast pink mass of the USSR, and hugging the eastern end of...
The Red Tape Around .in: Why New Rule Could Shrink India’s Internet
BOOMLive
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August 4, 2025
If you’ve ever typed a website address into your browser, you’ve used a domain. Just like every country has its own dialing code, it also has its own domain extension—India’s is .in. These domains are used by businesses, individuals, and...
PNG delegation participates in Garma Festival in Australia
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 4, 2025
Two Bougainvillean parliamentarians were recently invited to attend Australia’s largest Indigenous cultural festival as part of a Pacific delegation. The Garma Festival in East Arnhem Land was attended by Minister Geraldine Paul, Minister for...
Warming oceans drive tuna from Pacific islands
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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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...
Spotify: The Ultimate Guide
Android Headlines
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July 24, 2025
Believe it or not, Spotify was one of the first streaming music services that offered more than just a personalized radio service, like Pandora. It actually launched in 2008, ahead of YouTube Music (or Google Play Music), Apple Music, Amazon...
Climate crisis to legal battles
New Age Bangladesh
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| IUCN IN A quiet courtroom in the Hague, history stirred. A legal ripple, as gentle as a sigh from the Pacific, reached the shorelines of global governance. The International Court of Justice declared, in an advisory fashion though, that one...
India's IT fix for climate refugees could be the upgrade its global image needs
Mint
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July 24, 2025
Australia has started the world’s first special visa programme for climate refugees, beginning with Tuvalu—one of the South Pacific islands most at risk of submergence due to rising sea levels caused by global warming and melting polar ice caps....
Royal Tonga Police Force Band crowned winners at Inaugural Pacific Police Tattoo
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 22, 2025
The Royal Tonga Police Force Band has taken home the coveted Overall Performance award at the inaugural Pacific Police Tattoo, a vibrant musical celebration held today at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby. The event, supported by the...
Frozen out: Greenland kicks off football's shortest season after international setback
Euronews
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July 29, 2025
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...
A legal tipping point on climate
The Ecologist
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July 29, 2025
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...