Pacific Islands beauty pageant turns ugly
Tie-break vote in contest leads to claims of rigging, death threats and judges being prevented from leaving the Solomon ...
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President Nayib Bukele vowed to build Bitcoin City on the Conchagua volcano. CoinDesk went looking for signs of construction.
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New Zealand and the Cook Islands fall out over China
China signs an agreement with an island nation. America’s regional partners get spooked. The Cook Islands, a sparsely ...
Visit of Cook Islands’ PM to deepen bilateral ties
At the invitation of China, Prime Minister Mark Brown of the Cook Islands will attend the Closing Ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Harbin from February 10 to 16, Chinese Foreign Ministry ...
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A Sip of History: 3 Popular Cocktails During the World War II Era, the Heyday of the Tiki Bar
The 1940s was a time when our entire world was at war, and people wanted their version of an escape. It makes sense that this ...
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‘Damage has been done’ – Miss Pacific pageant statement too late, say critics
Committee has finally issued a statement — 5 days after damaging social media attacks following the 2025 Pageant finals ...
Miss Pacific Islands hit by fraud row after Samoa beauty queen wins title
Pageant judges stopped from leaving the host nation, Solomon Islands, as police investigate fraudulent activities at the ...
Lightsource BP enters Japan renewable market with 15 MW solar project
Lightsource BP, a unit of British oil giant BP, announced on Thursday its entry into the Japanese renewable market with the acquisition of a 15 megawatt peak(MWp) solar project in northern island of ...
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Book Review: Climate Politics in Oceania: Renewing Australia-Pacific Relations in a Warming World
Climate change is an existential threat for Pacific nations and Australia, according to the authors of Climate politics in ...
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Will New Zealand invade the Cook Islands to stop China? Seriously
The Cook Islands, with one of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones in the world — a whopping 2 million sq km — is considered ...
China sees 'in-depth' Cook Islands talks, partnership deal expected
China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that ...
5 countries with zero Indian population, the names will surprise you, the countries are…
While Indians have made homes in almost every part of the world, these five countries remain exceptions due to various ...