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Oman set to host ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualifier
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Oman is set to host the combined ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in October later this year. Nine teams will participate in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific...
Sports News | Oman Set to Host ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Oman is set to host the combined ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in October later this year. Nine teams will participate in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific...
Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign
Croakey Health Media
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July 10, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed...
ICI actively seeks external funding for key projects, says Wright-Koteka
Cook Island News
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July 1, 2025
Elizabeth Wright-Koteka. MFAI/22120248 Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) says that they have been proactive in trying to find partners to implement programmes that have been identified as priorities but not funded at an adequate level by the...
Now travel abroad without visa: Countries you can visit with just a passport
Asianet Newsable
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July 1, 2025
38 Image Credit : Freepik Many countries now offer visa-free travel for Indians. These include Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Oman, Qatar, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Bhutan, Nepal,...
It’s time for a US Indo-Pacific reset
Asia Times
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July 10, 2025
As the recent struggle to pass a budget for the US government illustrates, yet again, the immutable reality of limited fiscal resources, it’s time to reconsider America’s vital national interests in the Indo-Pacific and maintain a laser-like focus...
Communes, divorce and being a 'good villain': How 'Survivor' star Parvati Shallow stopped being in 'survival mode'
Yahoo News
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“I love a good villain,” Parvati Shallow tells me from her couch as we’re connected on Zoom. “Everyone has the capacity to lie. Everyone has the capacity to be mean or bad or cutthroat.” Despite the bright smile and warm personality that I see...
Historic firsts and strong returns for Team PNG at Pacific Mini Games
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 10, 2025
Beyond the track and the weightlifting platform, Team Papua New Guinea celebrated several historic achievements and strong returns at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, contributing to their impressive 5th-place finish on the medal tally. In table...
Rugby League aims to boost the number of officials for next season
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
Taua Benioni with Cook Islands rugby league referee and former sprinter Patricia Taea, who is also the Cook Islands Rugby League Referees Association vice president, with Auckland rugby league trainer Willie Toelau. SUPPLIED/ 25062704 With the...
2025 Pacific Mini Games: flag bearers journey
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
The 2025 Pacific Mini Games opening ceremony in Palau, which took place on Saturday (Cook Islands time), featured Alanna Smith and Brendon Heath, team Cook Islands flag bearers, alongside the aquatics team, Talissa Koteka, who is competing as an...
Only one faipule attended the townhall meeting on deepsea mining
Samoa News
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July 9, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last week’s Town Hall meeting on deep-sea mining, held at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, Swains Island Faipule Alex Jennings stood out as the sole member of the Legislature in attendance. This fact was brought...
Final day for athletics at Pacific Mini games
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 10, 2025
By BOB SNOW – Honorary life member Athletics PNG This is the final day (Tuesday July 8) for events on the track and in the field. Tomorrow’s (yesterday) events will be on the road from a early start time. Following the medal ceremonies the Palau...
Oman To Host ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia And East Asia-Pacific Qualifier
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Dubai, July 10 (IANS) Oman will host the combined ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in October this year. Nine teams will participate in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier....
Salary increase for ICI engineers
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
ICI workers at the Tupapa backroad carrying out some maintenance work last week. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU / 25062907 With the 2025-2026 financial year now in effect with a new pay structure; Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) will see an increase in...
Daring for Debut: The four teams looking for their first-ever promotion
FIBA Basketball
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SHENZHEN (China) - The FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2025 Division B is more than just a competition - it’s a proving ground. From July 13-20, eight national teams will converge in Shenzhen, China, each with a unique story but a shared goal: earn that...
Eat Pacific Cookbook wins Global Award
Samoa News
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July 9, 2025
LISBON, Portugal — In a celebration of Pacific food, identity, and culture, the Pacific Island Food Revolution cookbook, Eat Pacific, has been awarded the Best South Pacific Book in the World 2024 at the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards...
Tonga finishes 16th at Palau Mini Games, total 16 medals
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 9, 2025
Tonga concludes Palau Pacific Mini Games with 16 medals and a 16th-place finish overall. Tonga’s campaign at the Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau, wrapped up on 9 July with a haul of 16 medals—three gold, seven silver and six bronze—placing the...
Irish Coast Guard Takes “Human Approach” as Russian Vessel Skirts Sanctions
The Maritime Executive
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The Irish Coast Guard and defense forces report they were aware of a replica Russian sailing vessel that was sailing through coastal waters and made an unannounced middle-of-the-night stop in a remote Irish seaport. They are investigating what...
Samoa Lock In First Semi-final Berth Of 2025 OFC Women’s Nations Cup
Scoop
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Thursday, 10 July 2025, 2:28 pm Press Release: OFC Photo credit: OFC Media via Phototek (Photo/Supplied) A composed performance from the 2022 semi-finalists sees them set for the top four again after dispatching Tahiti 3-1. While Tahiti came into...
Our voyage to Statehood, 60 years on: understanding the nature and practice of free-association as we reflect on our development journey
Cook Island News
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June 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Brown. SUPPLIED. This year, the Cook Islands marks 60 years of self-governance, an historic milestone in our voyage to statehood, by Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. In 1965, our people chose to shape our own...