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Four countries Americans can fly to without needing a passport – and popular vacation choice where no visa is needed
The U.S. Sun
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June 30, 2025
FORGET waiting around for your passport to arrive, you can still travel off the mainland US without one. Several destinations welcome US citizens with just a government-issued photo ID and a certified birth certificate. 4 American Samoa allows...
What a Potential Travel Ban on Tuvalu Reveals About US Foreign Policy Under Trump
The Diplomat
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June 25, 2025
In mid-June 2025 reports emerged that the Trump administration would consider adding to its existing travel ban on 19 countries (signed in early June) an additional 36 countries, including three in the Pacific: Vanuatu, Tonga, and Tuvalu. In an...
Marshall Islands nuclear legacy: report highlights lack of health research
RNZ
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June 6, 2025
Half of the Marshall Islands' 50,000-strong population live in the capital city of Majuro. Photo: Public domain A new report on the United States nuclear weapons testing legacy in the Marshall Islands highlights the lack of studies into important...
A defining moment in history: 40 years ago the Marshall Islands fought to protect their future… and defied the US
Greenpeace International
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June 6, 2025
In May 1985, Greenpeace took on a mission unlike anything they had done before – to mass relocate the people of Rongelap atoll in the Marshall Islands, whose ancestral home was no longer safe as a result of the US government’s nuclear testing in...
Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...
Report: Lack of Marshall Islands birth studies hinder understanding of nuclear testing impacts
Marianas Variety
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The Baker underwater test, one of two Hiroshima-size atomic bombs tested at Bikini Atoll as part of Operation Crossroads in 1946. Many Japanese and American navy vessels, visible under the mushroom cloud, were sunk by Baker. Photo provided by Giff...
Pacific Ocean Commissioner: Op -ED – Ripples to Waves:
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By Dr Filimon Manoni, Pacific Ocean Commissioner KOROR, 30 JUNE 2025 (PIFS) — It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for...
Tjibaou on New Caledonia talks in Paris: “We want to resolve this now”
Islands Business
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June 30, 2025
Koror, Palau-It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for more global ocean accountability, and offering transformational...
Over 600 Foreign Tourists Arrive in Cambodia via Cruise Ship at Sihanoukville Port
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, June 12, 2025 -- A foreign cruise ship named Regatta arrived at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port this morning, bringing more than 600 international tourists from 27 nationalities for a one-day visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia...
71 North Thurston Public Schools Students Earn Seal of Biliteracy This School Year
Thurston Talk - Washington State
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July 1, 2025
Submitted by North Thurston Public Schools This year, 71 North Thurston Public Schools students earned the Washington State Seal of Biliteracy! The Seal of Biliteracy is a way for students to earn credit and recognition for showing proficiency in...
Guam Veterans Deserve Better
Kandit News Group
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July 1, 2025
By Adam Leon Guerrero for Just Thinking Aloud, Kandit News & Views Many on Guam have heard about the push to bring a Veterans Affairs Regional Office to our island. Some might ask: Why now? Why Guam? And does it really matter? The answer is...
Taputu claims 2025 Pacific Mini Games' first gold medal as Tahiti dominates opening day
RNZ
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June 30, 2025
Tahiti dominated in the va'a (pictured) and the swimming on day one. Photo: Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games/Facebook Tahiti's Teimoana Taputu claimed the first gold medal at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, taking out the V1 500 metres open...
UAE Travel: Full List Of Visa-Free Countries For Indians, Pakistanis, Filipinos
MENAFN
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June 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Citizens of many countries struggle and find it challenging to get visa-free entry to many countries. However, some countries from Africa, Oceania and Asia regions have been rated the most open countries as they allow...
World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get...
Journal News - Ohio
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“Economic stagnation —rather than growth —has been the norm in economies hit by conflict and instability,” said Ayhan Kose, the World Bank’s deputy chief economist. Since 2020, the 39 countries, which range from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific...
Ninth case of dengue fever confirmed in the state for 2025
KITV - Hawaii
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HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Hawaii's ninth travel-related dengue fever case this year. The infected person recently returned to Oahu after traveling to a country where dengue is common. DOH teams were...
Youth urged to complain
Marshall Islands Journal
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June 26, 2025
Journal 6/25/1982 P1 Protest grows A group of some 250 landowners of Kwajalein Atoll launched a protest invasion and occupation of several islands in the atoll on Saturday June 19. Marshall Islands President Amata Kabua was traveling in the Far...
Team Marianas starts Mini Games campaign today
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas will begin its quest for medals in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games today, Monday, as swimming, fast-pitch softball, indoor volleyball, wrestling, va’a and baseball competitions kick off in Palau....
War-torn nations face poverty, hunger
London Daily Digital
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June 29, 2025
The World Bank estimated that 18 percent — around 200 million — of the people in the 39 countries are “experiencing acute food insecurity’’ compared with just 1 percent in other low and middle-income countries The world’s most desperate countries...
International Bulldogs: Softball trio joins national teams for summer tournaments
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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June 27, 2025
Three Bulldogs are set to travel for international softball competitions this summer, with incoming pitcher Peja Goold representing Colombia at the Pan American Championships, MSU graduate Chloe Malau’ulu representing American Samoa at the Pacific...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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June 28, 2025
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