First and Last countries to celebrate New Year: How the World will be celebrating New Year 2025The time zone in different countries all over the earth is pretty different and thus as a result every country celebrates the New Year duri...
Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World BankThe World Bank reports that Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Marshall Islands face a $10 billion price tag to adapt to a 0.5-meter sea level rise....
'No role' for China in Pacific policing, Australian minister saysAustralia's Pacific Minister Pat Conroy asserts opposition to China's policing involvement in Pacific Islands, emphasizing the need for loc...
Global countdown: Which countries welcome and bid adieu to New Year 2024 first and last?As the global community eagerly awaits the onset of New Year 2024, it's intriguing to contemplate which country will have the honor of init...
Google to run internet cables to Pacific islands in Australia-US dealThe deal will expand an existing commercial project by Google in the region to the nations of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, P...
7.1-magnitude quake strikes east of New Caledonia: USGSThe epicentre was 35 kilometres (22 miles) deep and located about 300 kilometres (190 miles) east of the New Caledonian archipelago, it sai...
US nears new cooperation deals with Pacific Island nationsThis week, the U.S. signed memorandums of understanding with the Marshall Islands and Palau that administration officials hope will pave th...
Happy New Year 2023: Know which country will celebrate occasion firstThe beginning of the New Year will not be celebrated by everyone at the same time. Let us find out which country in the world will go into ...
COVID-19: India sends medical supplies to Pacific island nation of Kiribati"Responding to the appeal of the government of Kiribati seeking offers of support to assist in its national efforts to manage the first COV...
After 2 years, COVID-19 finally lands at Pacific archipelago of Kiribati, one of the last uninfected places in the worldKiribati and several other small Pacific nations were among the last places on the planet to have avoided any virus.
China quietly developing military bases in Pacific islandsAfter long being a continental power, China in the 21st century has started to follow an ambitious maritime expansion course, seeking to bo...
U.S. warns Pacific islands about Chinese bid for undersea cable project: SourcesWashington sent a diplomatic note to FSM in July expressing strategic concerns about the project as Huawei Marine and other Chinese firms a...
Plastic exports up 31% in H1, above 70% growth in shipments to China, VietnamThe growth in India’s plastics export has been primarily boosted by higher shipment of plastic raw materials, plastic sheet, film, plates, ...
When Teabox founder Kaushal Dugar got an order from KiribatiThe startup ships to over 105 countries globally and sometimes even places that the team hasn’t heard of.
Vijender Singh, Manoj Kumar begin CWG 2014 campaigns with convincing winsVijender, 28, was cautious initially but went on the attack mode after getting a measure of his opponent. He lowered his guard and kept att...
- Islands affected by climate change must consider radical options
Bring climate-change lawsuits against industrial countries, hoping that compensation will help descendants to secure higher ground.
- December is here
The first day of the last month of 2010 is when the year starts winding down to its inevitable end. The end of a year always has a certain ...