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On This Day in History, July 2: Civil Rights Act signed, Amelia Earhart disappears, Simla Agreement signed, Men in Black premieres and moreOn This Day in History, July 2 witnessed landmark moments that shaped politics, civil rights, aviation, literature and international relati...- NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue missionNASA is launching a daring $30 million mission this week to rescue the aging Swift Observatory from falling back to Earth. A robotic lifesa...
- China teases new aircraft carrier in video, vows to build up islandsChina has revealed a video hinting at a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The nation also plans to strengthen its island infrastructure...
- Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote US islandsSuper Typhoon Sinlaku is targeting remote U.S. Pacific islands, bringing heavy rain and destructive winds to Guam and the Northern Mariana ...
- Today in US history on March 1: Michigan ends capital punishment; Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national parkMarch 1st witnessed pivotal moments in American history. The US entered the nuclear age with the Castle Bravo test. Michigan abolished the ...
- What is Australia’s 'Climate Visa' and why are Tuvaluans turning towards itTuvalu faces threat from rising sea levels. Many citizens apply for Australian climate visa. The Pacific Engagement Visa offers Tuvaluans p...
- China accuses US's Pete Hegseth of 'vilifying' remarks at security forumChina has formally protested to the United States following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's remarks, which Beijing views as a vilification...
- Smartest strategy for boycotting nationsThe article suggests boycotting countries that do not acknowledge India. It proposes shunning nations like Liechtenstein, Tuvalu and Andorr...
- Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atollJapan has accused China of conducting unnotified maritime scientific research within its exclusive economic zone around Okinotori Island. T...
- Trump allows commercial fishing in vast Pacific reservePresident Trump has signed an executive order to allow commercial fishing in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, a vast re...
- World's oldest-known wild bird lays egg in Hawaii at age 74Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross and the world's oldest known wild bird, has laid another egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife R...
- 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....
- 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 ...
- US recovers stealth jet lost in South China SeaThe F-35C Lightning II was retrieved on Wednesday from a depth of 12,400 feet (3,780 meters) using a remotely operated vehicle that attache...
- China may take advantage of Ukraine crisis: US generalGeneral Kenneth Wilsbach, the head of US Pacific Air Forces, noted that China had aligned itself with Russia in the crisis, raising questio...
- Life’s innings needn’t be out for a duckAll should have a second quack at happiness, rather than swanning around alone.
- A Pacific paradise is getting buried under tonnes of plastic wasteHenderson Island is an uninhabited coral atoll that lies halfway between New Zealand and Peru, with 5,500km of the ocean in either directio...
- Massive extinct volcano discovered beneath Pacific OceanScientists, at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), on a seafloor mapping mission found a new seamount near the Johnson Atoll in the Paci...
- Chinese President Xi Jinping invites Maldives to join China's Maritime Silk RoadNoting that the Maldives is part of the ancient maritime Silk Road, Xi called on the two sides to enhance maritime cooperation.
- Extermination drive against rats shows up some human failingsThe reason given for eliminating certain creatures from ecologically fragile islands is that they overrun and ruin their adopted habitats.
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