Covid-free Pacific islands look to rejoin the world

Two of the last four remaining Covid-free nations in the world are preparing to open their borders to re-join the Covid world. The Federated States of Micronesia has announced its plan to open its borders without quarantine beginning 01 August....

Amelia Earhart expert says there's a 90% chance he'll have found missing aviator's plane within WEEKS

An archeological team will embark on a journey to recover famed pilot Amelia Earhart's plane in just a few weeks - and they believe there is a 90% chance of success. On November 4, archaeologist Richard Pettigrew and his team of 14 experts will...

I’d Be Ashamed if My Kids Lost the Language — A Conversation with Tünde Tedd from Alaska

Tünde met her American husband in Budapest, Hungary. At his request, they settled in Kecskemét, but eight years ago, they moved with their three children (and Kelley’s mother) to Alaska. Only about 20–30 Hungarians live there on a permanent basis,...

The compromising iPad photos that dragged a London quant trader to court

Saturday 25 October 2025 6:01 am | Updated: Friday 24 October 2025 4:07 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email It’s never easy moving jobs in the Square...

Global shipping is facing winds of change, despite chaos and confusion from the petrostates

Something significant just happened in London at the United Nations maritime peak body, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Nations had gathered to adopt the Net-Zero Framework, a package of measures designed to accelerate maritime...

ASU’s worldwide educational resource device named among Time’s best inventions of 2025

PHOENIX – Arizona State University’s SolarSPELL (Solar Powered Educational Learning Library) initiative works to bring solar-powered literary devices to rural communities around the world to increase education access. The device was created by ASU...

Bollinger Shipyards Delivers FRC 1161 Olivia Hooker To U.S. Coast Guard

Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”) today announced the recent delivery of the USCGC Olivia Hooker at Coast Guard Sector Key West. This is the 61st Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the U.S. Coast Guard’s current program and the 187th...

The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets

By Christopher Pala It has been described as “the most remarkable achievement of the Pacific island countries in the last 50 years”. In 1982, eight, mostly minuscule Pacific island countries in whose waters much of the world’s skipjack tuna was...

Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

Nitijela gets moving

Ground was broken for the start of construction of the new Nitijela building earlier this month. President Hilda Heine honored the leaders past and present who had used the previous Nitijela for decades. While she said the nation was saddened by...

Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’

Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Several countries even have used their 2035 climate plans to commit to...

NGO Statement for the 14th meeting of the CTBTO Article XIV Conference

Advancing the CTBT and Reinforcing the Global Norm Against Nuclear Testing Sept. 26, 2025 Civil Society Statement to the 14th Article XIV Conference on Facilitating Entry into Force of the CTBT Since the conclusion of negotiations that led to the...

Expedition to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane is a 'waste of time', pilot claims - as he reveals the 'true location' of her Lockheed Electra 10E

In less than a month, scientists will embark on an expedition that could finally solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's missing plane. Researchers from Purdue University will undertake a three–week search of the remote Nikumaroro Island, a...

‘Oceans on Fire’

WELLINGTON (PMN) — As heatwaves in the ocean become stronger across the Pacific, island nations like Tuvalu and Kiribati, along with New Zealand and Australia, are facing serious challenges from a warming sea. The changes are leading to declining...

MSC and ATOSSCOM Annual Meeting Concludes in Palau with Tribute to Late President Nakamura

Leaders from across Micronesia gathered in Palau for the 2025 Micronesian Shipping Commission (MSC) and Association of Terminal Operators and Stevedoring Companies of Micronesia (ATOSSCOM) annual meeting, marking 50 years of regional maritime...

A detailed rundown of the 2025 slate of the Utah Film Center’s Utah Queer Film Festival

EDITOR’S NOTE: For the curtain raiser of the 2025 Utah Queer Film Festival, see this link. The theme of fearless queerness permeates the slate of six feature-length documentaries and 40 short films in this year’s Utah Queer Film Festival slate. In...

Ani Dasgupta on Moving from Promises to Progress

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Utah Film Center set to open 22nd Utah Queer Film Festival, with six feature-length documentaries, international slate of 40 short films

EDITOR’S NOTE: For a detailed rundown of the 2025 slate for the Utah Queer Film Festival, see this link. At a hostile, polarizing time like now, many people understandably demur from being unapologetic about expressing their authentic selves. And,...

NWA EDITORIAL | Places of faith become part of Northwest Arkansas’ search for housing

"Bring to your house the poor who are cast out." -- Isaiah 58:7 Except for the most faithful, it's not unusual for people to turn to places of worship only when a crisis reaches unholy proportions. Northwest Arkansas' dearth of affordable housing...