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Harvard scientist warns 'hostile' alien craft could strike Earth in just months
Daily Mail
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July 28, 2025
A respected Harvard astrophysicist has revealed new evidence suggesting that the mysterious object barreling toward Earth this December is an alien craft. Professor Avi Loeb and his team found that the supposed comet known as 3I/ATLAS is on an...
Pacific news in brief for 29 July
RNZ
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July 28, 2025
The US provides Palau with financial support in exchange for US military access to its territory. Photo: ABC/Supplied Palau - refugees A proposal from the United States to temporarily host asylum seekers in Palau has been met with resistance in...
PNG police band wins drill display
The National
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FOUR long-serving members in the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) band were pleased with the band winning the best drill display award at the Pacific Police Tattoo on Tuesday in Port Moresby. One of the four, the band director Insp...
Resort project seen as flagship destination
The National
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Introduction THE Edenya Resort project presents an ambitious luxury tourism and real estate development project in Papua New Guinea. Led by initiating company AVENIR 2026, in partnership with an international celebrity and with the active support...
Female athletes rock muscles and bruises on the red carpet. A new aesthetic explained
The Drum
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Expert anthropologists Abigail Posner and Tom Maschio have observed a new aesthetic of influence inspired by the growing presence of female athletes in fashion and beauty spaces. Here’s how brands can contribute.My 19-year-old daughter came home...
Thousand PNG citizens throng Indonesia's Skouw every Tuesday
Antara
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July 24, 2025
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - The Jayapura Immigration Office recorded around one thousand Papua New Guinea (PNG) citizens arriving and departing at the Skouw-integrated border post (PLBN) each Tuesday to purchase goods at lower prices during Skouw's...
PNGEITI Drives Local Engagement on Extractive Sector Transparency
PNG Business News
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The Papua New Guinea Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PNGEITI) Secretariat has commenced its first leg of the Subnational Roadshow and Awareness Program in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province. This important initiative forms part of...
St Barbara Uncovers More Gold Below Simberi Pits in PNG
PNG Business News
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Port Moresby – Australian gold miner St Barbara is reporting encouraging results from its recent drilling efforts at its Simberi operations in Papua New Guinea, where the company has found more gold mineralization and sulphide-rich rock directly...
Post-Courier senior staff head to Australia for International Media Visit
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 27, 2025
Two senior editorial staff members from the Post-Courier will travel to Australia for an International Media Visit. Digital News Director Mathew Vari and Senior Politics Journalist Gorethy Kenneth are among a group of Papua New Guinean...
Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
The National
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TRAVEL Visit to the famed author’s South Seas abode I KNEW a few living Samoans and one world renowned author who died 131 years ago when I touched down at the Faleolo International Airport in Samoa. Among them was the Samoan female Prime Minister...
ICE’s expanding use of ankle monitors ignites surveillance, privacy concerns
Biometric Update
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July 28, 2025
In a quiet but consequential shift in immigration enforcement strategy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a sweeping expansion of its electronic surveillance program, ordering field agents to place most adult immigrants...
PACER Plus: NZ backs Fiji’s ambitious push for membership
Pacific Media Network
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New Zealand is ramping up its support for Fiji’s inclusion in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus. PACER Plus is a trade and development agreement between Australia, New Zealand, and eight Pacific Island countries,...
PNG PM Marape Marks Expo 2025 National Day, Reinforces Japan Ties and Investment Opportunities
Papua New Guinea Today
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July 22, 2025
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape used PNG’s National Day celebration at World Expo 2025 in Osaka to spotlight the country’s enduring relationship with Japan and promote economic cooperation on the global stage. Speaking to an audience...
PNG PM Marape Marks Expo 2025 National Day, Reinforces Japan Ties and Investment Opportunities
Papua New Guinea Today
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July 22, 2025
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape used PNG’s National Day celebration at World Expo 2025 in Osaka to spotlight the country’s enduring relationship with Japan and promote economic cooperation on the global stage. Speaking to an audience...
PACIFIC INDUSTRIES LTD BACKS WANSQUAD TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE
PNG Haus Bung
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July 23, 2025
Pacific Industries Limited (PIL), through its MTN Dew brand, has reaffirmed its support for Papua New Guinea’s Wan Squad Dance Crew as they prepare to defend their title at the 2025 Hip Hop International (HHI) World Championship in Phoenix,...
Rabbitohs winger leaving door open for new PNG team
Sporting News
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July 23, 2025
South Sydney Rabbitohs star Alex Johnston, already on track to become the greatest tryscorer in NRL history, may also become part of another historic milestone, potentially becoming the first signing for the upcoming Papua New Guinea NRL team set...
99% of Interfaith Marriage Bans Found in Muslim Nations
Patheos
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July 27, 2025
Using freedom of interfaith marriage as an indicator of religious pluralism, this study reveals that 99% of legal restrictions on interfaith unions are imposed by Islamic countries. Specifically, 32 out of 53 Muslim-majority countries (60.4%)...
Trump’s revival of WWII era alien registration law sparks privacy, legal battles
Biometric Update
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July 28, 2025
The Trump administration’s unexpected reactivation of a forgotten wartime law requiring noncitizens to register with the U.S. government and carry registration documents has launched intense controversy. What began as a little‑known provision from...
New Guardian-class patrol boat: a welcome asset to tackle illegal fishing in Solomon Islands
Pacific News Service
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Tackling illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is often a challenge for countries in the Pacific due to many reasons. Unavailability of maritime assets is one. On Monday, 28 June 2021, Solomon Islands officially took ownership of a...
Pacific news in brief for 28 July
RNZ
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July 27, 2025
Test for leptospirosis in laboratory, conceptual image. Photo: DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRA/FCA/Science Photo Libraray via AFP American Samoa - health American Samoa's Department of Health is warning about the risk of leptospirosis after...