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Latin America’s Top Human Rights Court Sets ‘Blueprint for Action’ on Climate Crisis
The Energy Mix
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July 4, 2025
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) —In a landmark advisory opinion Thursday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights linked governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change—a move expected to shape policy...
Top Latin American court upholds right to “healthy climate”, urges fossil fuel control
Climate Home News
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July 4, 2025
Latin America’s top court of human rights has decided for the first time that people have the right to a “healthy climate” without “dangerous” human interference, and has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a...
Business class on this plane is so bad, even the crew hates it
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 4, 2025
Low rent I can empathise with your reader who felt deceived by Europcar at London Heathrow (Traveller Letters, June 21), as the same disreputable action happened to us on a trip to the UK. The friendly check-in person offered us a free upgrade...
Weekly global protein digest: More countries lift HPAI-related trade restrictions on Brazilian poultry
The Poultry Site
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Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news Cattle industry trade conjecture: Mexico border may open up for cattle crossings sometime between now and July 11 Not all ports but maybe a couple. (t would make sense to stairstep on...
PNG SECURES LANDMARK GREEN CLIMATE FUND GRANT
PNG Haus Bung
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July 5, 2025
Prime Minister (PM) James Marape has welcomed the approval of a ground-breaking US$63.4 million (PGK K261.80 million) grant by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for Papua New Guinea, the country’s first-ever single-nation GCF project. This marks a...
Sydney trio charged over multi-million-dollar luxury goods con
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 19, 2025
Lamborghinis, Rolexes and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash have been seized from a Western Sydney group police allege netted $10 million by selling fake designer items. Three men are expected to face court after sweeping raids on Wednesday...
NSW government's plan to fast-track rental supply in high-growth areas
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 18, 2025
New measures aimed at increasing the supply of rental homes in NSW and fast-tracking infrastructure in the outer suburbs have been unveiled by the state government. Under the proposed changes, private developers would be allowed to build public...
Marie Kaipu shines as PNG defeat Sāmoa in OFC Women's Nations Cup opener in Fiji
Pacific Media Network
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The Oceania Football Confederation's (OFC) Women’s Nations Cup 2025 is underway in Fiji, and the champions from 2022 - Papua New Guinea - got off to a great start against Sāmoa, thanks to two goals from their legend Marie Kaipu. The match, played...
Opposite of a 'dark, dungeon mortuary': Inside the work of an embalmer
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 17, 2025
Unlike the image often conjured of embalmers — "the creepy guys down in the dark, dungeon mortuary" — Luan Murray sees her job as offering a service to people who are grieving the death of a loved one. On any given day, the mortician from...
21 Crypto Tax-Free Countries in 2025
NFT Evening
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June 22, 2025
When it comes to crypto and tax, location does matter. While most countries impose strict capital gains and income taxes on digital asset transactions, others offer zero or near-zero rates. To maximize your crypto wealth, you might want to...
Australian neighbours in possible new 36-nation US travel ban, but America-bound Aussie travel grows
KARRYON
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June 16, 2025
The memo, seen by The Washington Post, shows the new restrictions would apply to 25 African nations, including Egypt, as well as numerous countries in the Caribbean and Central Asia. Multiple Pacific Island nations also feature in the list,...
Emirati acting pioneer Raziqa Al Taresh dies aged 71
The National News
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Artists from across the Gulf have been paying tribute to Emirati stage and screen actress Raziqa Al Taresh, who has died aged 71. Al Taresh rose to prominence from her role on the Emirati comedy show Ish’hafan in 1978. Since then, she has featured...
Inter-American Court of Human Rights says states must protect people from climate change
Buenos Aires Times
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July 4, 2025
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organisation of American States (OAS) have an obligation to take "all necessary measures" to protect populations from climate change. The decision means that...
A glimpse into the 2025 Pacific Mini Games - voices of athletes in Palau
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
2025 Palau Mini Games enters its fifth day of competition on Friday. Photo: Facebook / Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games The 2025 Pacific Mini Games has been a colourful affair so far, bringing together 23 Pacific nations to compete in a variety of...
Building Pacific capacities to support trade and market access
Pacific Community (SPC)
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To strengthen the skills of Pacific biosecurity, border control, exporter representatives and relevant stakeholders in using Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) databases and platforms, a regional capacity-building workshop is underway in...
Latin America court calls for unified climate action as legal fights mount
Stabroek News
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July 4, 2025
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Member states must cooperate to tackle climate change and not take actions that set back environmental protections, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) said in a non-binding advisory opinion issued yesterday. The...
Swimmer Amaya Bollinger wins silver in 200M butterfly
The Guam Daily Post
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Guam earned its first swimming medal at the 12th Pacific Mini Games on Thursday in Koror, Palau. Amaya Bollinger delivered a standout performance in the 200-meter butterfly, capturing silver - on her 17th birthday - in 2 minutes 24.77 seconds....
'Nostalgia-fuelled binge': How the $US2 million retro video game bubble burst
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 13, 2025
Second-hand video games and consoles used to be the kind of thing you found in hard rubbish — or maybe at a garage sale. Now, they're collectibles. Sometimes extremely valuable ones. This is Mick "Intrepid Class Gaming" Burrows. A sparky by day,...
Prime Minister Marape meets Ambassador of Italy to PNG
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has met the Ambassador of Italy to Australia with accreditation in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, His Excellency Paolo Crudele. H.E Crudele paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at his...
New visa offers lifeline for Tuvaluans amid global climate crisis
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific Islanders, especially those from the climate-threatened nation of Tuvalu, are taking advantage of Australia’s new resettlement aimed at helping people affected by climate change. The move is part of a special agreement called the Falepili...