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Family, faith, and firsts: Cook Islands set for historic debut
FIBA Basketball
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GOLD COAST (Australia) - For the first time in history, the Cook Islands women's basketball team will step onto the court at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 Division B - and it’s not just a debut, it’s a dream come true years in the making....
Love Island USA fans react to shocking season 7 twist
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - California
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July 9, 2025
It’s a weekday summer night in West Hollywood, and Roosterfish patrons are looking for open space to see the screen, sit with friends and enjoy a drink as they watch the latest drama unfold during episode 20 of the hit Peacock series. Back in...
Love Island USA fans react to shocking season 7 twist
Whittier Daily News - California
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July 9, 2025
It’s a weekday summer night in West Hollywood, and Roosterfish patrons are looking for open space to see the screen, sit with friends and enjoy a drink as they watch the latest drama unfold during episode 20 of the hit Peacock series. Back in...
Solomon Islands, Fijian students stranded in Israel return safely home
RNZ
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July 9, 2025
Left to right: Leeroy Wate, Diotee Deromae, Christina Eddie, Janice Kotu and Barnabas Firivave. Photo: Solomon Islands Government Five Solomon Islands and 13 Fijian students have all returned home after being stranded in Israel during its 12-day...
Trump confirms no extensions for tariff deadline as August 1 looms for Fiji
Fijivillage
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U.S. President Donald Trump says there would be “no extensions” granted to the new August 1 deadline he set for U.S. trading partners to negotiate new deals or face significantly higher tariffs on goods imported from their countries. Trump had...
How 'Love Island' Season 7 Is a Controversial Social Experiment
Movie Web
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July 8, 2025
People have been vicariously watching attractive singles look for love on live television since 1965’s The Dating Game. Back then – in a format that’s been oft-parodied by sketch comedies like SNL – a bachelorette would interview three suitors...
Saudi crown prince meets Iranian foreign minister
FBC News
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July 8, 2025
[Source: Reuters] Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Jeddah on Tuesday, in the first visit by the Iranian official to the Gulf kingdom since Tehran’s air war with Israel. The two discussed...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 6: Heartbreak for Samoa as the Northern Mariana Islands Cling onto Semifinals Spot
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - There was a lot to play for at Stop 6 of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania in Conference 2. With semi-finals quickly approaching, teams were desperate to get into the top two on the standings to secure a ticket. Women’s...
HIV ‘widespread’ in Fiji
The Fiji Times
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July 8, 2025
Health Minister Dr Atonio Lalabalavu says the incidence of HIV is widespread and not limited to major cities and towns. He said the belief that HIV only affected urban areas was a misconception. “The disease is present throughout Fiji, and it is...
Expert warns Fiji could become a semi-narco state
Fijivillage
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As Fiji grapples with a growing HIV outbreak driven by a methamphetamine crisis, an expert warns the country could become a semi-narco state. The expert in transnational crime also explains to Radio New Zealand on how drug trafficking through Fiji...
Love Island USA winner speaks out on racism she endured and powerful move she made
The Mirror US
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July 8, 2025
Serena Page has opened up about a “nerve-wracking” experience she had with the producers of Love Island USA. On the current season of the beloved Peacock show, several of the cast members have faced racism scandals including Austin Shepard, Cierra...
Fiji’s navigates pediatric palliative care amid limited resources
The Pacific Island Times
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July 6, 2025
Fiji Cancer Society launched its Community Palliative Care Program in 2022. Photo courtesy of Women's Fund Fiji When Dr. Savenaca Seduadua first saw the 3-year-old boy with medulloblastoma, the child was barely conscious. His seizures had...
Palau president on Pacific Mini Games: 'It is all about...lifting each other up'
RNZ
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July 8, 2025
President Whipps presenting a medal at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Plaau. 1 July 2025 Photo: Facebook / Office of the President, Republic of Palau Hosting the 2025 Pacific Mini Games is a significant undertaking - particularly for a small,...
Suki, kava and booze top list as student drug cases explode in Fiji schools
The Fiji Times
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July 8, 2025
Fiji’s schools are grappling with a growing drug crisis, with a 300% surge in drug-related cases among students from 2020 to 2024, according to the Substance Abuse Advisory Council. Speaking at Namosi Secondary School on July 4, 2025, during the...
Russian minister implicated in embezzlement investigation before death
FBC News
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July 8, 2025
[Source: Reuters] A sacked Russian official who was found dead with a gunshot wound in a park outside Moscow was implicated in an official investigation into the embezzlement of funds for strengthening the border with Ukraine, two sources told...
Love Island USA’s Jeremiah Brown Addresses Cierra Ortega’s Exit
E! News - California
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July 8, 2025
And while Cierra, 25, has yet to publicly address the controversy, her parents, who at the time noted their daughter was still in Fiji, shared a message encouraging people to treat their daughter with compassion amid “one of the most painful...
'Love Island USA' Star Yulissa Escobar Reacts to Cierra Ortega's Sudden Departure
NBC News
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July 8, 2025
Former “Love Island USA” contestant Yulissa Escobar is addressing Cierra Ortega’s departure from the show, calling for compassion over cyberbullying . In a TikTok video posted July 7, Escobar, 27, drew parallels between her experience and Ortega’s...
Cierra's Team Broke Down Social Media Strategy Before 'Love Island' Exit
Us Weekly
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July 8, 2025
Cierra Ortega’s social media team broke down their strategy for her online presence — including how they weathered viewer backlash — just days before her racism scandal led to her Love Island USA exit. Cierra’s friend and the person running her...
Pacific Mini Games: Heleina Young and Naibili Vatunisolo secure gold medals for Team Fiji
Fijivillage
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Pacific Mini Games: Heleina Young and Naibili Vatunisolo secure gold medals for Team Fiji Sprint sensation Heleina Young has secured another gold for Team Fiji after clocking 24.01 seconds in the Women’s 200 metres final at the Pacific Mini Games...
Love Island USA star breaks silence on Cierra Ortega's shock exit following racist slur scandal
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
A beloved Love Island USA castmember has broken their silence regarding Cierra Ortega's racist slur scandal which led to her removal from the show. Jeremiah Brown - who was one of the most loved stars of the reality show before he was voted off by...