Pacific
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UNAIDS honors Ratu Epeli Nailatikau as a catalyst for the Pacific’s community-led HIV response
A Pacific leader is being remembered for turning dignity, inclusion, and the fight against HIV into a force for change across the region. His push for community-led action and rights-based approaches helped reshape policy and attitudes, leaving a lasting blueprint for ending AIDS in the Pacific.
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Fiji hosts week-long training to harmonize sea turtle monitoring across Pacific nations
A week-long sea turtle monitoring training in Fiji aims to standardize how Pacific nations track the region’s ancient mariners. By harmonizing field methods and data collection, the effort seeks to turn local knowledge into robust, comparable data for regional conservation planning.
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Fiji’s RFNS Timo Joins Kakadu 2026 Guardian-Class Drills to Boost Pacific Maritime Ties
Fiji’s Guardian-class patrol boat RFNS Timo makes a splash in Exercise Kakadu 2026, joining a multinational flotilla for high-profile regional drills. The mission underscores Fiji’s growing maritime reach and deeper security partnerships across the Pacific.
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Fiji Launches Pacific Defence Faith Network to Build Moral Leadership Across the Region
Spiritual leadership steps onto the regional defence stage as Pacific nations explore a faith-infused approach to leadership and resilience. A new forum at Black Rock Camp brings together defence personnel and faith leaders to consider how values, mentorship and moral grounding can strengthen regional cooperation—and the people who serve it.
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Tower Insurance Holds Pacific Leadership Summit in Suva to Accelerate Regional Growth
Pacific leaders gather for a week-long summit to sharpen strategy, expand offerings, and invest in regional talent. A blend of development, collaboration, and culture signals bold plans for resilience and growth across Pacific markets.
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Fiji Hosts First ACI-ICAO Annex 14 Regional Workshop to Strengthen Aerodrome Safety Across the Pacific
Fiji hosts a landmark regional training event that could reshape airport safety across the Pacific. With hands-on sessions for dozens of aviation professionals, the program aims to raise standards in aerodrome design, operations, and maintenance—helping island communities keep the skies safer and travel smoother.
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Correcting Coastal Baselines Could Put 77–132 Million More People at Risk From Sea Level Rise
A hidden flaw in how we measure sea level rise could rewrite who and what is considered at risk. Correcting the shoreline baseline might dramatically expand the vulnerable area and the number of people needing protection and assistance as seas rise.
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AI deepfake case in Nausori, Fiji ties teen’s private images to CSAM surge online
An alarming Fiji case shows how AI-generated deepfake footage can turn private images into explicit content that spreads online, harming a teenager and highlighting gaps in protection. With online-child exploitation rising and platforms struggling with cross-border enforcement, experts call for faster reporting pathways, stronger digital-forensics capacity, and coordinated action to curb this new wave of…
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FBI issues maritime fugitive alert for Canadian man tied to Idaho child abuse case, possibly sailing toward Fiji
An international manhunt is underway as the FBI identifies a 62-year-old Canadian man linked to a decades-old abuse case and possibly sailing somewhere in the Pacific. With a $5,000 reward and routes stretching from Hawaii toward Fiji and beyond, investigators say the search covers a vast maritime map.
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Auckland Hosts Pacific Media Leaders for Week-Long PBC and Pasifika TV Conference
Pacific media leaders converge in Auckland for a week of workshops, conversations and hands-on training aimed at strengthening regional storytelling and cross‑Pacific collaboration. As editors, broadcasters and digital teams explore audience engagement, newsroom innovation and shared production models, the gathering points to a future where local voices shape the regional broadcasting landscape.