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FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1: Tahiti Men and Tonga Women Victorious
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1, delivered an electrifying showcase of rising basketball talent, with teams from across the region battling it out. From dominant performances to nail-biting finishes...
PNG Men’s V6 paddlers claim silver at Mini Pacific Games
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 2, 2025
Papua New Guinea’s medal count at the Mini Pacific Games in Palau continues to grow, with the nation’s men’s V6 outrigger canoeing team securing a silver medal in the 1500m event. This latest achievement brings PNG’s total to three silver medals...
Day 3 at Pacific Mini Games: Weightlifter Chloe Santos brings first medals for Guam
Pacific Daily News
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Three first medals for Guam in one day—from the same athlete. Weightlifter Chloe Santos on Wednesday earned Guam's first 2025 Pacific Mini Games medals, one gold and two silvers, on the very first day of weightlifting at the Meyuns Sports Complex....
VA’A MEDAL BOOSTS TEAM PNG’S MEDAL TALLY AT PACIFIC MINI GAMES
PNG Haus Bung
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July 2, 2025
Team PNG added another medal to their tally on Day 2 (1st July) of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, thanks to a strong performance in Va’a. The Men’s V6 500m crew claimed bronze with a time of 1 minute 53.24 seconds, finishing behind gold...
Swimmers take Palau waves by storm
The National
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TEAM Papua New Guinea swimmers made a strong start at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau, competing in several heats on day 2 of the swimming competition. In the men’s 100m butterfly, Nathaniel Noka clocked a time of 59.72 seconds,...
Day 2 at Pacific Mini Games: Guam still searches for first medal
Pacific Daily News
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Tahiti continued its dominance at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, with a 40 medal haul, including 23 gold, during Day 2. Guam continues to search for its first medal as of Day 2, based on the daily tally from the Pacific Games Council. Of 23...
Pacific Ocean Commissioner: Op -ED – Ripples to Waves:
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By Dr Filimon Manoni, Pacific Ocean Commissioner KOROR, 30 JUNE 2025 (PIFS) — It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for...
2025 Pacific Mini Games day two: Tahiti continues dominance, baseball 'field is not playable'
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Va'a V6 women's 500m medallists: gold: Team Tahiti; silver: Team Fiji; bronze: Team Palau Photo: Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games/Facebook All baseball competition matches at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau in the last two days have been put on...
Cook Islands swimmers make golden splash at Pacific Mini Games
Cook Island News
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July 1, 2025
Team Cook Islands is making waves at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Swimmer Jacob Story, middle, dubbed the team’s “golden boy,” claimed gold in the 200m breaststroke final and followed it up with a silver in the 100m individual medley...
Indian Navy Executes ‘High-Risk’ Rescue Operation On Palau-Flagged Tanker
StratNews Global
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July 1, 2025
Home India Indian Navy Executes ‘High-Risk’ Rescue Operation On Palau-Flagged Tanker On June 29, INS Tabar, on mission-based deployment, received a Mayday distress call from MT Yi Cheng 6, reporting a major engine room fire roughly 80 nautical...
Pacific Mini Games 2025 draws regional viewership, offers wide access to sports coverage
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By: Eustoria Marie Borja KOROR, Palau (July 1, 2025) — The Pacific Mini Games 2025 opened with vibrant color, traditional dances, and a dazzling fireworks display on Sunday, marking the Games’ return to Palau after 20 years. Despite a rain shower,...
Palau, Japan, Taiwan partner to develop pollution-free salt industry, wellness tourism
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
MELEKEOK, Palau (June 26, 2025) — A delegation of Japanese and Taiwanese entrepreneurs is partnering with Palau to develop a pollution-free salt industry and promote sustainable wellness tourism, following the signing of a memorandum of...
Palau Judiciary conducts its first in-country training of all court personnel as part of its commitment to judicial excellence
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
Over the course of three days from June 16-18, 2025, all Judiciary personnel, from justices and judges to staff from all departments, attended its first ever, in-country training, during which time all court operations ceased except for emergency...
India News | Indian Navy Carries out Firefighting, Rescue Operation on Palau-flagged Tanker in Arabian Sea
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Indian Navy undertook a high-risk firefighting and rescue operation on board Palau-flagged tanker MT Yi Cheng 6 on June 29, ensuring the safety of 14 Indian crew members, the Defence Ministry said in a release. As...
Pacific Mini Games: Team Fiji Va’a wins another silver for Fiji
Fijivillage
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Team Fiji Va’a has collected another medal, winning silver in the V6 500 metres Women’s at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. The team includes Sera Havea, Faith Khelan, Krystelle Whippy, Martha Samuela, Taleivini Kaimacuata, and Elenoa Vateitei....
Palau Games are on
The National
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IT was a rainy evening in Koror, Palau, as Team PNG athletes and officials marched into the Palau National Stadium on Sunday evening (June 29) for the opening ceremony of the Pacific Mini Games. Twenty-two other countries and territories in the...
Travel: The World’s Most Surprising Entry Requirements
Tunisie Numerique
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June 30, 2025
Crossing borders is never a trivial matter—especially when entering countries whose entry requirements can verge on the bizarre. The renowned British magazine The Telegraph has compiled a list of the most unusual visa and entry conditions still in...
India News | Indian Navy Leads Critical Firefighting and Rescue Operations on Palau-flagged Tanker MT Yi Cheng 6
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Demonstrating rapid operational readiness and its unwavering commitment to seafarer safety, the Indian Navy undertook a high-risk firefighting and rescue operation on-board Palau-flagged tanker MT Yi Cheng 6 on 29...
PALAU OPENS PACIFIC MINI GAMES IN TRADITIONAL FASHION
GSPN
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June 29, 2025
By Charlotte Oh KOROR, Palau – The highly anticipated opening ceremony officially marked the start of the 12th Pacific Mini Games at the Palau National Track and Field. 23 Nations walked proudly around the track, representing their respective...
Indian Navy leads high-risk firefighting, rescue operation on Palau-flagged tanker in Arabian Sea
Mint
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July 1, 2025
The Indian Navy has successfully executed a high-risk firefighting and rescue operation aboard the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Yi Cheng 6, following a distress call on 29 June in the North Arabian Sea. The operation ensured the safety of all 14...