Pacific fisheries, including the US fishing fleet, would be at greatest risk in terms of overlap with mining areas; Fisheries in Mexico, Spain, Ecuador, and the Philippines are also at risk HONOLOLULU (UNIVERSITY OF MANOA) — As companies and countries push to open international waters to ocean mining in as little as two years, a […]
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COP26 must light the fire – Palau President
2 November 2021, COP26, Glasgow – The Palauan legend of Uab was told to world leaders during the high-level segment of COP26, a boy who grew into a giant that wouldn’t stop growing due to his unruly appetite, depleting all the natural resources before threatening to eat his people. It wasn’t until villagers banded together, took […]
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Durant scores 32, Nets hit 22 3s in 117-108 win over Hawks
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are starting to look like the team that was so potent a season ago.Kevin Durant scored 32 points and led the spurt that broke open the game late in the third quarter, and the Nets beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-108 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory.“We’re […]
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Sabres end 8-month stalemate by trading Jack Eichel to Vegas
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Jack Eichel era in Buffalo is over, with a nasty public eight-month feud reaching a conclusion on Thursday when the Sabres traded their former captain and face of the franchise to the Vegas Golden Knights. The trade ends a stalemate between Eichel and Buffalo over how to repair his herniated […]
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EU delegation meets Taiwan president on first official trip
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The head of a European Parliament delegation on its first official visit to Taiwan said Thursday that it’s “high time” for the European Union to step up its cooperation with the self-ruled island, which is also claimed by China. Thirteen lawmakers from the parliament’s committee on foreign interference in democratic processes […]
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“You might as well bomb us” Palau President tells World leaders at COP26
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow GLASGOW (PACNEWS) — The inaction of world emitters to reach an agreement on the rapid reductions of fossil fuels has annoyed Pacific island nations on the front lines of climate change. Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr, told world leaders at the COP26 in Glasgow, that his island nation is threatened […]