APIA, 09 SEPTEMBER 2019 (SAMOA OBSERVER)—The Pacific Islands may be generating 20 times the global average of the plastic waste that ends up in our oceans, new research has found. A report released by Japanese experts last month reveals mismanagement of plastic waste from the region accounts for 2.7 of the 12.12 million tonnes of […]
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After first steps on moon, crew welcomed home with aloha
HONOLULU (AP) — Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins’ trip to the moon concluded with a stay in Hawaii. This week marked the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, but after those historic first steps NASA still had to get the three astronauts safely back to Earth — and the waters off Hawaii […]