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Dengue Travel Alert Includes Tahiti, Moorea, Bora-Bora
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)French Polynesia, an archipelago of over 100 islands and atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, has become a vacationer's paradise. Unfortunately, the mosquito-transmitted Dengue has also found a home in 2025. As of May 22,...
Tsunami threat to Hawaii, US West Coast, Japan passes after Russia earthquake
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 30, 2025
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, July 30, 2025 A tsunami hazard zone sign is posted near Santa Monica beach with a tsunami advisory in effect in other parts of California on July 30, 2025, in Santa Monica, California....
Accor: The British and Irish Lions spark nationwide tourism boom
Travel Weekly
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August 1, 2025
Accor has declared The British & Irish Lions Tour a nationwide tourism triumph, as tens of thousands of travelling fans fuel record hotel occupancies and major economic benefits across the country. With the Lions set to take on the Wallabies at a...
Pacific avoids major damage after powerful quake off Russia
RNZ
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July 31, 2025
The tsunami waves, caused by a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia, have now rolled on southeastward toward South America. Photo: RNZ Pacific/Caleb Fotheringham Pacific countries have emerged relatively unscathed from a...
TOURISM TALANOA | Going beyond the postcard
The Fiji Times
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July 31, 2025
THERE’S no doubt that Fiji has long mastered the art of postcard perfection. Our aquamarine waters, swaying palms and warm, friendly smiles have graced countless brochures and screens, captivating the hearts of visitors from around the world. But...
Macron’s Military Push In Indo-Pacific: France Allocates €13B To Fortify Its Territories In ‘Hotly Contested’ Region
The Eurasian Times
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July 31, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent tour of Southeast Asia, covering Vietnam (25–27 May), Indonesia (27–29 May), and Singapore (29–30 May), marked a major diplomatic initiative to deepen France’s strategic engagement in the Indo-Pacific....
In Darwin's wake: Two-year global conservation voyage sparks hope
Leader Publications - Missouri
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After a two-year around-the-world ocean voyage inspired by Charles Darwin, scientists and crew sailed home on a historic vessel into Rotterdam Thursday bearing a warning about climate change -- but also a message of hope. The majestic three-masted...
From Chile to Tanzania – stories of success
WWF International
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Posted on July, 28 2025 Brazil's Discovery National Park is a sanctuary of biodiversity, with stunning views and significant national heritage. From safeguarding whales in Chile to tackling illegal fishing in Tanzania – there’s lots of good news...
Japan lifts tsunami warnings as some Pacific islands begin evacuations after massive earthquake
Euronews
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July 30, 2025
By Gavin Blackburn & Aleksandar Brezar & Kieran Guilbert Published on 30/07/2025 - 9:36 GMT+2 •Updated 20:57 We are closing our live coverage down now as Wednesday draws to a close, a day that started with a magnitude 8.8...
Trump Announces a 25 Percent Tariff on India
Foreign Policy
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Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. tariff threats against India, a massive earthquake in the Indo-Pacific, and Thailand’s and Cambodia’s fragile cease-fire deal. Trump’s Next Tariff Target The United States will impose a 25...
Charted: Average Income by Global Region, Over 200 Years
Visual Capitalist
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July 29, 2025
Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways There are...
Tsunami Warning LIVE: California, San Francisco hit; Hawaii under advisory
Mint
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July 30, 2025
Tsunami Warning LIVE: Tsunami waves start hitting Hawaii, California, Guam, Washington, San Francisco in US, after a massive earthquake registering 8.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Russia early on Wednesday. Tsunami that has...
Japan's citizens calmly swing into action in response to tsunami threat
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 30, 2025
As the hours ticked by, bigger and bigger waves struck the Japanese coast. Residents in the north island Hokkaido and the main island Honshu could do nothing more but wait for the danger to pass. The massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake had already...
Russian 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit on…
USA Today
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An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific. The quake, the largest since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, occurred on a "megathrust fault" where the Pacific Plate slides under the...
A tsunami makes its way across the Pacific, with waves hitting the U.S. West Coast
Utah Public Radio
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July 30, 2025
Much of the West Coast of the U.S. is under tsunami alerts, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck eastern Russia and sent powerful waves into Japan, Hawaii, California and counting. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit near Russia's...
Tsunami warnings Issued for California, Hawaii following powerful quake
Israel Hayom
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July 30, 2025
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck late Tuesday night off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a wave of tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean, including for the coasts of Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon, and...
Typhoon Co-May strikes near Shanghai; 2.83 lakh moved amid storm threat
Mint
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July 30, 2025
China is bracing for a double blow from nature, as Typhoon Co-May made landfall in the financial hub of Shanghai on Wednesday evening, while tsunami alerts spread across the Pacific following a massive earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula....
Massive Russian earthquake struck on 'megathrust fault'
The Malaysian Star
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July 30, 2025
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia that triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific occurred on what is known as a "megathrust fault", where the denser Pacific Plate is sliding underneath the lighter North American Plate,...
Expert reveals truth about 8.8 mega earthquake as potential death impact detailed
Daily Star
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July 30, 2025
Potentially thousands of lives have been saved because of the nature of the massive 8.7 earthquake that hit Russia earlier today — despite it being the biggest in 14 years. And the preventative measures taken by authorities to evacuate millions of...
The best South Pacific cruises for Australians
Cruise Passenger
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July 28, 2025
If you dream of swapping the nine-to-five for white sandy beaches, crystal-clear lagoons, and waves lapping against the shore, the South Pacific is waiting for you. It’s a place where time slows down, and your biggest worry is deciding whether to...