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Flying Fijians prepping for first PNC Test against Tonga
Fijivillage
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The FIJI Water Flying Fijians have officially entered camp as they gear up for their first Test match in the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup against Tonga next Saturday. This is their final home Test of the year before they travel to New Zealand to face...
Tonga unites young brass talent for historic debut performance
Pacific Media Network
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Tonga is uniting its finest young brass musicians for a landmark National Youth Brass Band performance. The band will gather in Nukuʻalofa next week for three days of intensive rehearsals leading up to its debut concert. David Bremner, the...
Hema Malini on 50 years of Sholay: I didn't want to play a tonga girl, Ramesh Sippy convinced me
Hindustan Times
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August 15, 2025
As Sholay completes 50 glorious years on August 15, veteran actor Hema Malini looks back on the journey of one of Indian cinema’s most iconic films with fondness, nostalgia, and deep emotion. In a candid conversation, the actor recalls her...
USA Rejects Global Carbon Tax On Global Shipping - Small Pacific Islands Are Hypocrites For Their Role In ICJ Climate Advisory Says Friends Of Science Society
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Friends of Science Society says it was hypocritical of the Small Pacific Island Nations to push for an advisory opinion on international climate obligations of countries, from the ICJ. The sponsoring nation, Vanuatu, operates...
How a seawall construction project in Tonga is preserving lives, land and history
Deseret News - Utah
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August 13, 2025
“Matuku ’a e Tau” is a Tongan phrase that translates to “the end of warfare.” It is a phrase long-tied to the pivotal moment in Tongan history when the country’s first king gathered his warriors under a “special tree” and, according to Tonga’s...
Chinese university gives Tonga College farming gear
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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August 13, 2025
Liaocheng University has donated essential farming equipment to Tonga College, enhancing hands-on agricultural education. The handover yesterday at Tonga College included a tractor, cassava planter, disc plough, and materials for a seedling shed,...
Minister calls for ‘ubuntu-driven’ AI future
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services minister, Tatenda Mavetera VICTORIA FALLS – Zimbabwe’s Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services minister, Tatenda Mavetera, officially opened the Artificial...
Twenty-five years after gay ban lifted, LGBTQ+ Defence Awards reveal this years' finalists
Forces Network
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The shortlist for the 2025 LGBTQ+ Defence Awards has been officially revealed today, launching the latest edition of the UK's leading programme celebrating inclusion across the Armed Forces, civil service and wider defence industry. This year's...
Foxtel boosts rugby league offering with Ashes rights
Sportcal
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August 18, 2025
Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV operator owned by sports OTT service DAZN, will air the upcoming men’s Rugby League Ashes, with the international series between Australia and England returning after a 22-year absence. Under the rights deal, Foxtel...
Tonga lose 71-70, but their presence alone is a win
Samoa Observer
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The Tonga men’s national basketball team lost their opening game of the FIBA Polynesian Cup, but the greater victory was the fact they got on the court at all. As of last week Tonga were going to have to pull out of the tournament, not having the...
Tonga signs updated seabed mining agreement with The Metals Company
RNZ
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August 6, 2025
Photo: The Metals Company Tonga has a new contract with Canadian mining group The Metals Company (TMC) The deep sea mining frontrunner announced the "revised sponsorship agreement" between the Tongan government and TMC's subsidiary Tonga Offshore...
“Tonga-Samoa rivalry will reach State of Origin intensity”
Samoa Global News
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August 6, 2025
Source: NRL Press Release, 6 Augist 2025. Star winger Sione Katoa says the Tonga-Samoa rivalry will reach State of Origin intensity when the two nations face off at Suncorp Stadium in October. The Pacific rivals will clash on Sunday October 26 in...
Tonga signs with mining company
Islands Business
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August 6, 2025
VANUATU and France will begin first round of resumed negotiations on the outstanding issue of maritime boundary delimitation and sovereignty over two islands. The announcement was made this week after a successful round of negotiations in France...
Tonga, TMC sign updated TOML sponsorship deal
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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August 5, 2025
The Government and TMC, a subsidiary of Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), signed a revised sponsorship agreement today. The new agreement ensures Tongans continue to receive benefits from future seafloor mineral development. In a move welcomed by...
Adelup warns feds are sidelining Guam on seabed mining decisions
The Guam Daily Post
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The Governor's Office is voicing concerns that the federal government is sidelining Guam's input on deep seabed mining decisions in island waters, mirroring complaints from American Samoa as the Trump administration accelerates critical mineral...
What did Tonga sign?
Pacific Media Network
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When the Tongan government announced that it had signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement with Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), many expected transparency. Instead, what followed was a press release that offered smooth language, broad promises, and...
NZ donates voting gear to boost Tonga’s electoral readiness
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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August 9, 2025
The Tonga Electoral Commission (TEC) has received voting screens and signage from the New Zealand Electoral Commission, reinforcing efforts for transparent elections ahead of the 2025 General Election. H.E. Matthew Howell, representing New...
TMC and Tonga Announce Updated Sponsorship Agreement for Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd
Offshore Source - Florida
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The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga and its sponsored entity, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd, (TOML) together with TMC the metals company Inc., a leading developer of the world’s largest undeveloped resource of critical metals essential to energy,...
Canada risks legal blowback over deep-sea mining firm’s actions
Prince Albert Daily Herald
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Rochelle Baker Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer The Canadian deep-sea mining company making waves by trying to sidestep international constraints to extract critical minerals from the ocean floor is now facing...
LIVE: AI Summit for Africa kicks off in Victoria Falls
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 18, 2025
Good day! The resort city of Victoria Falls is playing host to the International Forum on Responsible AI and Opportunities for Collaboration (IFROC) 2025, which officially opens this Monday at Elephant Hills Hotel. Running from 17 to 20 August,...