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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....
July quake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear sub base
Times LIVE
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A nuclear submarine base in Russia's remote far east region was damaged last week after one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the area in decades, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing satellite images. Photos captured by Planet...
Luxon welcomed to Papua New Guinea for celebration of diplomatic ties
RNZ
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August 4, 2025
Christopher Luxon was welcomed to Papua New Guinea with a 19-gun salute before being treated to a lavish state banquet. Photo: RNZ / Russell Palmer Papua New Guinea's prime minister James Marape has warmly welcomed his New Zealand counterpart...
Huge 8.8 magnitude earthquake 'damages Russian nuclear sub base'
Daily Star
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August 4, 2025
A nuclear submarine base in Russia has reportedly been damaged after the region was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes in decades. A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday last week...
Destination unknown: the exciting ins and outs of mystery travel
The Week Magazine
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August 4, 2025
For every traveler that relishes spending months plotting their perfect vacation, there is another wanderer who would rather show up at the airport after having let someone else do the planning. Book yourself a mystery trip if you fall in the...
July earthquake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear sub base: report
The Hindu
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August 5, 2025
This image courtesy of the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows the epicenter of an 8.7 earthquake that hit off of Russia’s far east on July 30, 2025. Photo: AFP PHOTO / US Geological Survey (USGS) A nuclear submarine base in Russia's remote Far East...
Dormant volcano wakes up after 600 years
Otago Daily Times
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August 4, 2025
The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka has erupted for the first time in 600 years, Russia's RIA state news agency and scientists reported, as another big quake rattled the region. The Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for...
July quake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear sub base, NY Times reports
The Malaysian Star
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August 4, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A powerful wave washes past a building located near the shore, after a powerful earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula, in Severo-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Region, Russia July 30, 2025 in this screen grab obtained from social media...
Accor reintroduces Peppers hotel brand to Hunter Valley, Australia
Hotel Management Network
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August 4, 2025
Hospitality group Accor has announced the rebranding of Grand Mercure The Vintage hotel to Peppers Hunter Valley after a refurbishment, marking the return of its boutique hotel brand to the region. Owned by Stevens Group and Accor Vacation Club,...
Kamchatka quake and eruption: geothermal plants unaffected
ThinkGeoEnergy
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August 4, 2025
Krasheninnikov volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia (source: ShinePhantom, commons/ wikimedia, BY CC SA 3.0) A magnitude 7.0 earthquake and a rare volcanic eruption struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, but geothermal power plants in the region...
Hiroshima 80 years on – why AUKUS is imperial madness and needs to be stopped
Asia Pacific Report
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August 3, 2025
Three times this year the world has been close to nuclear catastrophe of one form or another — the India–Pakistan conflict, the ongoing Ukraine–Russia war and more recently the Israel/US–Iran “12 day war”. Here is one of the speeches at the 80th...
Peppers Returns Home: Iconic Brand Reclaims Its Roots in the Hunter Valley
Hospitality Net
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August 4, 2025
Accor, the largest hotel operator in the Pacific, is proud to announce the return of one of Australia's most recognised boutique hotel brands to the Hunter Valley, with the rebrand of Grand Mercure The Vintage to Peppers Hunter Valley following a...
Japan offers 3 million vaccine doses at Pacific Islands Summit
Pacific News Service
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Japan will provide Pacific island nations and territories with 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from mid-July through the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday. Suga’s announcement came as...
France Refocuses Its Indo-Pacific Strategy Amid a Shifting Global Order
The Diplomat
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July 25, 2025
France’s updated Indo-Pacific strategy, unveiled shortly after President Emmanuel Macron’s May tour of Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore, is less about grand announcements than it is about realism. It reflects a France that is recalibrating in the...
Library Events, South Gulf Cove Additions, Hurricane Prep, and an Annual Book Sale
The Englewood Review - Florida
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August 2, 2025
Looking for something to do? Community events, classes, shopping… we’ve rounded up a little bit of everything happening nearby. Take a scroll, there’s bound to be something fun with your name on it! Fellowship Church, founded in 2002 and led by...
Huge earthquake may have triggered volcano’s first eruption in 600 years, Russian team says
KVIA - Texas
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August 3, 2025
Story by Reuters (CNN) — The overnight eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka, its first in 600 years, may be connected to the huge earthquake that rocked Russia’s Far East last week, Russia’s RIA state news agency and scientists...
France and New Caledonia Have Reached a Compromise. Will It Work?
The Diplomat
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July 31, 2025
In mid-July, after many months of tense negotiations between France and New Caledonia’s pro- and anti-independence parties, a new agreement was finally reached. Named for the town outside Paris where the last round of talks took place, the...
Exiled Investigator Returns in Nilima Rao’s Gripping Historical Mystery Series
BookTrib
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August 1, 2025
Shipwreck in Fiji by Nilima Rao This is, without exaggeration, one of the best new series created in recent years. Rising star in global crime fiction Nilima Rao has delivered on her promise of a second installment of her charming, arresting...
Alaska Airlines Said It Won’t, But Here’s Why People Fear Hawaiian Will Be Erased
Simple Flying
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August 2, 2025
December 2023 saw Alaska Airlines formally announce plans to acquire Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines. The merger was eventually completed for $1.9 billion on September 18, 2024, catapulting the Alaska Air Group to become one of America's largest...
The Week in Women's Football: Asian Cup qualifiers; reviewing OFC Champions League
Tribal Football
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This week, we review Group A from the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers this month (see Group B-Group H’s results in our column last week. We also review the 2025 Oceania Women’s Nations Cup Finals, held in Fiji this month with eight teams. We...