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Africa’s digital destiny: Building a fully sovereign tech ecosystem
Zimbabwe Independent
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For Zimbabweans, like most Africans, our digital lives remain fundamentally dependent on foreign tech giants. For Zimbabweans, like most Africans, our digital lives remain fundamentally dependent on foreign tech giants. Our emails flow through...
NZTBC launches business mission in Tonga
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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August 27, 2025
A delegation of 14+ business representatives from the New Zealand Tonga Business Council (NZTBC) arrived in Nuku‘alofa this week, launching today a two-day business mission at the Tanoa Hotel. The mission, held from 27 to 29 August 2025, is...
UniFiji and Tonga’s Atenisi Institute partnership to strengthen Pacific higher education
Fijivillage
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UniFiji and Tonga’s Atenisi Institute partnership to strengthen Pacific higher education The University of Fiji and Tonga’s Atenisi Institute have formed a partnership to work together in strengthening higher education in the Pacific through...
Column: China's medical assistance boosts healthcare development in Tonga
Xinhua News Agency
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by Siamelie Latu The presence of Chinese medical teams in Tonga reflects the deepening ties between the two nations, with ongoing collaboration aimed at advancing medical services and public health across the islands. Since arriving in Tonga last...
Scientists studying deep-sea ecosystem recovery from Tonga eruption
RNZ
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August 20, 2025
Photo: Supplied / Shane Cronin, University of Auckland A team of scientists from the University of Tasmania is doing research on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano. The 2022 eruption has been the subject of several scientific studies. The...
Tonga confirms dengue outbreak over, three deaths recorded
RNZ
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August 20, 2025
Photo: Tonga Ministry of Health Tonga's Ministry of Health has declared the end of its dengue fever outbreak. The ministry said there have been no new cases in the last two weeks, with the last case reported on 4 August. During the outbreak, which...
Tasmanian team sails to study Tonga volcanic recovery
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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August 22, 2025
A team from the University of Tasmania is launching a 54-day expedition aboard the RV Investigator to study recovery of deep-sea ecosystems following the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption. The voyage includes 40 researchers and technical...
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on Aravalli ranges, Ring of Fire and more (Week 125)
The Indian Express
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August 29, 2025
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on Environment and Geography...
Scientific voyage probes Tonga's record-breaking volcanic eruption
Xinhua News Agency
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CANBERRA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- An international team has embarked on a 54-day voyage to study the impacts of Tonga's 2022 underwater volcanic eruption, the largest in over a century. The expedition is aboard the research vessel Investigator of the...
Michigan Economic and Security Review group calls Ford-CATL partnership a high-risk tech venture
Genesee News - Michigan
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August 22, 2025
The Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group has declared the Ford-CATL partnership a high-risk venture, raising concerns about national and economic security. This announcement was made on the social media platform X. According to...
Tongan community demands respect for use of national flag
Pacific Media Network
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A Tongan community group is calling for stronger protections for the national flag after elders raised their concerns about its use on items like jandals (flip-flops) and bathroom products. Hainoame Fulivai, founder of the Tapa Talanoa Collective,...
New Tongan book aims to restore traditional worldview on art
Pacific Media Network
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A new book exploring the breadth of Tongan arts launched on Friday at the Māngere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku, after 13 years of research and collaboration. The art book, Sio FakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati FakaTonga Faivā, Tufunga & Nimamea‘a FakaTonga -...
FNU’s College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences – School of Medicine | A history 1886 – 1971
The Fiji Times
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August 22, 2025
Fiji became a British colony in 1874, driven largely by economic struggles. The situation deteriorated in 1875 when Ratu Cakobau and his party returned from Sydney carrying measles. The epidemic devastated the non-immune Fijian population, killing...
Scientists outline facts vs. fiction: 'Marianas Trench does not make Guam and CNMI tsunami-proof’
The Pacific Island Times
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August 18, 2025
Fresh from the July 30 experience of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia, which brought less than a foot of sea rise in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, meteorologists are redoubling efforts to make sure residents do not become jaded with...
TECHNOLOGY | The future is digital
The Fiji Times
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August 16, 2025
In a world rapidly shaped by digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI), one of the region’s most experienced digital transformation strategists says Pacific governments must move boldly, but carefully to embrace the promises of new...
Australian voyage to investigate Tonga’s eruption of the century
Scimex Newsfeed
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August 18, 2025
From: University of Tasmania A team of scientists from the University of Tasmania, in collaboration with the Tonga Geological Services and other Australian and international partners, has embarked on a 54-day scientific voyage to Tonga aboard the...
The Buzziest Books of August | 2025
NewInBooks
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August 29, 2025
29 Aug 2025 As August unfolds, the light grows softer, the air heavier with heat, and every story feels like a doorway to somewhere new. These reads capture the essence of late summer: bold, memorable, and impossible to put down. They’re the kind...
Ocean research team to study HTHH volcano
Matangi Tonga Online
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August 18, 2025
An ocean research team from Australia led by Chief Scientist Associate, Professor Rebecca Carey, arrives in Tonga tomorrow on the research vessel, RV Investigator, to conduct a 54-day study of the eruption, aftermath and ecosystem recovery...
Scientists baffled as new 'stone head' statue mysteriously appears on Easter Island: 'This is a first'
Daily Mail
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August 11, 2025
A new statue has emerged from the dirt of a recently dried-up lakebed on Easter Island, baffling scientists who said it should not be there. Easter Island is considered a mystery due to its 1,000 large stone heads, known as moai, which are 700 to...
6 magnitude earthquake hits Pacific nation of Tonga
Yeni Safak
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August 14, 2025
A 6 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Thursday, with no immediate reports of a tsunami warning, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GEOFON) said. The quake hit the Tonga Islands region at 5.38 pm (0438GMT)...