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New Zealand halts millions of funds to Cook Islands over its China ties
New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials in Wellington said Thursday ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row
New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in budget funding to the Cook Islands, it said on Thursday, as the relationship between the two constitutionally-linked countries continues to deteriorate ...
New Zealand, the Cook Islands' biggest funder, halts money to the Pacific nation over its China ties
New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...
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Hawaii Coast Guard crew wraps up enforcement mission in Cook Islands
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Hono­lulu-based CGC Harriet Lane and its crew recently concluded a nine-day operation in the Cook ...
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USCGC Harriet Lane Conducts Maritime Law Enforcement Operations With Cook Islands Partners
Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and Fishery Officers from the Cook Island Ministry of ...
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Why the Faroe Islands should be your next road trip destination
The weather is famously fickle in the Faroe Islands. In the mountains, roads vanish into fog within seconds; by the sea, winds howl with such force that coastal waterfalls are sent streaming skywards.
Captain James Cook's shipwreck officially identified after 250 years
Captain James Cook's famous ship, the HM Bark Endeavour, was positively identified off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island, ...
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‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
IKITSUKI, Japan (AP) — On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan ’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a ...
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‘Healthier future’ for Cook Islands as four Pa Enua go smoke-free
Four islands in the southern Pa Enua – Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke and Mangaia – have officially been declared smoke-free, marking a major milestone in the Cook Islands’ journey towards a healthier future.
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Foxboro's Cook takes gold at Div. 3 track championships
WESTFIELD — Joe Cook of Foxboro, a senior running for Southeastern Vocational Technical High School, won the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles on Sunday at the Massachusetts D3 Championships ...
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Scientists issue stark warning about crisis looming over islands: 'Already irreversibly lost their natural adaptive capacity'
According to an article in Yale Environment 360, many atoll islands face an uncertain future, with some having "already irreversibly lost their natural adaptive capacity" due to human interference ...
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Controlling invasive species in Mauke, Atiu and Rarotonga
These are the Honolulu rose (Clerodendrum chinense), Giant reed (Arundo donax), and Dodders (Cuscuta camperstris) in Rarotonga, and Red passionfruit (Passiflora rubra) in Mauke. These weeds, while at ...