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Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...

Brits Should Avoid Travelling To These Countries In 2025 – According To Foreign Office
One of the most useful things Brits can do before taking an overseas trip is checking whether the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has deemed that country as safe to travel to. The FCDO says they help tens of thousands of British...

Australia Obstructed Probe Into Deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bombing
Forty years later, David Robie, the only journalist on board the Greenpeace ship in the weeks leading up to its bombing on July 10, 1985, looks back on this act of French state terrorism in a New Zealand port. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior...

Karryon Top 10 stories of the week: Catch up on our most-wanted: Jul 4
#10. Aussies get new nonstop flights to South America ex-Australasia A new way to fly to Latin America from an unlikely source. Read all about it. #9. Qantas moves to NDC: What does it mean for agents? The new global distribution model rolled out...

Pacific Islands Forum head: Island region 'must remain a beacon of hope and unity'
The Pacific Islands Forum's secretary general has reaffirmed the region’s commitment to a united, resilient and inclusive Blue Pacific Continent. “In a world increasingly marked by turbulence, the Pacific must remain a beacon of hope and unity,"...
Pacific Islands Forum head: Island region ‘must remain a beacon of…
The Pacific Islands Forum’s secretary general has reaffirmed the region’s commitment to a united, resilient and inclusive Blue Pacific Continent. “In a world increasingly marked by turbulence, the Pacific must remain a beacon of hope and unity,”...

Two local ecosystem projects get funding
The Spruce City Wildlife Association is one of nine organizations to receive funding from the College of New Caledonia Research Forest Society’s legacy funding. As did the Prince George Airport, which will use funds to conserve a portion of...

The UK, France, and Italy Coordinate an International Indo-Pacific Aircraft Carrier Operation
Following a week-long port visit to Singapore, the Royal Navy’s flagship has begun preparations to carry out joint operations with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The carrier airwing of HMS Prince of Wales will reportedly conduct flight...
More than two tonnes of cocaine worth $800m bound for Australia seized
A New Caledonia-based French Navy operation has discovered an enormous amount of cocaine onboard a vessel bound for Australia, with approximately 2.5 tonnes of the drug, worth about $800 million, seized. New Zealand broadcaster RNZ has reported...

Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island – SBS podcast
Pacific Media Watch In July 1985, Australia’s Pacific territory of Norfolk Island (pop. 2188) became the centre of a real life international spy thriller. Four French agents sailed there on board the Ouvéa, a yacht from Kanaky New Caledonia, after...

Vanuatu Arts in Global Museum Collections
Located in the heart of the South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu is situated east of New Guinea, northeast of New Caledonia, and south of the Solomon Islands. The archipelago is composed of four main islands surrounded by eighty smaller orbital isles. The...

Tyler Dahl ready to dig for volleyball gold
Sixteen-year-old Tyler Dahl stands five-foot-nine in her bare feet. By most comparisons, that’s considered quite tall for a girl her age. But not in volleyball — and not compared to her teammates on the BC 18U provincial volleyball team, which...

Entries rolling in for the Hobie AUS Championships in the West
There is excitement in the air for the Pitts Design and Construction 53rd Australian Hobie Cat National Championships. To be held in Busselton in the South West of Western Australia and hosted by Geographe Bay Yacht Club in December / January. The...

Edition Hotel Murderer Sent Last Will To Relatives
The French woman suspected of killing her husband and daughter at the Reykjavík Edition hotel in June denies conviction. As reported by RÚV, the woman, her husband, and daughter sent their last will from Iceland. Its assets amount to approximately...

The journey of our branching trees
Our trees have some intriguing family histories. International travellers to Aotearoa New Zealand often comment about how far our country is from the rest of the world. However, it wasn’t always so, 180 million years ago we were part of Gondwana....

Joint military ops ‘Exercise Pukpuk’ comes to a close
EXERCISE Pukpuk, the joint engineering exercise between the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) and Australian Defence Force (ADF), ended on Thursday, June 26. It was concluded by the Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph. This year, Exercise Pukpuk...

BoP acts like a 'scoop' for wild weather
Heavy rain warnings have been issued for Bay of Plenty from late morning as a new “atmospheric river” moves down from the subtropics. A severe thunderstorm watch is also in place for the region tonight. MetService meteorologist Devlin Lynden said...

Heavy rain, thunderstorm warnings for Bay of Plenty today
“And looking into the eastern ranges there, we’re expecting between 150 to 200mm to accumulate through the day and into the early hours of tomorrow morning.” Lynden said the most “interesting” element of this weather system so far has been the...

The 10 best summer video games to play if you’re missing the heatwave
What are your go-to summer video games? (Metro) Whether you’ve been enjoying the hot weather or not there is a way to maintain the summer atmosphere without getting sweaty, via these scorching hot video games. There have been some blistering hot...

Australian Hobie Cat Nationals entries rolling in
by Susan Ghent 1 Jul 14:15 PDT 27 December 2025 - 5 January 2026 There is excitement in the air for the Pitts Design and Construction 53rd Australian Hobie Cat National Championships. To be held in Busselton in the South West of Western Australia...