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Blend Islamic values with modern tech: Abang Jo
Daily Express Malaysia
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August 18, 2025
Blend Islamic values with modern tech: Abang Jo Published on: Monday, August 18, 2025 Published on: Mon, Aug 18, 2025 By: Sisca Humphrey, Samantha Sulit Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Musa officiates the event. Kota Kinabalu: Sarawak Premier Tan Sri...
Beliefs about desirability shape racial preferences in dating, according to new psychology research
PsyPost
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August 17, 2025
People’s beliefs about how desirable they are to others appear to shape their own preferences in romantic attraction, according to a new study published in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. The research indicates that Asian and...
Bridging Education and Service: BYU Political Science Student’s Impactful Internship in Samoa
Samoa Global News
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August 15, 2025
By Ruveni Yabakivou, BYU University Student Writer. From the moment Taylor James Lagaaia stepped into the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Labor in Samoa (MCIL), he knew it wouldn’t just be an internship – he was taking steps into the future he...
Prominent writer Papalii Sia Figiel’s murder trial begins
Talamua
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August 18, 2025
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 19 August 2025: The murder trial of prominent Samoan poet and writer, Papalii Sia Figiel started yesterday with police calling 4 witnesses. Papalii is facing 6 charges which includes murder, manslaughter, grievous...
Close to 8,000 clinically diagnosed dengue cases, 6 deaths in Samoa
Talanei
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August 14, 2025
The Samoa Government has intensified its nationwide response to dengue fever after nearly 8,000 cases and six deaths were reported since January. The island of Upolu, especially the Apia Urban Area and North West Upolu, remains the most affected....
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...
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...
Renowned Butoh Dance Artist, Akihito Ichihara visits Samoa
Newsline Samoa
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August 13, 2025
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Another child is sixth dengue-related death in Samoa
RNZ
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August 13, 2025
Photo: 123RF A sixth dengue-related death has been confirmed by health authorities in Samoa as case numbers continue to climb. Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed the sixth death which the Herald reported local officials confirming at the...
Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action
TerraDaily
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Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action by AFP Staff Writers Sydney (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 A remote Pacific nation selling passports to fund climate action has approved just six applicants since early this year, but officials...
Cutting-Edge MedTech Showcase Coming to South Auckland
TP+
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August 18, 2025
Groundbreaking medical technologies – including a virtual reality rehabilitation treatment project for traumatic brain injuries using Meta Quest VR glasses. Photo: University of Auckland A New Zealand medical technology innovation hub, Medtech-iQ...
Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
Yahoo News
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie "Apollo 13," has died...
Five players to watch at the Women’s Rugby World Cup
The Independent
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August 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Samoa hints at Forum snub
Islands Business
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August 7, 2025
NEGOTIATIONS are underway in the Cook Islands as the United States seeks a deal which will allow for the exploration of seabed minerals. In an agreement signed on August 5, the US and Cook Islands governments agreed to affirm their “commitment to...
Who are the Red Roses? Player-by-player guide to England’s Rugby World Cup squad
The Independent
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August 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Samoa PM offers condolences to victims of Dengue fever outbreak
TP+
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August 5, 2025
Samoa PM Fiame Naomi Mataafa updates media on the dengue outbreak. Photo: Tagata Pasifika / Neueli Mauafu Gladys Hartson | Senior Journalist While Samoa is preparing for their snap election later this month, the country is grappling with a Dengue...
Triathlon Samoa Hosts Record-Breaking Apia Half-Marathon and Team Relay
Samoa Global News
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August 10, 2025
Apia, Samoa – Saturday, 9 August 2025. Triathlon Samoa has successfully pulled off the biggest running event of the year – the Apia Half-Marathon and Team Relay which kicked off in the early hours of the morning, Saturday 9 August 2025. The event...
Sāmoa Prime Minister addresses surge in dengue fever cases
Pacific Media Network
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Sāmoa’s caretaker Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa has addressed the growing dengue outbreak, following the recent deaths of children and a significant spike in confirmed cases in a week. “To date, there have been four confirmed and one...
Saudi Arabia and Syria to sign agreement protecting mutual investments
The National News
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Saudi Arabia and Syria are set to sign an agreement to boost and protect bilateral investments, after the kingdom pledged billions to support Damascus as its economy recovers from years of civil war. A Syrian delegation, led by Economy and...
Fifth child dies from dengue fever in Samoa
Talanei
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August 4, 2025
A fifth child has died from dengue fever in Samoa. The latest fatality, a two year old from Faleolo, is the brother of a nine year old who died from the disease earlier last week. With five confirmed dengue related fatalities, concerns are growing...