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How to regulate an unregulated area: the deep-sea mining challenge
This article is part of our series on responsible mining solutions. The push for clean energy is fueled by a growing demand for minerals, but conventional mining has a track record of harmful social and environmental impacts. Experts are exploring...
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Construction delays in Nauru push Micronesian Games to January 2028
Micronesian Games 2024. (file image) Photo: Hilary Hosia The Micronesia Games, initially set for 2026 in Nauru, have been moved to January 2028. This was approved at the Micronesian Games Council (MGC) annual general meeting in Nauru on Sunday....
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Nauru charts bold path toward 2028 Micronesia Games
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Micronesian Games Council officials and members pose for a photo with Nauru government and sports officials during a meeting to discuss the 2028 Micronesian Games. Contributed photo YAREN, Nauru — On Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, the Republic of Nauru...
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Nauru Airlines starts flights to Clark in Philippines
Nauru Airlines has announced a further network expansion with the addition of services to Clark in the Philippines. “Adding the Republic of the Philippines to our network is a key development for us,” said Robert Eoe, CEO of Nauru Airlines. “Clark...
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Nauru reboots passport sale scheme to fund climate fight
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1News
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The tiny central Pacific nation of Nauru is selling off its citizenship to help fight the effects of climate change. Since it launched the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program late last year, it has had a small but steady flow...
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Bahrain sponsors deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals for international permit
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Zawya
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Bahrain has sponsored deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals' application for a mining permit with the International Seabed Authority, becoming the first Middle Eastern country to support the fledgling industry as part of an economic...
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Nauru Airlines announces network expansion with flights to Clark, Philippines
Nauru Airlines will launch flights to Clark International Airport in the Philippines from 5 September 2025, marking a major step in the carrier’s Asian expansion. “Adding the Republic of the Philippines to our network is a key development for us,”...
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Live: PM says he believes Vanuatu agreement will be signed 'soon'
11m agoTue 9 Sep 2025 at 7:00am 'Racism is a big problem in this country': Thorpe says of Nampijinpa Price's remarks Lidia Thorpe says she was very disappointed with Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's comments about Indian migration. She...
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The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some...
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The Metals Company pushes ahead with deep sea mining plans in Pacific waters
New information shows Canadian mining group The Metals Company (TMC) is a step closer to deep sea mining in international waters under controversial U.S laws. Two Pacific nations, Nauru and Tonga, are involved as the company’s partners, even...
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Obesity overtakes underweight among school-age children globally – UNICEF
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, Sept. 16, GNA – Obesity has overtaken underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-aged children and adolescents worldwide, placing millions at risk of serious health complications, the United Nations...
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Nauru’s unorthodox money-making schemes are a ‘riches to rags to riches’...
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Pacific News Service
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By Doug Dingwall Nauru’s government was once so flush with cash it funded an ill-fated West End musical in which Leonardo da Vinci had a love affair with Mona Lisa. The show bombed and the critics hated it. It was a venture that cost the country...
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Nauru was once the second-wealthiest nation. Here's how it lost everything
Nauru's government was once so flush with cash it funded an ill-fated West End musical in which Leonardo da Vinci had a love affair with the Mona Lisa. The show bombed and the critics hated it. It was a venture that cost the country millions of...
Owner: Australian Government
The Global Race for EV Battery Metals Is Pushing Mining Beyond Land and Into the Depths of the Pacific Ocean
The hum of an electric vehicle gliding past Nairobi’s matatus and motorbikes feels like a glimpse into the future: cleaner air, quieter streets, fewer tailpipes belching smoke. But under that promise lies a hidden struggle — the scramble to secure...
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Australia to pay $1.6b for Nauru migrant resettlement
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New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Sydney, Australia 04 September, 2025, 23:15 Australia will pay US$1.6 billion to the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru over the next three decades to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island under a secretive new deal,...
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Australia to send hundreds to Nauru in $1.6bn migrant resettlement deal
Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025 The Australian government has agreed to pay the small Pacific island nation of Nauru some $1.6bn to resettle former detainees who have “no legal right to remain in Australia”, in the latest iteration of...
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Morning Mail: Nauruan concern over new transfers from Australia, Xi and Putin’s hot mic moment, De Minaur loses at US Open
Morning everyone. Nauruan residents are “worried for our pleasant island” under the Australian government’s controversial new $2.5bn plan to forcibly transfer a group of non-citizens there. Islanders are asking: “Where will they live? Will they...
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Australia’s deportation deal with Nauru to cost $2.5b
Australian taxpayers will be slugged $2.5 billion over 30 years to deport hundreds of former immigration detainees to Nauru under a “secret” deal. The Albanese government signed a memorandum of understanding with Nauru, offering more than $400...
Owner: Michael West
Nauru leader says nation's future insured with growing trust fund
Nauru President David Adeang said the tiny Pacific island nation’s future is secured with the Nauru Intergenerational Trust Fund, which is currently inching toward a net value of close to half a billion dollars. “Our government is determined not...
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Australian PM defends planned mass deportations to Nauru
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took to national television on Monday to defend his Labor government’s plan for mass deportations to the tiny remote Pacific island state of Nauru, while refusing to provide any details of the scheme. Australian...
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