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Tonga Motor Show draws record entries this year
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 3, 2025
The 2025 Tonga Motor Show has attracted 30 contestants, its highest number since the event began eight years ago. This year marks the first time the event, hosted by Vaitohi Enterprises, has run under its new name, changing from the Tonga Car Show...
VIDEO: The best debuts and WWE returns in 2025 (so far)
Cageside Seats
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July 4, 2025
I love when WWE puts out videos like this: We’re officially halfway through the year now and WWE didn’t miss the opportunity to mark the occasion with a video looking back on the many debuts and returns we have seen from the company in 2025. It...
"That was my only demand" - When Brock Lesnar asked Sable to make massive sacrifice for their relationship, and she agreed!
Sportskeeda
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July 4, 2025
WWE veteran Brock Lesnar once made a blunt demand to his then-girlfriend Sable (aka Rena). The Beast Incarnate believed their relationship could only continue if Sable left World Wrestling Entertainment. Back in 2004, Lesnar left WWE on a very bad...
Solo Sikoa's US Title reign ending at the hands of WWE star is possible, predicts analyst
Sportskeeda
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July 4, 2025
Solo Sikoa has been brimming with confidence after capturing the WWE United States Championship. However, a wrestling analyst doesn't think the new Bloodline leader will hold on to the title for too long. The Street Champion dethroned Jacob Fatu...
American Samoa confirms three cases of imported dengue fever
1News
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Health authorities in American Samoa have confirmed three cases of dengue fever, imported from outside the territory. In an advisory posted on social media, the department said the disease was detected in three travellers who had arrived in the US...
Tonga joins Ottawa Treaty as 166th State Party after Cambodia’s advocacy
Khmer Times
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July 3, 2025
Ly Thuch, First Vice-President of the CMAA and President of the Ottawa Convention, meets with Viliami Va’inga Tōnē, Ambassador of Tonga to the United Nations, in New York, on October 7, 2024. CMAA Synopsis: Cambodia celebrates Tonga’s accession as...
“Tonga has overtaken Nyanja as the second most widely spoken language in Zambian households.”
Zambian Observer
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July 3, 2025
Figure 10.1 presents the percentage distribution of the population by language of communication at home, disaggregated by rural and urban residence. Bemba emerged as the most spoken language nationwide, accounting for 34.0 percent of the...
Pacific Islanders relocate to Australia to escape rising seas
Context
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What’s the context? Climate-vulnerable Pacific Islanders take up Australia's offer for resettlement through a pioneering visa scheme. LONDON - More than a third of people living in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu have applied to permanently...
Palau Mini Games: Samoa, Fiji and Northern Marianas break Tahiti's golden streak in the pool
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
Samoa continue to stay in second place with a total haul of 13 gold, four silver and 14 bronze. Photo: Facebook / TeamSamoa Tahiti's dominance in the pool on day four of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror was broken by some golden moments shared...
A glimpse into the 2025 Pacific Mini Games - voices of athletes in Palau
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
2025 Palau Mini Games enters its fifth day of competition on Friday. Photo: Facebook / Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games The 2025 Pacific Mini Games has been a colourful affair so far, bringing together 23 Pacific nations to compete in a variety of...
Tonga flanker Fifita leaves Scarlets for France
BBC
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July 3, 2025
Tonga flanker Vaea Fifita is leaving Scarlets to join Montauban in France's Top 14. The 33-year-old, who can also play at lock, moved to Parc y Scarlets from Wasps in 2022 and signed a contract extension in August 2024 to extend his stay in Wales....
Annual Polynesian Hall of Fame Football Camp continues to empower youth
Samoa News
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July 3, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 200 elementary and high school football players gathered Tuesday morning at Veterans Memorial Stadium for the highly anticipated annual Polynesian Hall of Fame Football Camp. This year’s one-day event was led...
Fiji’s PM Sitiveni Rabuka says China’s military bases are ‘not welcome’ in the Pacific
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 3, 2025
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has delivered a blow to China’s security ambitions in the Pacific, declaring his country would “not welcome” any Chinese military bases in the region. But Rabuka has also stressed he doesn’t believe that China...
Crown Prince and Princess lead support for Trade Fair 2025
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 3, 2025
Tonga’s biggest trade fair kicked off yesterday, led by HRH Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala at Queen Salote Memorial Hall. The Tonga Trade Fair 2025 celebrates local enterprise, culture and innovation over three days in Nukuʻalofa. HRH Princess Sinaitakala...
Arne Jensen claims Tonga’s second gold at Palau Mini Games
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 3, 2025
Hans Arne Jensen wins gold in Men’s Recurve Matchplay, securing Tonga’s second gold medal at the 2025 Palau Mini Games. Tonga’s archery team delivered a standout performance in Palau, earning 11 medals across recurve and compound events, according...
New lights at Teufaiva Stadium brighten Tonga’s sporting future
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 3, 2025
Teufaiva Stadium witnessed a major upgrade yesterday evening when HRH Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala ceremonially commissioned the new international‑level night‑lighting system. The inaugural night‑time match featured ‘Apifo’ou College against...
Two Big Island students earn a first place prize in national history competition in D.C.
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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July 3, 2025
Showcasing their passion for history, Big Island students won top awards at the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland earlier this month. Hawaiʻi History Day students meet with Congresswoman Jill Tokuda and Senator Mazie...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 2: Tonga Women and Solomon Islands Men Take the Win
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - Stop 2 of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania, Conference 2 saw just as much action as Stop 1, with tense grind out battles in the women’s conference, and explosive shoot outs in the men’s. The Tahiti women’s team took out...
Duchess Sophie's uber-flattering 'Wimbledon' spin on the dress of summer 2025
Hello!
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July 3, 2025
The Duchess of Edinburgh is yet to travel to SW19 to attend Wimbledon 2025, but this has not stopped her from embracing the cool tennis style whilst carrying out her regular royal duties. Sophie was spotted out and about at Groundswell...
Regional Pacific Workshop Strengthens Link Between Agriculture and Tourism
Hospitality Net
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July 3, 2025
UN Tourism, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), concluded a successful three-day Regional Workshop on Sustainable Gastronomy...