This Under-the-radar Island Destination Is Called the 'Cradle of Polynesia' — With Stunning...
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRich heritage, delicious food, and stunning natural scenery await in the “Cradle of Polynesia.” Phil...
Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protections
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen and if an island nation fully submerges due to rising seas, what happens to the nationalities...
Emhoff will become the highest-profile US official to visit Samoa as US makes a Pacific islands push
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoDoug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, next week will become the highest-profile...
All homes on one of Tonga's islands destroyed, three dead
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -All the homes on one of Tonga's small outer islands have been destroyed...
The Rock wishes Samoa well as they prepare to face Australia in World Cup final
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSurprise World Cup finalists Samoa will run out at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon with an...
Water crisis looms as residents tackle debris in tsunami-hit Tonga
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Reuters) -Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water...
What are the platinum jubilee beacons and how can I take part?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith only a few days to go until the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations begin, royal enthusiasts...
Remembering the WWII typhoon that was known as the 'Killer Cobra'
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn Dec. 18, 1944, the small but violent Typhoon Cobra hit the task force while many of the ships...
COVID-19 concerns force U.N. to prepare tsunami-hit Tonga relief aid at a distance
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe United Nations is preparing for distanced relief operations in Tonga to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak in the Pacific island nation that is reeling under the impact of a volcanic eruption and ...
Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry returns in time for the holidays
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 26—The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry returned home to Honolulu this week in time for holiday festivities following a 38-day expeditionary fishery patrol in the South Pacific. The ...