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Tonga’s health system hacked, US$1m ransom demanded
Newstalk ZB
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June 27, 2025
Tonga has refused to pay a US$1 million ($1.6m) ransom after hackers seized control of the country’s health IT system. Hackers broke into Tonga’s national health database earlier this month, the Government said, locking out medical staff who have...
Miss Samoa USA is getting ready to pass the torch
FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Utah
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June 25, 2025
We met Miss Samoa USA, Josephina Lealaitafea, in the summer of 2024, shortly after she was crowned. Now, after serving in the role for almost a year, she's getting ready to pass the torch. Josephina was crowned on August 1, 2024 after a 15-year...
Fluent Volunteers in Samoa Language Join St John Caring Caller Programme
TP+
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June 23, 2025
Photo: Supplied Emotional support is now just a friendly “Talofa” away for the Samoan community in Aotearoa New Zealand. Hato Hone St John has announced the introduction of Samoan language to their popular Community Health programme: Caring...
Letters to the editor: RFK Jr. is a danger to American health; city shouldn’t spend a fortune on Iris; why didn’t Council mention Zionism in its statement?
Daily Camera - Colorado
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June 23, 2025
Secretary Kennedy is a danger to American health This regards the “retiring” of the 17 respected, scholarly members of the Advisory Panel on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This panel is responsible for reviewing data to decide who would benefit...
Loved ones reveal details about man shot by police in Makaha
Hawaii News Now
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June 27, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two women close to the man who was shot by police in Makaha on Tuesday opened up about the person he was. Iosua Stevens, 38, remains on life support at the Queens Medical Center. Those closest to him acknowledge he had a...
Harmony at the International Day of Yoga celebration at USP Samoa
Talamua
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June 22, 2025
By Dwayne Mahimkar* Apia, Samoa – 23 June 2025 – Samoa is among the first in the world to celebrate the 11th International Day of Yoga, held at the USP Samoa campus in Alafua early Saturday morning. Around 30+ people partook in this year’s Yoga...
Queen Camilla’s Health Struggles Revealed: Inside Royal Couple’s Battle Amid King Charles’ Incurable Cancer Diagnosis
The Health Site
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June 22, 2025
The Royal Household has been dealing with many health challenges, under which the Queen's health has been reported to have deteriorated. Queen Camilla’s Health Struggles Revealed: Inside the Royal Couple’s Battle Amid King Charles’ Incurable...
Taulasea, or traditional healers, play a significant role in Samoan society, new study finds
RNZ
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June 26, 2025
Photo: RNZ A new study has found traditional healers, or Taulasea, have a key role in Samoan society. The study was published in Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. Researchers interviewed 14 Taulasea - three were from...
Samoa-born man shot and killed at ‘No Kings’ rally in Utah, police say
Northwest Asian Weekly - Washington State
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June 16, 2025
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press A man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander who...
RFK Jr. Defunds Global Vaccine Group That Has Prevented Nearly 19 Million Deaths
Truthout
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June 26, 2025
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. The Trump administration is intensifying its campaign against vaccinations, with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
The neighbour market
The Monthly
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I realised too late that the front door was open. I should have called out and let myself in. Instead, I rang the bell, forcing Kitione Waqanisau to labour his way up the hallway on crutches. Kiti, as he likes to be called, guided me to the lounge...
RFK Jr. Hires Vaccine Skeptics for Vaccine Panel, Because Modern Medicine Is for Suckers
Vanity Fair
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June 18, 2025
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced earlier this month that he was firing an entire panel of experts that makes recommendations about vaccines to the Centers for Disease Control, he boldly claimed that the new members he’d be handpicking would...
Team Samoa off to Palau despite cash issues
Samoa Observer
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The Samoa Association of Sports and the National Olympic Committee challenged the 46 athletes to the Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games to bring 49 medals amidst financial challenges. President Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork said they only received $168,000...
HRPP Unveils $32M SUPA Initiative to Empower Samoa’s Most Vulnerable
Talamua
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June 18, 2025
Apia, Samoa – 18 June 2025 – The Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) today launched the Special Underprivileged Populations’ Assistance (SUPA), the third pillar of its transformative Poverty Alleviation Project (PAP). With an annual investment of...
Digicel Pacific Partners with Samoa Deaf Association as Silver Sponsor for Samoa Men’s Deaf 7s Team
Samoa Global News
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June 16, 2025
Digicel Samoa has proudly announced its support as a Silver Sponsor of the Samoa Men’s Deaf 7s Team, who will represent Samoa at the Pacific Rim Deaf Rugby 7s in Australia from 28–29 June 2025. This partnership reflects Digicel’s ongoing...
Medical Certificate a cover up, says Constable Taefu
Talamua
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June 10, 2025
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 11 June 2025: One of the six defendants in the high-profile case now in its third week in the District Court presented a medical certificate to explain why she failed to sign in at the Faleata police outpost on the...
Queen Camilla on 'her last legs'? Inside the ‘health issues’, the royal couple is fighting after King Charles’ ‘incurable’ cancer diagnosis
The Times of India
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The joy of the Trooping the Colours is just about to settle down. And there might be a rather grayish palette inside the British Royal Family now. Queen Camilla, reportedly, has been facing some health issues, and lately – those issues have only...
A drop in the ocean? Pacific nations tap local know-how for marine conservation
South China Morning Post
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June 27, 2025
Pacific island nations are racing to enhance marine conservation, establishing sweeping “no-take” zones and pledging to sustainably manage vast swathes of their territorial waters despite facing limited resources and geopolitical pressure. Among...
Samoa protects 30% of its ocean with new marine spatial plan
Oceanographic Magazine
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June 7, 2025
Samoa’s ocean is filled with deep trenches, underwater seamounts, and coral reefs teeming with life. The new MPAs have been established to protect a place that is home to a number of critically endangered and endangered species, including the...
King Charles makes meaningful decision after Queen Camilla’s health scare
The News International
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Queen Camilla received a grand gesture from her husband King Charles after facing a tough last year when it came to her health battles. The monarch, who is set to grant special honours on the occasion of his official birthday, made a key addition...