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Paris scrambles to rescue New Caledonia deal after pro-independence rejection
EurActiv
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August 18, 2025
PARIS – France’s Overseas Minister Manuel Valls is returning to New Caledonia on Tuesday in a bid to rescue a political agreement that would redefine the territory’s status with broad new powers, despite outright rejection by the main...
Swire Shipping launches weekly North Asia express route
Port Technology International
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August 18, 2025
Swire Shipping has announced a major upgrade to its North Asia Express (NAX) service, introducing fixed-day weekly sailings and expanded capacity. Effective 22 August 2025, this enhancement aims to improve speed, reliability, and regional...
French bid to create 'State of New Caledonia' rejected by pro-independence bloc
Euronews
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August 13, 2025
Published on 13/08/2025 - 15:52 GMT+2 The main pro-independence coalition in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia has rejected a Paris-brokered deal to establish the Pacific archipelago as a new state. France last month announced a...
College of New Caledonia's Applied Research Team receives $170K federal grant
Grand Forks Gazette
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August 13, 2025
The Applied Research Tools and Instruments (ARTI) grant comes through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) A state-of-the-art remote sensing lab is coming to the College of New Caledonia (CNC). On Wednesday, Aug....
New Caledonia’s FLNKS to reject France’s Bougival project
RNZ
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August 10, 2025
The French-fostered Bougival project was signed on 12 July. Photo: AFP / Ludovic / Marin New Caledonia's pro-independence front, the FLNKS, is set to reject the French-fostered Bougival project, signed on 12 July, prompting its Minister for...
Warning as listeria outbreak kills two and makes 21 seriously ill prompting cheese recall
Leicestershire Live
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August 19, 2025
Health authorities have withdrawn potentially deadly soft cheese following two fatalities in France were linked to a listeria outbreak which it is feared could have spread to Britain. A further 21 individuals also fell seriously unwell after...
New Caledonian President says it's time for 'democracy to do the talking' after historic Bougival Accord
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 4, 2025
New Caledonian President Alcide Ponga hopes the new Bougival Accord, which emerged after 10 days of gruelling talks in France, could offer a path to stability after what has been a political "rollercoaster ride" for the country. Since violence...
Swire Shipping to offer weekly North Asia – PNG service
Seatrade Maritime News
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August 13, 2025
Pacific islands specialist Swire Shipping is upgrading its North Asia Express (NAX) service to weekly with expanded capacity between North Asia and Papua New Guinea. It will be the first-ever weekly service between the two regions. The weekly...
Swire Shipping Introduces First-Ever Weekly Service Connecting North Asia to Papua New Guinea
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 12, 2025
Swire Shipping, a leading shipping company in the Asia-Pacific, today announced a significant upgrade to its North Asia Express (NAX) service with the introduction of fixed-day weekly sailings and expanded capacity. Effective 22 August 2025, the...
New Caledonia’s oldest party for independence rejects ‘Bougival’ deal
Asia Pacific Report
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August 1, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia’s oldest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has officially rejected a political agreement on the Pacific territory’s political future signed in...
New Caledonia's oldest pro-independence party denounces 'Bougival' deal
RNZ
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July 31, 2025
Left to right: New Caledonia’s pro-independence Union Calédonienne leaders Emmanuel Tjibaou, Dominique Fochi and Mikaël Forrest hold press conference on 31 July 2025. Photo: Supplied / RRB New Caledonia's oldest pro-independence party, the Union...
FLNKS to meet, as independence forces debate New Caledonia agreement
Pacific News Service
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By Nic Maclellan The main independence coalition in New Caledonia, the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS), will hold an extraordinary Congress next Saturday 9 August, to debate the Bougival agreement and the way forward on...
France and New Caledonia Have Reached a Compromise. Will It Work?
The Diplomat
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July 31, 2025
In mid-July, after many months of tense negotiations between France and New Caledonia’s pro- and anti-independence parties, a new agreement was finally reached. Named for the town outside Paris where the last round of talks took place, the...
The forgotten Algerians of New Caledonia
Le Monde Diplomatique
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August 1, 2025
Memory: Emmanuelle Eriale, director of the Musée du Bagne (prison museum) on Nou Island, Nouméa, New Caledonia, 20 May 2021 Theo Rouby · AFP · Getty Seen from the air, the rows of white stones are striking. Stepping through the green gate topped...
Medical support for MRF-D MAGTF from Australia to the First Island Chain
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
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August 17, 2025
When Marines and Sailors deploy to the Indo-Pacific as part of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), the mission isn’t just about combat readiness, deterrence, and multinational training. Sustaining...
Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event
Lancaster Farming - Pennsylvania
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July 29, 2025
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France updates strategic documents, and its relationship with Australia
The Strategist
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August 19, 2025
France’s latest strategic updates make one thing clear: Paris has turned a page on AUKUS and moved on. In July, it released new versions of its national security strategy (NSR) and Indo-Pacific Strategy, the latter published seven years after...
Sandy Olsen returns to Australia in local VP, Corporate & External Affairs role
Travel Weekly
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August 18, 2025
Carnival Corporation & plc has announced the return of Sandy Olsen to Australia in the role of vice president, Corporate & External Affairs for Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific in a move set to rebuild the brand locally after it retired...
Ocean mining ban is not necessarily a good thing
Taipei Times
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July 25, 2025
It has been relatively easy to ban deep-sea mining because major miners have never shown much enthusiasm for deploying an untested technology in such remote and challenging spots Amid all the setbacks these days for environmental protection, the...
TVA Inks First U.S. Utility PPA for Gen IV Nuclear Power in Landmark Three-Way Deal with Google, Kairos
Power Magazine
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August 18, 2025
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has signed a first-of-its-kind power purchase agreement (PPA) with advanced nuclear technology firm Kairos Power to buy power from the company’s planned Hermes 2, a molten salt nuclear reactor, in Oak Ridge,...