POMCCI Business Breakfast with delegation from New Caledonia

POMCCI Breakfast with New Caledonia Delegation Wed 29 October 2025 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM An official visit by a business delegation from New Caledonia, led by the President of the Government of New Caledonia, Mr. Alcide Ponga, will include around...

World's first shark THREESOME is caught on camera: Scientists spot two males and a female mating off the coast of New Caledonia

Scientists observing sharks off the coast of New Caledonia were in for a surprise, after spotting the world's first shark threesome. During the unusual encounter, two male leopard sharks mated with a female in quick succession – with the entire...

Seabed Mining Under the Microscope: A Techno-Economic Reality Check

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with a global expert on minerals processing and battery minerals, Lyle Trytten. We were closing out an engagement to do a...

Political turmoil in Paris creates rippling effects in New Caledonia's quest for independence

When New Caledonia's President, Alcide Ponga, arrived in Honiara last week for his first Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), the French government in Paris was facing a major crisis. The upheaval follows a confidence vote in the French...

New Caledonian roadway avoids difficult realignment following landslide

The impact of a landslide on a critical access road in New Caledonia’s rugged terrain could have been disastrous without the right technology. Constructing infrastructure in tropical regions requires particular expertise and care, especially if...

Carnival Splendor Cruise Ship: A Complete Guide

This article is part of a directory: Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Splendor is a unique ship in Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet, known for its bold design and high-energy atmosphere, sailing year-round from Sydney, Australia. It offers a variety of...

Fonterra Agrees Sale Of Consumer And Associated Businesses To Lactalis For $3.845 Billion

Press Release – Fonterra Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd today announced it has agreed the sale of its global Consumer and associated businesses to Lactalis for $3.845 billion, subject to certain customary financial adjustments and conditions....

Move over, Paris and New York: 10 underrated cities for outstanding art

Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, New York, Madrid. The global epicentres of art in all of its creative forms, schools, eras and disciplines are well known, well documented and well visited. But art truly is everywhere in this world, although...

Leopard sharks engaging in a 'threesome' mating ritual captured on video in a scientific first

For years, divers off New Caledonia have watched male leopard sharks dash after females, only to miss the main event. Now we finally have it on film – and it wasn’t just one pair. In a first for the species, two males sequentially mated with a...

Guam at the Pacific Islands Forum: ‘Business as Usual’ Despite External Partner Ban 

At this year’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting, the story that seemed to capture headlines was the decision by this year’s host, Solomon Islands, to disinvite all external partners from attendance. The reporting around this decision...

PNG and Vanuatu deals show Australia’s growing contest with China

Events around this year’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) have shown how Australia and China are competing to win influence over the region, as the risk of war grows. Solomon Islands, the host of this year’s PIF, received more than $18 million in...

Ships Monthly October 2025 issue out now

SHIPS MONTHLY October 2025 The October 2025 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features, covering every aspect of the shipping world. NEWS Waterfront – DFDS expands Baltic ferry...

Australia opens critical minerals reserve to allies amid China tensions

Australia is willing to sell shares in its new strategic reserve of critical minerals to allies including Britain, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Western governments scramble to end their reliance on China for rare earths...

Exclusive-Australia offers to sell shares in critical minerals reserve to allies, sources say

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Australia is willing to sell shares in its new strategic reserve of critical minerals to allies including Britain, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Western governments scramble to end their...

Declaration of Peace amid realities of violence

ANALYSIS: Pacific leaders have declared a Blue Pacific “Ocean of Peace” - yet many warn the document misses a chance to ground peace in Pacific values and practice. The Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace declaration was signed earlier this month at the...

These new art hubs are giving Paris and NYC a run for their Monets

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Marine biology history made as leopard sharks filmed having a MMF ‘threesome’

The recording is believed to be the first sighting of its kind. (YouTube/UniSC) Marine biologists in Australia have observed what is believed to be the first instance of leopard sharks engaging in a two-male, one-female threesome. While...

Kilmarnock star put on red alert as dream World Cup opportunity arises

Kilmarnock star George Stanger(Image: Andy Buchanan/Shutterstock) Kilmarnock star George Stanger has been put on red alert for his first New Zealand call-up. The defender has made the step back up to the Premiership from Ayr United and has been a...

Leopard Sharks Observed In MMF Threesome Make Marine History

Fellas, is it gay to make shark history in a threesome with your mate and his girl? Marine biologists have documented the first-ever human observation of endangered leopard sharks mating in a short-lived but enthusiastic two-male, one-female...

Pacific tuna stocks stay healthy

FOR months, the town of Thio went without a local doctor. The east coast mining town in New Caledonia, with a population of 2,500 people, has been going through tough times. Last year, during months of clashes between Kanak protestors and French...