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Can design make you healthier? Inside the architecture of wellness
Wallpaper*
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August 29, 2025
In Cologne, Ferdinand Stahl and his uncle – architect Thomas van den Valentyn, known for his work on the renovation of the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl – have unveiled a new workspace: Valentyns. This is no ordinary office: it features lighting that...
Pacific Islands focus: health, environmental, security and geopolitical updates
Croakey Health Media
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August 28, 2025
Calls to tackle violence against women in the Pacific region, efforts to alleviate the impacts of extreme heat, new guidelines to assist in protection of whales, and concerns about deep sea mining are among the topics covered in the latest edition...
FLNKS snubs Nouméa constitutional reform talks for New Caledonia
Asia Pacific Report
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August 24, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A newly established “drafting committee” held its inaugural meeting in Nouméa this week, aiming to translate the Bougival agreement — signed by New Caledonian political parties in...
Valls extends visit to New Caledonia as independence deal remains elusive
Modern Ghana
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Manuel Valls has extended his stay in New Caledonia as he seeks to rally support for the Bougival agreement amid political divisions and a struggling health system. France's Overseas Minister, Manuel Valls, will extend his stay in New Caledonia...
FLNKS snubs New Caledonia's constitutional reform talks in Nouméa
RNZ
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August 21, 2025
FLNKS members with 'No to Bougival' banners in Nouméa. Photo: FLNKS Indépendantistes et Nationalistes A newly established "draft committee" held its inaugural meeting in Nouméa on Thursday, aiming to translate the Bougival agreement, signed by New...
Valls presses case for independence deal in tense New Caledonia talks
Modern Ghana
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The visit to New Caledonia of the French Overseas Miniser Manuel Valls has thrown the spotlight back on the Bougival accord, a deal seen by many as the best hope for political stability after last year's deadly unrest. Valls began a high-stakes...
French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia in bid to ‘save’ Bougival deal
Asia Pacific Report
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August 20, 2025
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls is once again in New Caledonia for a four-day visit aimed at maintaining dialogue, despite a strong rejection from a significant part of the pro-independence camp. He touched down at the Nouméa-La Tontouta...
French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia to save Bougival deal
RNZ
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August 19, 2025
Manuel Valls takes part in the welcoming ceremony. Photo: Delphine Mayeur / Hans Lucas / AFP French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls is once again in New Caledonia for a four-day visit aimed at maintaining dialogue, despite strong rejection from...
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...
Afternoon Update: states agree to close childcare ‘loophole’; Israeli minister calls protesters ‘useful idiots’; and New Caledonia’s vanishing heart
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Good afternoon. All states and territories have agreed to introduce reforms by the end of the year to close a “loophole” that has allowed potential child abusers to work across jurisdictions, the federal attorney general has announced. After a...
Smartraveller issues warning for Aussies travelling to New Caledonia amid civil unrest
Seven News
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August 14, 2025
Aussie travellers have been put on high alert when visiting New Caledonia. The “risk of civil disorder and violence” was released by Smartraveller on Wednesday, more than a year after a wave of violent unrest swept across the French overseas...
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...
Uto ni Yalo arrives in Lata
Solomon Star
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August 31, 2025
The Uto ni Yalo voyaging canoe, with a regional crew from Oceania finally arrived in Lata, Santa Cruz, Temotu Province this morning, Sunday 31st August 2025. The team left Fiji about eight days ago bound for Honiara ahead of the Pacific Island...
New Caledonia has more guns than almost anywhere else on Earth
The Pacific Island Times
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August 4, 2025
(The Interpreter/Lowy Institiute)-- New Caledonia has four times more guns per capita than any of the island nations of the Pacific. Globally, the French territory also ranks third in the world for civilian gun ownership after Yemen and the United...
Prepare a general strike, bring down Macron, halt the war escalation in Europe!
World Socialist Web Site
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August 30, 2025
President Emmanuel Macron, centre, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, left, and Minister for Overseas Territories Manuel Valls attend a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and state representatives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France,...
A medical marvel: supporting the MRF-D MAGTF from Australia to the First Island Chain
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 16, 2025
DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA 08.16.2025 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,...
SPORTS PEOPLE OF 2020: Sanele Mao
Samoa Observer
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2020 is a breakout year for weightlifter Sanele Mao and his recent performance at a regional online competition, where he came out the overall winner, makes him Samoa's Athlete of the Year. Early this month Mao emerged the winner of the combined...
Fifteen new local projects launched under the Kiwa Initiative to…
IUCN
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The newly awarded projects are spread across ten Pacific Island countries and territories; New Caledonia, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna. Together, they reflect...
Solomon Islands outlines key priorities as Forum Chair
The Islandsun
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August 28, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Co-Chair of the National Organizing Committee for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting Colin Beck has outlined key priorities such as political leadership, peace and security, economic development, and climate change as central...
Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting concludes in Honiara with strong regional commitments
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Ministers to the PWWA Ministers Forum- Photo credit: Solomon Islands Government The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with Ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories...