Finnish court to deliver verdict in Baltic Sea cable breach trial against tanker crew

By Elviira Luoma HELSINKI (Reuters) -A Finnish district court is expected to deliver its verdict on Friday in the criminal trial of the captain and the first and second officers of the Eagle S oil tanker, accused of severing five undersea power...

Finnish court dismisses case against crew in Baltic Sea cable breach trial

By Elviira Luoma HELSINKI (Reuters) -A Finnish district court ruled on Friday that it does not have jurisdiction to prosecute the captain and two officers of the Eagle S oil tanker, who are accused of breaking undersea power and internet cables in...

How to watch Conference League 2025/26: live stream options, TV channels, free streams

Watch 2025/26 Conference League live streams to see clubs from England, Italy, Spain, France and all across the continent do battle for European silverware. Just the fifth edition of the revamped version of UEFA's third competition, English clubs...

Lost in Space: The Limits of Geolocation in a Satellite-Connected World

“Where are you?” is not an easy question to answer on the Internet. The telephone system’s address plan embedded a certain amount of physical location information in the fixed-line network, and a full E.164 telephone number indicated your location...

Plum’s mum wins Surrey

Ōtaki writer Joanna Cho has won the $3000 first prize in the 2025 Surrey Hotel writer residency award, announced live on air just before 2pm today by Jesse Mulligan on his RNZ Afternoons show. And Lord of the Rings actor Bruce Hopkins, who...

Tuvalu prepares for inaugural cultural festival in 2026

Tuvalu is preparing to host its first national cultural festival, with organisers promising a five-day celebration that showcases traditions from across the country’s eight inhabited islands. The inaugural event, to be held in Funafuti in May next...

Beyond Fiji: Cruise ships branch out to new Pacific destinations

Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it Share One of the world’s most beautiful...

Cambodia and Saint Lucia Forge Diplomatic Relations

Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Saint Lucia's Minister of External Affairs Alva Baptiste sign a communique on September 26 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo from Cambodian Foreign Ministry:Facebook PHNOM PENH – Cambodia and...

Mulligan’s announcement at 1.45pm

The voice of afternoon life and leisure in New Zealand, Jesse Mulligan, will announce the winners of maybe the strangest and possibly best writers residency in the land at about 1.45pm today on his Radio New Zealand Afternoons show. The winner of...

Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate crisis?

Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected their economies, and their capacity to protect themselves from...

Pilot reveals cruel twist that ended career

Brent Meredith was born to fly. Having gotten his pilot’s licence at 16, he went on to be one of the first pilots for Virgin’s Australian arm Virgin Blue – later renamed Virgin Australia. Captain Meredith would be at the controls for 20 years,...

Pilot reveals cruel twist that ended career

Brent Meredith was born to fly. Having gotten his pilot’s licence at 16, he went on to be one of the first pilots for Virgin’s Australian arm Virgin Blue – later renamed Virgin Australia. Captain Meredith would be at the controls for 20 years,...

How to watch Chelsea vs Benfica: live Champions League 2025/26 game, free streams

The Chelsea vs Benfica live stream sees Jose Mourinho return to Stamford Bridge to face the club with whom he won three Premier League titles. Mourinho was handed the reins at Benfica earlier this month after the Portuguese giants lost 3-2 to...

How to watch Galatasaray vs Liverpool: live Champions League 2025/26 game, free streams, team news

The Galatasaray vs Liverpool live stream sees the visitors aiming to inflict another damaging European defeat on the Turkish champions. Galatasaray have started the season in superb fashion and sit top of the Süper Lig table. Not only have they...

Goway announces winners of first micro-film festival at L.A. event

That’s a wrap and Goway Travel has now announced the winners of its first-ever Micro Film Festival – an event that celebrated the creative power of short-form storytelling. Launched earlier this year in celebration of Goway’s 55th anniversary, the...

Growth in the Pacific to accelerate to 4.1 percent in 2025,...

Economic growth in the Pacific is projected to accelerate to 4.1 percent in 2025 and moderate to 3.4 percent in 2026, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship economic...

Making waves in America

How the Velella Project sets new rules for U.S. aquaculture Last June when anti-aquaculture groups appealed a key U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit for Ocean Era’s Velella Epsilon demonstration project in the Gulf of Mexico, CEO...

Submarine cable security is all at sea, and UK govt 'too timid' to act, says report

Feature The first transatlantic cable, laid in 1858, delivered a little over 700 messages before promptly dying a few weeks later. 167 years on, the undersea cables connecting the UK to the outside world process £220 billion in daily financial...

How to watch Newcastle vs Arsenal: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, preview, team news

The Newcastle vs Arsenal live stream feels like an important game for both clubs, despite it being so early in the Premier League season. With just a solitary win over Wolves and only three goals scored from their five league games, it’s been a...

From rice paddies to coral reefs: 9 tropical island getaways within 10 hours of Australia

Our editors handpick everything we recommend. We may receive revenue for sharing this content or when you shop through our links. Read more here If time feels like a luxury, the cure is island time: that unhurried rhythm where schedules dissolve...