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...

Netball Youth World Cup - watch Gibraltar's games LIVE on GBC

After countless hours of training for the players, months of planning for the organisers, and many kilometres travelled by the teams, the Netball Youth World Cup kicked off on Friday evening with a vibrant opening ceremony. It was broadcast live...

Alaska Airlines rolls out its PFD sale with 3 sets of special offers

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 en route to Juneau departs to the north from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport while a Hawaiian Airlines Airbus 330-200 passenger jet is parked at Concourse C in the distance on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025....

Can I watch Chelsea vs Brighton on TV? Live stream Premier League 2025/26 game today, TV channels, preview

The Premier League continues this weekend, and the highlight of the 3pm kick-offs is undoubtedly Brighton’s trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. The Seagulls were torn apart by Cole Palmer in the same fixture 12 months ago, but Fabian Hürzeler...

How to watch New Zealand vs Australia: FREE Rugby Championship 2025 streams, TV schedule, preview, teams

The Rugby Championship 2025 has been nothing short of extraordinary thus far, with all four teams locked on two wins and two defeats apiece and only varying bonus points separating the sides. That it comes down to two Bledisloe Cup matches between...

Partial solar eclipse this weekend. When is next one visible in RI?

A partial solar eclipse is happening this weekend, just before the autumnal equinox, according to NASA. But you would have to travel in order to see it yourself. Solar eclipses happen when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, casting a...

From lecture halls to Hawaiian waters: Auckland paddlers shine at world races

Pacific students from the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau (UoA) are making waves in global waters, representing both their cultures and campus in one of the world’s most prestigious outrigger canoe events, the Queen Lili’uokalani Canoe...

PNG Marks 50th Independence with Global Leaders, Cultural Pride and Economic Opportunities

Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary, celebrated from 14 to 19 September, brought the nation to the world stage as global leaders, regional partners and international dignitaries joined in commemorating the Golden Jubilee. From...

‘I ended up going against the surgeon’: Sharks star thanks club medical staff for swift recovery

Sharks centre KL Iro has thanked the club’s medical staff for going against his surgeon’s advice to help him return just in time for the finals after he initially thought that a ruptured pectoral muscle would end his 2025 campaign. Iro was one of...

‘Season is done’: How Iro defied doctor’s orders

Sharks centre KL Iro has thanked the club’s medical staff for going against his surgeon’s advice to help him return just in time for the finals after he initially thought that a ruptured pectoral muscle would end his 2025 campaign. Iro was one of...

The many ways we discover the hidden seabed

From the earliest voyages across uncharted waters, the ocean floor has stirred human curiosity. Despite breakthroughs on land and in space, the seabed remained one of Earth’s final frontiers. In 2017, only 6% of the global ocean floor was mapped...

PNG Golden Jubilee Attracts Unprecedented Global and Regional Support, PM Marape Calls for Continued Partnership

Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary saw an unprecedented gathering of regional and international leaders, underscoring the country’s growing diplomatic and economic significance on the global stage. Prime Minister James Marape hosted...

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

The Arsenal vs Man City live stream will teach us plenty about where these two Premier League teams stand. Arsenal won this fixture 5-1 last season, but they still fell short in the title race. Mikel Arteta's men are desperate to finish top of the...

UK needs better defences to protect undersea internet cables from Russian sabotage

The government has been urged to step up defences to sabotage threats from Russia against undersea cables that provide critical internet connections for financial services, datacentres and military communications. A cross-party group of MPs and...

Can I watch Wolves vs Leeds on TV? Live stream Premier League 2025/26 game today, TV channels, preview

The Wolves vs Leeds United live stream features Vítor Pereira’s side still searching for their first points of the 2025/26 Premier League season. As has become all too familiar in recent years, Wolves have made a sluggish start to the campaign,...

'Goal keeping can make you a hero': Faith Kasiray on shaping the next generation of Papua New Guinea's goalkeepers

Papua New Guinea Lakatois goalkeeper Faith Kasiray wants to see more women take up goalkeeping and believes with proper training, PNG could develop a strong line of shot-stoppers for years to come. There is no shortage of football talent, but when...