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The Rainbow Warrior saga. Part 2: Nuclear refugees in the Pacific – the evacuation of Rongelap
Asia Pacific Report
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July 6, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle On the last voyage of the Rainbow Warrior prior to its sinking by French secret agents in Auckland harbour on 10 July 1985 the ship had evacuated the entire population of 320 from Rongelap in the Marshall Islands. After...
Purdue Research Foundation to help lead expedition to locate lost Amelia Earhart aircraft
WANE - Indiana
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July 3, 2025
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- On the 88th anniversary of her disappearance, the Purdue Research Foundation is teaming up with the Archaeological Legacy Institute on an expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's lost aircraft. According to a news release, the...
Russia's shadow tanker fleet has tripled since 2022 – research
Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock Photo: Getty Images The size of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers has grown from fewer than 100 vessels at the beginning of 2022 to between 300 and 600 by early 2025, depending on the counting method. Source: Safety4sea.com,...
Purdue Research Foundation Tries to Find Amelia Earhart’s Lost Plane
WIBC 93.1 FM - Indiana
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July 2, 2025
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–The Purdue Research Foundation believes they might have a positive lead on how to find Amelia Earhart’s lost plane. On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot...
‘Maybe the greatest opportunity ever’: Researchers announce new expedition to locate Amelia Earhart’s lost plane
Yahoo News
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WGN) — Nearly 90 years after Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappeared while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, researchers have announced a new expedition to locate the aviation pioneer’s lost aircraft. On Wednesday,...
Purdue Research Foundation joining efforts to locate Amelia Earhart's lost plane
WTHR - Indiana
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The expedition is taking place in November 2025. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On July 2, 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first around-the-world flight along the...
Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute to embark on expedition to identify Amelia Earhart’s missing plane
Purdue University - Indiana
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July 2, 2025
In recognition of PRF’s contribution, Earhart intended to give the plane to Purdue upon her return, where it would be used to further scientific research in aeronautics. Although she never returned, the Purdue-Earhart connection remains strong....
Scientists chart radiation at WA nuclear blast site 70 years on
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 22, 2025
Cam McGurk's stories of one of Australia's most heavily irradiated areas come drenched in warm Pilbara sunshine. "I actually spent my honeymoon at the Montebello Islands," Mr McGurk, a longtime member of the Ashburton Anglers fishing club, said....
Health care slashed even for immigrants with legal status under massive Senate bill
The Columbian - Washington State
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Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status. The House version of the massive tax and spending...
The search for heat-resilient corals moves forward in the Marshall Islands
Island Times
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June 13, 2025
In April, partners in the Scaling up identification, protection, and local management of coral reefs resistant to future climate stress project gathered in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), to continue ongoing efforts to identify...
US Sanctions Iraqi-British National for Smuggling Iranian Oil
Iraq Business News
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July 6, 2025
By John Lee. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions targeting networks involved in transporting and purchasing Iranian oil, including a group of companies led by Iraqi businessman...
Commentary: Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Ohio Star
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July 5, 2025
by Wyatt J. Greco In an April 2025 executive order, President Trump affirmed that offshore critical minerals are key to creating supply chains that do not depend on adversaries like the People’s Republic of China. While US leadership on deep-sea...
Search for Amelia Earhart's lost plane begins on 88th anniversary of disappearance
KSAS - Kansas
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On the 88th anniversary of her disappearance, there's a new effort to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane. The Kansas aviator who was trying to become the first female pilot to fly around the world, disappeared over the Pacific. The Purdue...
American Bureau of Shipping OKs ammonia cracking technology on Pherousa ships
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 11, 2025
The American Bureau of Shipping has issued an approval in principle to Norway’s Pherousa Shipping for use of its ammonia cracking technology onboard ships, the body said in a statement late last week. The emissions-free technology is intended for...
Taiwan launches global call on health tech with trade partners
Healthcare Asia
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June 9, 2025
The Go Healthy with Taiwan campaign also aims to attract health and sports proposals. Taiwan kicked off its 2025 "Go Healthy with Taiwan" global call for proposals on 3 June which aims to attract global health and sports tech pitches to partner...
ABS Approves Onboard Ammonia Cracking Tech of Pherousa Shipping
Ship & Bunker
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June 9, 2025
ABS says it is seeing rapid advancements around the use of ammonia as a marine fuel. Image Credit: ABS Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle for an onboard ammonia cracking technology developed by Norwegian firm Pherousa...
ABS Approves Ammonia Cracking Technology for Ships from Pherousa
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 8, 2025
ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Pherousa Shipping for its ammonia cracking technology onboard ships, featuring proton exchange membrane fuel cells and fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for fully electric propulsion. The emissions-free...
Strategic test site professionals support NASA mission
The Redstone Rocket - Alabama
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A Space and Missile Defense Command team played a behind-the-scenes role in supporting NASA’s Sporadic-E Electro Dynamics sounding rocket mission. NASA launched a Sporadic-E Electro Dynamics sounding rocket from Roi Namur, Kwajalein Atoll in the...
Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Gateway Pundit
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July 4, 2025
Credit: FOX Sunday Morning Futures screenshot A seabed mining agreement with the island nation of Nauru would reduce China’s influence while establishing America as an industry authority This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire. By...
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A 1930s Makeup Bottle on a Desert Island Might Help Solve Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance 88 Years Ago
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW A new research trip to a desert island in the South Pacific may reveal what happen to Amelia Earhart in 1937 Researchers will visit Nikumaroro in November to investigate the Taraia Object, a visual anomaly believed to be remnants of...