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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The United States government has no official presence at the United Nations climate talks in Türkiye, marking the second consecutive year the Trump administration has skipped the annual summit.
At a High Ambition Coalition news conference, the group was asked how COP31...
NEW YORK — (AP) Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress about his reason for a 2019 trip to Samoa after The Associated Press and The Guardian published documents in August refuting his testimony.
The new inquiry is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Jarome Luai, one of the biggest names in the rugby league world, has made an impassioned plea for structural changes to the sport to make it fairer for Pasifika players and recognise what they bring to the game.
The Toa Samoa leader and serial NRL premiership winner has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific artists are using the power of storytelling to challenge world leaders to turn climate promises into action at COP31 in Türkiye this week.
The Trouble in Paradise: Climate Change in the Pacific exhibition features 25 photographs selected from more than 300...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the life of Congresswoman Pat Saiki, and her years of public service and lifelong dedication to educational opportunities. At the invitation of her family, Amata was humbled to speak Saturday at the Celebration of Life at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Kiwi-born Tongan Elvis Lopeti went viral for his dance performance 14 kilometres into the New York City marathon.
While some runners track their time and speed on marathons, Kiwi-born Tongan Elvis Lopeti puts on dance performances.
"I was running through the streets......
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Meta’s Muse is a personal artificial intelligence agent that sends email for you, shops and books travel for you, and uses your apps to act on your behalf. When you call on it from your phone or computer, a little avatar named Jolly appears, looking something like a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Utah's first state senator of Tongan descent says there is clearly a desire for younger, fresher leadership in United States politics.
Doug Fiefia is the first Tongan-American to be elected to a state senate anywhere in the US. and will assume office in January.
A...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The midterm elections in the United States could bring closer scrutiny of Washington’s growing military footprint and push to secure seabed minerals across the Pacific.
This comes as island leaders warn that national security cannot come at the expense of local...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The international community has urged Samoa's government to rectify the decline in press freedom in the country.
Press freedom and media restrictions in Samoa came under scrutiny during Samoa's periodic review at the United Nations Human Rights Review in Geneva this week...