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Marrying ChatGPT: Is this the future of love?
Al Hakam
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June 22, 2025
Qasim Choudhary, Missionary, Marshall Islands I once thought humanity had reached the height of absurdity back in 2018, when a Japanese man named Akihiko Kondō famously married a hologram. But fast forward to the present, and I stand corrected....
39 countries at risk as World Bank warns of deadlier conflicts and deepening poverty
The Arabian Stories
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June 28, 2025
Washington: These nations, though home to less than 15% of the global population, account for a disproportionate share of the world’s poverty and instability. The report highlights that the 39 countries — stretching from the Marshall Islands in...
SNAP Cuts Could Leave 300,000 Families Facing Hunger
93.7 WBLK - New York
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June 30, 2025
Republicans' 'Big Beautiful Bill' will prove to be very ugly for New York families. Republicans have told us from the start they planned to cut aid for New York working families to give billionaires tax cuts, and they plan on making good on their...
World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get...
Journal News - Ohio
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“Economic stagnation —rather than growth —has been the norm in economies hit by conflict and instability,” said Ayhan Kose, the World Bank’s deputy chief economist. Since 2020, the 39 countries, which range from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific...
Youth urged to complain
Marshall Islands Journal
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June 26, 2025
Journal 6/25/1982 P1 Protest grows A group of some 250 landowners of Kwajalein Atoll launched a protest invasion and occupation of several islands in the atoll on Saturday June 19. Marshall Islands President Amata Kabua was traveling in the Far...
Palau welcomes the Pacific
NBC PNG
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Team PNG Flag Bearers Josh Tarere and Thelma Toua at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games with Team PNG Chef De Mission Kinivanagi Karo (left) (Image: Team PNG) In a spectacular opening ceremony of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games last...
Our voyage to Statehood, 60 years on: understanding the nature and practice of free-association as we reflect on our development journey
Cook Island News
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June 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Brown. SUPPLIED. This year, the Cook Islands marks 60 years of self-governance, an historic milestone in our voyage to statehood, by Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. In 1965, our people chose to shape our own...
World Bank Warns: 39 Countries Facing Severe Economic Decline due to Conflict
Sada Elbalad
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June 29, 2025
Sun 29 Jun 2025 | 06:14 AM The World Bank has issued a stark warning over the economic deterioration in 39 conflict-affected and fragile states, revealing that more than 420 million people are now living below the poverty line in these regions....
Over 60 States across regions pay tribute to women human rights defenders
International Service for Human Rights
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June 27, 2025
Crucially, the statement highlights not only the positive contributions of women human rights defenders, and the threats they face, but it also focuses on their needs and the indispensable resources required for them to deliver transformative...
World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling
The Antelope Valley Press - California
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June 28, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent. That is the sobering conclusion of the World Bank’s first comprehensive...
World Bank warns of deteriorating conditions in 39 fragile states amid rising conflicts
The Peninsula
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June 28, 2025
Washington: The World Bank warned of worsening conditions in the world's most conflict-affected and fragile countries, where crises are becoming increasingly deadly and frequent. In a comprehensive study of 39 countries classified as fragile and...
Pacific island states need multifaceted approach to renewables transition
Energy Monitor
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June 27, 2025
A report has stated that small island developing states (SIDs) in the Pacific, excluding Papua New Guinea, spend more than $1bn annually on fossil fuels, which is nearly 80% of their total energy costs, despite their low greenhouse gas emissions....
World Bank: Conflict, instability driving extreme poverty in Nigeria and 38 other economies
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
The World Bank has raised alarm over the growing impact of conflict and instability on 39 developing economies, including Nigeria, warning that these states are being left behind on key development indicators, with extreme poverty, hunger, and...
Alessio Vinassa on DAOs: The Future of Business
Finbold
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June 27, 2025
How Web3 and decentralized governance are redefining company structures for a global economy The corporate blueprint we inherited from the industrial era—centralized hierarchies, top-down control, and rigid legal frameworks—is increasingly out of...
Conflicts are pulling 39 fragile states further behind: World Bank
Madhyamam
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June 27, 2025
Washington: The world's most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent, the Associated Press reported. That is the sobering conclusion of the World...
COLUMN: News of our Boys in the Armed Forces – May 28, 1945
The Andalusia Star-News - Alabama
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June 27, 2025
Published 11:00 am Friday, June 27, 2025 Ronald E. Daniel, 2nd Lt., U.S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Daniel of Andalusia, has been killed in action on Okinawa on April 20. Lt. Daniel was serving with Co. K, 184th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry...
Building strong fiscal foundations
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By Ibrahim Chowdhury, Anders Hjorth Agerskov, Ekaterine T. Vashakmadze, Christopher Wong SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, 24 JUNE 2025 (WORLD BANK) —In January 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted, causing a tsunami that devastated...
Breast Cancer In Hawaiʻi: Some Women Are Diagnosed Too Late
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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June 26, 2025
Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening. Ermina George was lying on her stomach one evening last spring when she...
World News | World Bank Warns 39 Fragile States Falling Further Behind as Conflicts Grow, Get Deadlier
Latestly
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June 27, 2025
Washington, Jun 27 (AP) The world's most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent. That is the sobering conclusion of the World Bank's first...
How Secure Are Taiwan’s Remaining Diplomatic Partnerships?
The Diplomat
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June 26, 2025
In the intricate landscape of global diplomacy, shaped by the shifts in Donald Trump’s foreign policy and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, an intense struggle persists over the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan – formally known as...