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How to watch 'Survivor: Australia' Final online– stream the explosive final episode LIVE and on demand
If you're just joining reality all-star crossover "Survivor: Australia vs The World" – a.k.a season 13 of "Australian Survivor" – you're just in time for the Final (Episode 10) on Sunday September 7! While it airs exclusively in Australia, fans...

FIFA takes World Cup rights tenders to New Zealand, Pacific Islands
Soccer's global governing body FIFA has launched tender processes in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands covering the next three FIFA World Cups – two men's and one women's. Specifically, a tender has been launched covering the 2026 (Mexico, the...

‘Make every moment count’: Boxer to represent FSM, Guam in New York
Jake Albert, 26, an amateur boxer born on Guam, has started a GoFundMe campaign for $3,000 to represent the Federated States of Micronesia in an amateur boxing match in New York. The match is scheduled for Sept. 20 and is hosted by the historical...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 29 – September 4, 2025
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All set for Master Noly's 18th Taekwondo, martial arts tournament on Aug. 10
Some 40 local athletes competing in Olympic-style sparring and demonstrations will take centerstage at Master Noly’s 18th Taekwondo Sparring and Martial Arts Weapons Tournament on Aug. 10 at Micronesia Mall. Guam Taekwondo Center chief instructor...

Nominations roll in for the 2025 Berkshire Football Awards
Photo credit: Neil Graham. @NGSportsPhoto -- Nominations for this season’s Berkshire Football Awards have already hit the 150-mark as organisers prepare for this summer’s awards night at the Double-Barrelled Brewery in Reading on Wednesday, June...

How To Watch Survivor: Australia V The World Online From Anywhere ahead of Sunday's Final Episode
How To Watch Survivor: Australia vs The World Online Watch Survivor: Australia vs The World: Preview It’s been 10 years since Network 10 rebooted the most intense iteration of the iconic castaway competition, and Australian Survivor has been...

How a Tiny Caribbean Island Cashes in on the Global A.I. Boom
The population of Anguilla totals at less than 20,000. De Agostini via Getty Images The economy of Anguilla, a small British territory in the Caribbean, has long relied on a steady flow of tourism. In recent years, however, the A.I. boom has...

Dawn discipline
Timothy Asaivao IN the quiet, pre-dawn darkness of Saipan, while most of the island sleeps, Timothy L. Asaivao is already moving. The sea is still, reflecting the last stars of the night, as he and five teammates from the Marianas Outrigger Club...
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Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive) By Dalton Ross
It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the couch to play on Survivor: Panama — Exile Island. Little did Cirie Fields know then that she would become an immediate fan favorite and reality TV legend — a player so popular...

‘The very soul of his village’: State funeral honors former Agana Heights Mayor Paul McDonald
Elected leaders from around the island and the mayors of Saipan, Tinian and Rota all gathered at the Guam Congress Building Wednesday to honor the legacy of former Agana Heights Mayor Paul McDonald. For 32 years, McDonald served as the mayor of...

15th Belau Games pushed to 2026, officials urge Athletes to keep training
By: Summer Kennard Koror, Palau — “There is still so much to prepare, and through careful planning we concluded that the Belau Games will move to next year,” Secretary General of the Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC) Baklai Temengil said...

Melbourne Osaka Cup Update - Alive charges north
by Melbourne to Osaka Media 4 Apr 21:02 PDT 5 April 2025 Alive is on the move, gliding north like a great white shark, silently closing in on the fleet and picking off competitors one by one. The race now stretches over 2,500 nautical miles, with...

Call for Guam, CNMI artists to take part in Ta Nå’i Ånimu II exhibit
Hita Litekyan and Micronesia Climate Change Alliance are inviting artists based on Guam, Saipan, Tinian and Rota to submit proposals for Ta Nå’i Ånimu II: Sacred Waters, a continuation of the art exhibition series centering Indigenous creativity,...

Wednesday Discussion: The 2025 Cincy Jungle Census
We’re officially at that point in the offseason. Things have come to a screeching halt. With the draft less than a month away, teams — including the Cincinnati Bengals — have mostly pressed pause on free agency as they gear up for the big event....

A new chapter begins for APCC
Excitement and anticipation could be felt in the air on the afternoon of Aug. 29 as hundreds of folks gathered to take part in celebrating the grand opening of the newly built Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Handshakes, hugs, smiles and laughter...

The World's Least Visited Country is Sinking into the Sea
The most popular tourist destinations are, unsurprisingly, large, well-known countries. France, Spain, and the United States see hundreds of millions of visitors annually. Nations at the bottom of the list are a little more obscure, but Tuvalu is...

‘Survivor’ Season 50 Cast: See Which Stars Are Competing
Image Credit: Getty Images As Survivor gears up for its landmark 50th season—Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans—anticipation is already building. Set to premiere in spring 2026, the milestone season will bring back 24 returning players in a...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Portland, Oregon
Biggest sources of immigrants to Portland, Oregon Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Kansas City
Biggest sources of immigrants to Kansas City Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...