Oceania Australia The country is experiencing its third hottest summer on record, with the Bureau of Meteorology stating that only summers 2018-19 and 2019-20 have been hotter; Australia's three hottest seasons have occurred in the past six years
Oceania Nauru The governments of Nauru and the Marshall Islands have signed a memorandum of understanding on air services that facilitates negotiations for the operation of Nauru Airlines on the Majuro-Honolulu route
Oceania Vanuatu The Government of Vanuatu will pay VT 10.103.130 (€76.941)for damages suffered by Vanuatu Ferry Limited after it refused entry to Port Vila of one of its vessels and crew members under the State of Emergency Regulation Order 2020
Oceania Solomon Islands Pacific Tourism Organisation launched the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative and introduced the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Indicators Framework in the Solomon Islands
Oceania Tonga 81,5% of Tongan women over the age of 20 suffer from obesity; the figure makes Tonga first in the world ranking for women suffering from obesity according to a study published by Lancet medical journal
Oceania Tuvalu Democracy and loyalty are the reasons why the new PM preferred Taiwan to Beijing, he declared
Oceania Samoa The Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development under its Aged Care Budget signed financial support for the Mapuifagalele and Logoipulotu Home for the Elderly
Oceania Kiribati US lawmakers have expressed concern over Kirabati's use of Chinese police for security, just as the US State Department warns that such cooperation could pose new risks to the country
Oceania Australia Meta announced that it will also close Facebook news tabs in Australia, after noticing that enough people were not visiting the platform to read the news
Oceania Solomon Islands Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Manele and H.E. Yoshiaki, Ambassador of Japan to the Solomon Islands, reaffirmed the growing friendship between the two countries at a reception to celebrate the Japanese Emperor's 64th birthday
Oceania Micronesia A new study has found that corals on remote atolls in the Federated States of Micronesia are more resistant to bleaching than those on the main islands
Oceania Tonga The Tonga National Under-20 Rugby Team visited the Prime Minister, Hon Hu'akavameiliku, at the St George Building, ahead of their departure for New Zealand to participate in a new age-grade competition
Oceania New Zealand Possible serious adverse effects, along with concerns about efficacy and protection period, lead to hesitation about the vaccine according to a New Zealand study by researchers at the University of Auckland prompted by low vaccination rates after COVID-19