Oceania Nauru The Nauru women's national rugby team has been selected for the Oceania Rugby 7s tournament and the 2023 Pacific Games
Oceania Australia Last month, the US, Australia and the UK unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines starting in the early 2030s to counter China's Indo-Pacific ambitions; UK visit is now ongoing
Oceania Marshall Islands The twice-postponed Micronesian Games will be held from 15 to 24 June 2024 in Majuro, Marshall Islands
Oceania Tonga A major magnitude 7,6 earthquake that hit Tonga earlier this morning was felt on the country main islands including Pago Pago, but no tsunami alert has been issued; the epicenter was located 95 km NW of Hihifo, Niuas, at a depth of 210km
Oceania Micronesia The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia came into force on 10 May 1979 and the date is celebrate as Constitution Day
Oceania Samoa The popular social media app TikTok will not be banned, said government, distancing itself from the many nations, including New Zealand, that banned the app on all government devices
Oceania Solomon Islands The 84 recruiter candidates, representing the 9 provinces, who have been approved by the Commissioner's office have been published
Oceania Marshall Islands Stevens Elementary School, with more than 30 Marshallese students, reflects the Marshallese population of Spokane County, in Washington State, which has about 5.000 residents
Oceania Australia Australia is taking stock of changes in the population's habits brought about by the pandemic; for example, families have moved to cheaper homes in regional and outer metropolitan areas to take advantage of the shift to more flexible working arrangements
Oceania New Zealand The country has launched a bid to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, sharing a new comedy single
Oceania Palau Several employers complain that many foreign workers have abandoned their contracts in Palau after obtaining US visas from the US Embassy in Palau
Oceania Kiribati The island of Kiritimati (Christmas) in Kiribati welcomed its first international travellers in over three years when Fiji Airways resumed its weekly scheduled service to this fishing destination