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Aranui Cruises expands fleet with new ship

Travel Weekly · April 3, 2025

Aranui Cruises has announced the addition of a second ship to its fleet with the construction of a new passenger-freighter vessel underway at Huanghai Shipbuilding facility in Shandong, China. The 116m-long Aranoa cruises the French Polynesia from...

Researchers sound alarm after witnessing troubling shift in shark behavior near tourist hotspots: 'They were essentially eating junk food'

The Cool Down - Oregon · April 4, 2025

"An unpredictable, low-quality diet at feeding sites may be making it harder for female sharks." by Mike TaylorApril 4, 2025 Reef sharks in French Polynesia are suffering from being fed by tourists. What's happening? A study published in Animal...

A Man Gives Up Everything To Sail The World

850 WFTL - Florida · May 28, 2025

Share: An Oregon man, who has captivated social media audiences with his daring sailboat journey across the Pacific Ocean with his cat, Phoenix, has found some new sponsors backing his voyage. Oliver Widger and Phoenix arrived in Waikiki, Hawaii...

Oregon man who quit job to sail with his cat gets sponsors, plans Roblox game with e.l.f.

KVAL - Oregon ·

HONOLULU — The Oregon man who captivated social media audiences with his daring sailboat journey across the Pacific Ocean with his cat, Phoenix, has found some new sponsors backing his voyage. Oliver Widger and Phoenix arrived in Waikiki, Hawaii...

Sailing the Pacific With Phoenix the Cat

Explorersweb · May 27, 2025

Oliver Widger and his cat Phoenix have sailed across the Pacific Ocean from Oregon to Hawaii. Widger had no prior sailing experience but taught himself all the skills necessary to navigate across the ocean with just his beloved pet for company....

Maybe Money Can't Buy Happiness, But It Can Buy Longevity...

Zero Hedge ·

How long you live depends a lot on where you’re born... Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao illustrates this phenomenon in the above map, which uses 2025 life expectancy at birth projections from the UN World Population Prospects published last year....

Man Evacuated From Cruise Ship After Suffering Multiple Strokes Reunites with Coast Guards Who Saved Him

People - New York ·

A 72-year-old Wisconsin man who was rushed to hospital after suffering four strokes while on a cruise has been reunited with the two members of the Coast Guard who helped in his time of need. Greg Tomensky was 10 days into a 35-day excursion...

Netflix adapts Steinbeck's 'East of Eden,' starring Florence Pugh

KSBW 8 - California · May 26, 2025

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How natural solutions can help islands survive sea level rise

Canada's National Observer · May 25, 2025

Today, coconut trees make up more than half of forests on Pacific atoll islands. Seabirds that evolved to nest in the bends and forks of tree branches find few places to nest in a palm tree’s lone vertical trunk, and birds that nest on the ground...

Man Who Quit Corporate Job to Sail the World With His Cat Arrives in Hawaii

TODAY · May 24, 2025

Oliver Widger and his cat, Phoenix, have made it to Hawaii after a monthlong sailing expedition that has gone viral on social media. Widger, who quit the corporate world to literally seek new shores, departed from Warrenton Marina on the coast of...

Van Nistelrooy vows to return

The National News ·

MADRID // The Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has vowed to fight back from a career-threatening knee injury and return to action next season. The Dutchman, 32, had surgery on his right knee this week in the United States and told the...

Oregon Man Sails to Hawaii, Celebrates Dream with Cat

Times News Global · May 26, 2025

WAIKIKI, Hawaii — Oliver Widger, a 29-year-old from Oregon known as @sailing_with_phoenix on TikTok, arrived in Hawaii on Saturday after a daring journey across the Pacific Ocean. Widger’s adventure began in late April when he decided to quit his...

Scientific collaboration and knowledge-sharing is essential

Pacific News Service ·

By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal The United Nations Ocean Conference(UNOC2022) has heard scientific collaboration and knowledge-sharing is essential to protecting humanity’s shared ocean heritage. Speaking at the UNOC2022, Nauru representative...

UPSC Prelims 2025 Special: Revision Checklist for important International Organisations and Places in News that aspirants shouldn’t miss

The Indian Express · May 21, 2025

Are You Prelims Ready? The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025 is scheduled for May 25. With the clock ticking, revising Current Affairs—especially International Bodies and Places in News—is crucial for every aspirant. Here’s a...

I'm a boomer who didn't want to return to the corporate world after sailing the Pacific and traveling in an RV. Freelancing was the answer.

Business Insider · April 27, 2025

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 62-year-old freelancer Melissa Harlow. It's been edited for length and clarity. Before I freelanced, I was the manager of the home caregiver department at our local trauma center and medical...

Oregon man who quit job to sail with cat arrives in Hawaii

CBS News ·

Oliver Widger, an Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix, reached his destination Saturday, welcomed by cheering fans at the end of a weekslong journey that...

Fifteen game-changing hotel openings to get excited about

Brisbane Times · May 24, 2025

Japan’s first property from Fairmont Hotels & Resorts opens July 1. In the Shibaura district, it occupies floors 35 to 43 of the Blue Front Shibaura South Tower. Blue Front Shibaura is a 4.7-hectare development designed by renowned architect...

When Does Coral Have Sex? Citizen Scientists Snorkel To Find Out

Forbes ·

Snorkelers observe coral spawning in French Polynesia.Courtesy of Association Tama no te tairoto © Pauline Legrand I dove off the back of our sailboat into the warm waters of the South Pacific just after sunrise. My husband and 10 year-old son...

Samoa declares a dengue fever outbreak

Talanei · April 21, 2025

Samoa’s Ministry of Health last week declared a dengue fever outbreak following the confirmed death of a 12 yr old boy from dengue and 15 confirmed cases in the last two weeks. An official statement from the Director General of Health Aiono Dr...

Mapped: Life Expectancy by Country in 2025

Visual Capitalist · May 22, 2025

Mapped: Life Expectancy by Country in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Western European...