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Travel the world with Oceania Cruises
Cruise Passenger
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April 30, 2025
Sponsored by Oceania Cruises Whether you are a newly retired corporate chief or a digital nomad with plans to work remotely from your ship, going on a world cruise is a life-changing adventure. Oceania Cruises’ 2027 Around the World Cruise offers...
Fisherman found alive after drifting over 90 days at sea says he survived eating birds, turtles and cockroaches CBS News A Peruvian fisherman was found alive after drifting at sea for 94 days. The fisherman had set sail on Dec. 7, but bad weather…
News9 - Oklahoma
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A Peruvian fisherman was found alive after drifting at sea for 94 days, a navy official said Saturday, as he was discharged from hospital following his ordeal. Maximo Napa, 61, was rescued in his small fishing boat on Tuesday after being spotted...
The digital nomads and wealthy retirees moving to super-luxe residential megayachts for a neverending cruise
AOL
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In 2019, the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan created Comedian, a series of three identical pieces, each consisting of a fresh banana diagonally duct-taped to a wall. One is at the Guggenheim. Another was devoured by cryptocurrency platform...
Listening to whales is key to their conservation
Mongabay
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April 29, 2025
Biological oceanographer John Ryan joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss his team’s multiyear study that examined vocalizations of baleen whales, including blue (Balaenoptera musculus), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and fin whales (Balaenoptera...
9 Summer Ecotourism Destinations And Activities
Forbes
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Ecotourism helps protect the environment in many ways. Costa Elena Ecotourism, a form of responsible travel to natural areas that focuses on environmental conservation, is growing by leaps and bounds. The global ecotourism market is expected to...
Sustainable Waste Actions to make a difference in our Pacific
Pacific News Service
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Solutions for sustainable waste actions in used oil management, marine debris and disaster wastes will be in place across the Pacific islands through a special project that began in 2020. The Committing to Sustainable Waste Actions in the Pacific...
Macron: France owes ‘debt’ to Polynesians over nuclear tests
Pacific News Service
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French President Emmanuel Macron has reasserted his nation’s presence in the Pacific on a visit to French Polynesia, a trip aimed at countering growing Chinese dominance in the region. The trip was also designed to underline the French...
I dumped stressful NHS job for new life in budget holiday paradise…rent is £150, a meal out is £2 & my garden is a beach
The Sun
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April 24, 2025
WALKING back from her daily shop Beth Maitland, 32, isn't worried about traffic jams, beeping horns or the cost-of-living crisis. She’s more concerned about a local elephant trying to steal her bag of fruit. 16 Beth Maitland, 32, has no regrets...
All But 7 Countries Faced Unsafe Air Pollution Levels in 2024: Report
Earth.Org
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March 12, 2025
Chad recorded the highest annual PM2.5 concentration at 91.8µg/m3, significantly higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended safe level of 5µg/m3. — Only seven countries in the world, or less than 4%, had air quality levels at or below...
Shark Attacks on Humans Aren’t Always What They Seem, Scientists Say
Gizmodo
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April 25, 2025
Sharks might not be as responsible for rare human bites as we assumed. In a study released today, scientists argue that at least some shark bites should be considered a form of self-defense. Marine biologists from France led the research,...
Influencers 'are to blame for rise in shark attacks': Scientists say they 'can't believe we have to tell people not to grab an 18-foot predator'
Daily Mail
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April 25, 2025
Influencers are to blame for a recent rise in shark attacks, according to scientists who say they 'can't believe we have to tell people not to grab an 18-foot predator'. Social media posts encouraging tourists to stroke the creatures have led them...
21 Best Documentaries on Apple TV+ (April 2025)
The Cinemaholic
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April 26, 2025
In the vast landscape of cinematic storytelling, while fictional narratives whisk us away to fantastical realms and captivating tales, documentaries anchor us with the weight of truth, raw and unfiltered. They bridge reality’s intricacies and our...
Selfie-seeking tourists blamed for ‘dangerous rise in shark attacks’
LBC
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25 April 2025, 10:47 Great white shark ready to attack a scuba diver taking a selfie. Picture: Alamy Selfie-obsessed tourists are fuelling a dangerous rise in shark attacks it's been claimed, following a string of recent deadly incidents around...
How Can Sustainable Tourism Save Coral Reefs, A Look Beyond The Criticism
Forbes
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Man scuba diver checking beautiful colorful healthy coral reef. getty Island tourism in destinations like the Maldives, Bahamas and Thailand often faces criticism for its impact on coral reefs. Critics say that developing tourism in a previously...
Aging and Addicted to Opioids
Utne Reader
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When Bert Mitchell remembers his motor-vehicle accident in February 2003, the 67-year-old can still see the two tractor-trailers jackknifed ahead of him on Highway 401, just north of Cobourg, Ontario, where he lives. As Mitchell careened toward...
This is where you will find the cleanest air in the world; India 5th most polluted country
The Indian Express
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March 11, 2025
Only seven countries in the world met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines for annual average PM2.5 levels, according to the 2024 World Air Quality Report. The countries that met the WHO guideline of 5 μg/m3, the annual average...
The Secret Shark Highway Of Palmyra: Tracking Their Evening Commute
Forbes
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FRENCH POLYNESIA - JULY 03: Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), Carcharhiniformes, ... [+] Manihi, Tuamotus, French Polynesia. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)De Agostini via Getty Images Sharks are known for their solitary and...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – Apr. 18-24, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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April 24, 2025
Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security ‘Pope of the People’: Pacific mourns pontiff’s passing (PMN) Pacific Islands Forum Troika leaders write to US President Trump (Solomon Star) Pacific ‘needs predictability’ in a ‘changing...
We're springing our clocks forward this weekend. But is it worth it?
Business Insider
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March 8, 2025
Welcome back to our Saturday edition! One dietician figured out how to make quick and easy meals in the air fryer without sacrificing health benefits. Find out her eight favorite dishes. On the agenda: But first: The time tug-of-war. If this was...
七尾市（石川県）Nanao City
PreventionWeb
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April 23, 2025
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