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Last update: 10 hours agoDeep-Sea Governance: Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) has raised Cook Islands concerns at the International Seabed Authority, pushing back on a U.S. company’s bid for a seabed mining exploration licence in the South Penrhyn Basin—an enclave of international waters surrounded by Cook Islands, Kiribati and French Polynesia. Diabetes Watch: A new global snapshot flags diabetes as a fast-growing Pacific health risk, with the latest IDF Diabetes Atlas data placing Pakistan at the top and listing the Marshall Islands among the highest-prevalence countries. Ocean Safety & Innovation: Ocean conservationist Dr. Sylvia Earle says modern deep-sea travel can be “safer than flying” if vehicles are properly certified, and notes her “Honu” submersible is planned for dives in French Polynesia later this year. Road Safety (Fatal Crash): A 41-year-old woman from French Polynesia died after a trike motorcycle collided with a commercial truck in Westbrook, Maine; a 59-year-old woman driving the trike was seriously injured, while the truck driver was not hurt.
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