Cook Islands

Alcaraz and Djokovic headline the first clay-court ATP Masters 1000 event of the year

The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, a…

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the newly discovered structures.

Can the Pilgrims produce another giant killing?

The Cook Islands' prime minister survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, blaming "misinformation" from former colonial ruler New Zealand for destabilizing his Pacific country.The parliament voted 13-to-9 against the motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Mark Brown's government, sparked by a ...

FRANKFURT, Germany — Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure. Finnish police and border guards boarded the vessel, the Eagle S, early

People living in the Pacific nation are divided on whether to push ahead with deep-sea mining for polymetallic nodules.

Flying to this European capital city could get more pricey next year if a proposed budget is approved that calls for big increases in airline passenger taxes.

Sea levels are rising faster in the western tropical Pacific because of where the melting ice from western Antarctica heads, warmer waters, and ocean currents, UN officials said.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is putting out yet another climate SOS to the world

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is putting out yet another climate SOS to the world

Some athletes will cover over 11,500 miles to reach the 2024 Olympics in Paris, according to a recent study. Here's how this year's Olympians are reaching the…

Polynesian Indigenous groups sign treaty they hope will lead to greater protections

In 1934, American entomologist Elwood Zimmerman, then an undergraduate student at Berkeley, participated in the "Mangarevan expedition" to Polynesia. Among the samples he collected were three tiny (4 mm long), orange-brown solitary bees found on tahetahe flowers in the Tuamotu Archipelago.

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (IPS) - Small Island Developing States, or SIDS, have long been pioneers in international development, often compelled by the challenges they face. Positioned on the frontlines of climate change, they lead efforts in mitigation, adaptation, and advocacy, and despite their geographical dispersion, they are innovating approaches to resilience and sustainability.

Scientists suggest that at least 1,300-1,500 bird species (around 12% of the total) have gone extinct since the Late Pleistocene epoch, with 55% of these extinctions undiscovered.

Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen's efforts to turn American Samoa's soccer into a World Cup qualifier are dramatized in "Next Goal Wins."

South Korean opposition lawmakers have sharply criticized the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant

Local fishing organizations and neighboring nations oppose Japan's wastewater release plan due to safety concerns.

Progress roundup: From Uzbekistan to Cook Islands, evolving views on behavior and relationships yield legal protection for battered partners and gay men.