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Black Ferns prepared for tough encounter against Japan
Otago Daily Times
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August 29, 2025
The Black Ferns will be hoping they can keep blossoming in the hunt to defend their Women’s Rugby World Cup title. They looked good in their opening game of the tournament to dispatch Spain 54-8 in York last week. But there are always areas to...
FAST Party secures enough seats to form a Government, Laaulialemalietoa Calls for Peace and Harmony
Samoa Global News
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August 29, 2025
Faatuatua i Le Atua Samoa ua Tasi party Chairman, Hon Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt delivered an emotional live broadcast after preliminary results saw 28 seats secured by FAST candidates by the end of a long polling day. FAST...
Peaceful Pre-Polling Underway for Samoa’s General Elections
Samoa Global News
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August 27, 2025
Wednesday 27 August 2025, Toamua Faleata Samoa. Pre-polling for Samoa’s 2025 General Elections are underway with special booths set up across Upolu for all those eligible and had registered to cast their votes before the official polling date this...
Quiet in Samoa before Election Day
Talanei
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August 25, 2025
The 2025 General Elections in Samoa will be held this Friday, August 29, (Thursday local time) when 101,981 registered voters are expected to front up at polling booths around the country to cast a vote for the 51 seats of the 18th Parliament. Pre...
Aeau Tima Leavai Takes Falealupo Seat for HRPP
Samoa Global News
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August 29, 2025
29 August 2025, Samoa General Elections. Aeau Leota Fuimaono Tima Leavai has won the Falealupo seat with unofficial result of 349 votes, placing her 66 votes head of FAST party’s Seufata Eteuati Sulutolu with 283. FAST party woman candidate,...
First time voter found someone cast his vote at pre-polling
Talamua
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August 29, 2025
By Lance Polu/ Apia, Samoa – 30 August 2025 – As a first-time voter, Joshua Joseph Tevaga of Afiamalu, made sure it was a significant and special moment. For that reason, the 22-year-old with disability decided not to register for pre-polling in...
No official Preliminary Result of election declared
Talamua
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August 29, 2025
By Staff Reporters/ Apia, Samoa – 30 August 2025: It was 2.21am this (Saturday) morning and the media were still waiting for the Office of the Electoral Commission (OEC) to declare the official preliminary results of yesterday’s national...
SolFa Music: Celebrating Samoa and China’s 50 Years of Friendship
Samoa Global News
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August 26, 2025
In celebration of the 50-year friendship between China and Samoa, SolFa Music Samoa Inc. paid tribute by hosting His Excellency Fei Mingxing, his esteemed Lady, and the entire Chinese Embassy in Samoa for an afternoon of camaraderie and...
What does success look like for England v Samoa?
BBC
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August 26, 2025
With England overwhelming favourites to beat Samoa in their second Women's Rugby World Cup pool game, BBC Sport pundits Simon Middleton and Katy Daley-Mclean debate what success would look like for the Red Roses from that encounter. WATCH MORE:...
Fiji, Samoa players hit with three-match World Cup bans
PerthNow
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August 26, 2025
Fiji prop Bulou Vasuturaga and Samoa centre Melina Grace Salale have received three-match bans for their red cards at the Women's Rugby World Cup. They will miss the rest of the pool matches for their teams. Both went on as second-half...
Fiji and Samoa players get 3-match bans for Women’s Rugby World Cup red cards
Winnipeg Free Press
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August 26, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Fiji prop Bulou Vasuturaga and Samoa center Melina Grace Salale have received three-match bans for their red cards at the Women’s Rugby World Cup. They will miss the rest of the pool matches for their teams. Both went on as...
The best tours for solo travellers, whether you’re a newbie or not
The Times
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There’s something about “going solo” that still feels a little renegade, so that when people return with tales of their time alone abroad, we sit and listen with a little awe — and so we should. It pops the protective bubble you’d keep if...
Changes to Syllabus as Schools resume next week
Talamua
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August 26, 2025
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 26 August 2025: There will be changes in the school syllabus and its programmes when schools resume next Monday, 01 September 2025 after a five-week closure due to the dengue fever outbreak. The changes highlighted...
Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025
Lethbridge Herald
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August 24, 2025
By Canadian Press on August 23, 2025. Saturday’s Scoreboard CFL Calgary 32 Saskatchewan 15 Toronto 52 B.C. 34 — NFL Pre-Season Baltimore 30 Washington 3 Denver 28 New Orleans 19 Houston 26 Detroit 7 Indianapolis 41 Cincinnati 14 Cleveland 19 L.A....
Coast Guard, partners conclude Operation Ika Moana in Samoa
Seapower Magazine
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August 25, 2025
Boats crews comprising Samoan Police Maritime Wing officers, U.S. Coast Guard Mobile Training Team members, and Operation Ika Moana participants conduct training offshore Apia, Samoa, Aug. 12, 2025. During Operation Ika Moana, patrol boat crews...
Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Australia v Samoa
Talking Rugby Union
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Highlights from the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool A clash between Australia and Samoa, held at the Salford Community Stadium in Salford, Lancashire on 23 August 2025. These images capture the intensity, passion, and skill on display as both...
Campaigning over - Samoa gets ready to vote in 'unpredictable' election
RNZ
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August 25, 2025
Samoans will vote for their next government on Friday. Photo: RNZ Pacific Samoan voters will head to the polls in a national election on Friday described as one of the country's "most unpredictable", with no clear favourite. Election campaigning...
Gabby Logan’s Kids Are Taking The Sports World by Storm
Ruck
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August 25, 2025
Gabby Logan, one of TV’s most recognisable faces, and her husband, rugby legend Kenny Logan, are a truly unbeatable sporting duo. Gabby’s journey from gymnast representing Wales and Great Britain to acclaimed sports broadcaster is remarkable....
Samoa show there is far more to this Women’s Rugby World Cup than winning in 73-0 defeat to Australia
Rugby World
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August 23, 2025
The other two sides in England's pool battled it out at Salford Community Stadium on Saturday Maybe there is more to this game than just winning. If ever you wanted an example of that then Saturday’s Pool A clash at the Salford Community Stadium...
Three children return to Samoa after life-saving heart surgeries in Fiji
Samoa Global News
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August 25, 2025
Source: Samoa High Commission in Suva. Three children have returned to Samoa after undergoing life-saving heart surgeries in Suva, Fiji. Supported by Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital Gift of Life surgical mission, the children all...