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Guam emerges to find ‘major mess’ from Typhoon Mawar

Authorities in the US territory of about 150,000 people had urged residents to take shelter ahead of storm’s arrival.

Al Jazeera

Typhoon Mawar is triple threat to US Pacific territory Guam

Residents and US military bases across Guam braced against the potentially devastating impact from Typhoon Mawar as the Category 4-strength storm clipped the northern tip of the Pacific island.

Tribune News Service

A typhoon just lashed Guam. What does federal relief look like for a U.S. territory?

Guam still faces dangerous winds and flash floods as the powerful storm moves away from the island. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero spoke to Morning Edition about damage so far and federal help on the way.

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Guam braces for potentially ‘catastrophic’ Super Typhoon Mawar

Guam is bracing to be hit by the potentially “catastrophic” Super Typhoon Mawar.

Tribune News Service

Climate change makes Typhoon Mawar more dangerous

The giant storm formed over abnormally warm water in the Pacific. And sea level rise makes storm surge even more dangerous to residents of Guam and the Mariana Islands.

WEKU

Guam residents shelter, military scuttles ships as Super Typhoon Mawar closes in

A spokesperson for Naval Base Guam says officials are preparing for what could be the most powerful typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in two decades

The Independent UK

US island territory of Guam braces for incoming typhoon

Shelters in the US territory are beginning to fill in anticipation of a powerful storm named Typhoon Mawar.

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Guam braces for "direct hit"from Typhoon Mawar

Forecasters warn the eye of the storm was expected to pass over central or northern Guam and "linger like a bad cold."

Axios

Guam prepares for possible ‘direct hit’ from Typhoon Mawar

Residents are being urged to stay at home with the powerful storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Guam braces to take a hit from Typhoon Mawar as the storm heads toward the Pacific US territory

Guam's governor is urging residents to stay home and is warning the island could take a direct hit from Typhoon Mawar

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: Guam and Philippines brace for Typhoon Mawar

Typhoon projected to affect US territory of Guam as early as Tuesday. Elsewhere, Europe is heating up

The Guardian - UK

‘You sometimes feel like Noah’: the London zoo team bidding to save doomed species

The birth of a Socorro dove, extinct in the wild, has boosted conservationists’ hopes of rewilding captive species

The Guardian - UK

Vanuatu set to enter global cannabis market after passing cultivation, export laws – but some remain sceptical

Vanuatu businesses can now apply for licenses to grow and sell medical cannabis and hemp, but there is concern the plan could lead to social instability.

ABC News

'Cook the world': Sweetwater chef introduces students to multicultural cuisines

PITTSBURGH — Andrew Alvarez's immigrant parents had high standards. From an early age, he knew they hoped a career in medicine or engineering would follow his 2004 graduation from Quaker Valley High School.

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Lawmakers eye opportunities as Philippines base access expands

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers say the Pentagon’s newly unlocked access to a handful of additional bases in the Philippines will boost the United States’ ability to deter Chinese aggression while deepening collaboration with a key ally in the region.

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Lawmakers eye opportunities as Philippines base access expands - Roll Call

Lawmakers say the Pentagon’s new access to additional bases in the Philippines will boost its ability to deter Chinese aggression.

Bangkok Post

Have we solved the floaty-bag problem?

The United States has been having "a bit of a floaty-bag problem over its airspace", as South Africa's Daily Maverick news site put it.

Tribune News Service

As Republicans end remote testimony, Democrats worry about diversity

WASHINGTON — Remote testimony saved Guam officials about 48 hours and nearly $2,000 in round-trip airfare for a one-hour hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee last year. It allowed a doctor to testify about female veterans’ access to medical care before the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and then perform surgery…

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‘Definitely not a Republican wave, that is for darn sure’: Lindsey Graham on midterm elections

‘I was in charge of Guam, so I want to take credit for that,’ joked US Senator from South Carolina

ABC News

China slams planned US Air Force deployment of six B-52 bombers to northern Australia

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticises the planned deployment of US B-52 bombers to Tindal Air Base in the Northern Territory and says the move will increase regional tensions.

Reuters

American B-1B bombers land in Guam to 'deter adversaries' and reassure allies

U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers landed in Guam this week in the long-range aircraft's second deployment to the island this year amid regional tension over Taiwan and the looming prospect of a new North Korean nuclear test.

ABC News

This island territory wants a seat at the Pacific's 'top table'. But who is pulling the strings?

The government of Guam rejects suggestions Washington is behind the United States territory's bid to join the Pacific's peak diplomatic body.

France 24

Military muscle-flexing in North Korea: Breaking down the latest spate of missile launches

North Korea's latest spate of missile launches has put its neighbours on edge. The barrage of weapons tests includes one that flew over Japan in the longest-ever recorded distance, capable of reaching the US territory of Guam. The latest show of force comes after Kim Jong Un's regime passed a…

ABC News

Basketballer Sienna Lehmann on path from young regional star to green and gold success

Basketball Australia says the 15 year old player is "one to watch" when she represents Australia in the Oceania Championships in Guam in November.

ABC News

Guam, America's forgotten speck of an island in the Pacific, is the new front line against China

As China flexes its air strength at Taiwan and builds navy capacity at unprecedented speed, the United States is bolstering defences on its most important military outpost in the western Pacific: the tropical island of Guam.

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