Facing possible erasure due to climate change, Tuvalu aims to tackle the issue by becoming “the first digital nation.” ...

Tuvalu plans to build a digital version of itself in the metaverse. Foreign Minister Simon Kofe made the announcement at the COP27 climate summit. The Pacific island nation will be the first country ...

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Journey through Musical Storyland, where children’s favourite fairy tales and traditional folktales are re-imagined with magical music performed by musicians of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Sun, ...

Aid agencies say many living in slum accommodation are especially at risk in the poor Pacific nation of 270,000, as well as those in remote outlying islands. The Vanuatu Disaster Management Office ...

June 16, 2026 • New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none. June 12, 2026 • Ditching ...

June 12, 2026 • Thirty years ago, Brad Nowell, the lead singer of '90s ska band Sublime, died of an overdose. His son Jakob was an infant. He's now Sublime's lead singer, releasing the band's first ...

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