Underdogs sometimes beat overwhelming odds to challenge the bigger power. For them, spirit matters more than strength. A similar scene is unfolding in Indo-Pacific.

How tiny Pacific nations are standing up to China

The tiny Pacific nation of Nauru has congratulated itself for a "world record" COVID-19 vaccination drive which resulted in all its adult population receiving their first jab.

Nauru says it vaccinated all adults against Covid in 'world record' effort

A young grey whale lost in the Mediterranean, tens of thousands of miles away from its natural habitat in the Pacific ocean, is desperately seeking its way home, but biologists are worried it may not survive.

Lost in the Mediterranean, Wally the whale desperately seeks way home to California

25,000 barrels of toxic DDT waste has been discovered in the pacific. It was dumped for years by Californian industries, putting marine life at severe risk. Shouldn't U.S. 'clean up' before preaching Climate Action?

Gravitas: 25,000 barrels of DDT discovered in Pacific

Calling his country as "heart of the Indian ocean", Maldives Foreign minister Abdulla Shahid has called for a "peaceful, prosperous and stable" which is an "essential factor" for the "prosperity of Maldives". Speaking exclusively to our Principal Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal during his ongoing Delhi visit, FM Abdulla said, "we will work with all our neighbors in making sure" the region continues to be peaceful."

"Important to have peaceful Indian Ocean", says Maldives FM Abdulla Shah

Japan will release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Tokyo says the water will be filtered and diluted to safe levels first. But Japan's citizens and neighbours are opposing the plan. WION's Palki Sharma tells you why.

Gravitas: Japan to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean

A vessel has reached the deepest known shipwreck in the world in the Pacific Ocean. It was able to find the USS Johnston, which lies 6.5 km (4 miles) beneath the Philippine Sea, reports BBC.

Submersible reaches to deepest known shipwreck

Scientists just discovered a new kind of rock under the Pacific Ocean. Led by an international team, scientists drilled over a kilometre long hole in the ocean and extracted an array of stones.

New kind of rock from 49 million years ago was just discovered under Pacific Ocean

A sailor spent over 14 hours in an old fishing buoy before he was rescued from the Pacific Ocean. Vidam Perevertilov, a Lithuanian engineer, was onboard Silver Supporter, a cargo ship, during a routine supply run from Tauranga, New Zealand to the Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory last week.

Sailor rescued 14 hours after he fell off ship in Pacific Ocean

Human activities have always had an impact on nature. Although there has been increased awareness and efforts to mitigate the effects lately, more needs to be done.

US Navy Sonar may be causing whale beachings in Pacific: Study

In a fresh development in tussle between US and China in South China Sea, the US said on Friday that it will deploy coast guard patrol ships in western Pacific Ocean to counter Chinese activities in disputed fishing grounds of South China Sea.

US to deploy coast guard to tackle China's 'illegal' fishing in South China Sea

The United States and Vietnam fought a war for 19 years, and ultimately the americans had to accept defeat and pull back troops. Winston Churchill called Mahatma Gandhi a 'half naked fakir', but the British raj crumbled before the Mahatma and they had to leave India.

Solomon's province Malaita seeks independence from China

The Indonesian government has condemned a Chinese fishing company for their "inhuman" behaviour towards their nationals. The company is alleged to treat its Indonesian workers as virtual slaves which led to the death of three of them.

Indonesian govt condemns Chinese fishing company for 'inhuman' behaviour towards their fishermen

Four people have survived 32 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean by eating coconuts and drinking rainwater in a tribulation that claimed the lives of eight of their companions.

Four people survive 32 days adrift in Pacific by eating coconuts and drinking rainwater

The increment in Pacific Ocean's acidic quotient is dissolving parts of the shells of the Dungeness crabs living in its coastal water, a new study found. The lower pH levels in the ocean are also damaging their sensory organs.

Pacific Ocean's astringency dissolving Dungeness crabs' shells: Study

At the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo, workers in protective suits are still removing radioactive material from reactors that melted down after an earthquake and tsunami knocked out its power and cooling nearly nine years ago.

In an Olympic year, Japan faces decision over contaminated Fukushima water

Taiwan moved thousands of people to safety on Wednesday as the island braced for its first typhoon this year, as airlines cancelled domestic flights and authorities issued warnings about floods and high seas.

Taiwan issues warnings for year's first typhoon as thousands evacuated

The US Coast Guard says a cutter interdicted a submarine suspected of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean in June. A video shows Coast Guard officers boarding the submarine and ordering those insides to open the hatch. The seizure by the US Coast Guard Cutter Munro was one of a number that occurred recently in the Pacific Ocean.

US Coast Guard seizes alleged drug sub in Pacific

Gunmen have massacred as many as 18 people including women and children in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, apparently the latest victims of a tribal feud, and Prime Minister James Marape vowed on Wednesday to hunt down the killers.

Gunmen massacre 18, including children, in Papua New Guinea attack

When solar eclipse plunged Argentina, Peru and Chile into darkness

Japan's air force on Monday said spatial disorientation likely caused one of its pilots to fly his F-35 stealth fighters into the Pacific Ocean in April, hitting the water at more than 1,100 kph (683 mph).

Pilot disorientation likely cause of F-35 crash in April: Japan military

At the age of 72, adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin has succeeded in crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel, using just the tides, winds and ocean currents. He has just set foot on French soil, after 127 days and 5,800 kilometres at sea, yet he is already dreaming about setting off again in his barrel to try to cross the Pacific Ocean.

Sailor who crossed Atlantic ocean in a barrel recounts adventure

As nuclear explosions go, the US "Cactus" bomb test in May 1958 was relatively small -- but it has left a lasting legacy for the Marshall Islands in a dome-shaped radioactive dump.

Under the dome: Fears Pacific nuclear 'coffin' is leaking

Victor Vescovo, a retired naval officer, made the unsettling discovery as he descended nearly 6.8 miles (35,853 feet/10,928 meters) to a point in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench that is the deepest place on Earth, his expedition said in a statement on Monday. His dive went 52 feet (16 meters) lower than the previous deepest descent in the trench in 1960.

Deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine

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