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Date: 2022-09-30

Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, annetteboardman, jck, Rise above the swamp, and Besame. Alumni editors include (but are not limited to) Man Oh Man, wader, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), ScottyUrb, Interceptor 7, Neon Vincent, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Please feel free to share your articles and stories in the comments.

We begin with an area of the world we don’t talk about too much, the Pacific islands. First up, this from Newsweek:

Solomon Islands Sides With U.S. in Major Blow to China's Pacific Ambitions Jack Dutton By The Solomon Islands has joined the U.S. Pacific Partnership, despite initially refusing to sign the declaration, in a major blow to China's ambitions in the region. A joint statement issued by the White House on Thursday confirmed the pact between 15 states, including the U.S., the Solomon Islands, the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea and others. "Today, in the face of a worsening climate crisis and an increasingly complex geopolitical environment, we recommit ourselves to working together in genuine partnership to address the mounting challenges of our time," the joint statement said.

From the New Zealand Herald:

Cook Islands clarify confusing day-off, ask employers to act in 'good faith' By Thomas Bywater The Cook Islands government has had to issue a special clarification: Tomorrow is, in fact, not a public holiday. But they would like people to treat it as one. The week before her funeral, the Prime Minister Mark Brown announced that 30 September would be a one-off public holiday to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

Unfortunately, his cabinet were quick to point out, he did not have the power to do so.

From Channel 10 in Rochester (NBC, from the AP):

Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protections By LAGIPOIVA CHERELLE JACKSON APIA, Samoa (AP) — When and if an island nation fully submerges due to rising seas, what happens to the nationalities of its citizens? This and other related questions are being considered by island nations advocating for changes to international law as climate change threatens their existence.

From The Independent:

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