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Ten Businesses You Could Buy to Escape the Apocalypse
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 11, 2025
London, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 2025 we live in an increasingly unstable world, where many people are searching for financial and personal security. If you’re looking for a chance to reset and escape somewhere a bit less chaotic,...
Experts: Tonga Volcano Eruption Triggers Unprecedented Climate Impacts
MENAFN
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April 30, 2025
(MENAFN) The 2022 Hunga volcano eruption in Tonga unleashed an extraordinary steam plume, causing unprecedented climate effects, primarily driven by water vapor rather than sulfur, according to New Zealand and Tongan scientists. In a collaborative...
Rutger Bosland, Pioneering Engineer and Technical Lead on Development of TMC’s Nodule Collection System, Joins Company to Drive Commercial Readiness
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 15, 2025
Rutger Bosland, the engineer and technical lead who oversaw the design, build and successful test deployment of Allseas’ integrated nodule collection system, joins TMC to lead offshore innovation and scale its technologies for commercial...
The Metals Company to Apply for Permits under Existing U.S. Mining Code for Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas in Second Quarter of 2025
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 27, 2025
Following successful mining tests by U.S. consortia and pioneering environmental impact assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the 1970s, the United States Congress passed...
The Metals Company Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Corporate Update Conference Call for Thursday, March 27, 2025
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 21, 2025
NEW YORK, March 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or the “Company”), an explorer of the world’s largest undeveloped resource of critical metals for building infrastructure, power generation,...
‘Age of Secrets’ Biography on John Meier Exposes the Howard Hughes Organization as a Front Company for the CIA
EIN Presswire
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March 25, 2025
John Meier was the First Person to Expose the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Involvement with the Hughes Organization NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- "Age of Secrets: The Conspiracy that Toppled...
Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean
EIN Presswire
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June 13, 2025
Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...
RexoSwap Promotes Bitcoin Payment Pilot in Tonga, Strengthening Global Compliance Development
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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January 31, 2025
New York, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, the leading digital asset trading platform RexoSwap announced its formal support for Tonga's Bitcoin payment pilot project, helping the country establish a more modern digital payment...
Trade, Industry and Competition partners with Nkomazi Local Municipality to empower entrepreneurs
South African Government
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November 12, 2024
The dtic partners with Nkomazi Local Municipality to empower entrepreneurs The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), in partnership with the Nkomazi Local Municipality and Siboshwa Traditional Council will host an interactive...
Newmoney.ai Launches Global Peer-to-Peer Cash Transfer Platform with AI Financial Assistant Newton
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 13, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newmoney.ai is announcing the launch of its peer-to-peer cash transfer platform, designed to make sending and receiving money across borders simple, fast, and affordable. By combining familiar...
Tonga Launches its National Single-Use Plastics Roadmap
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 4, 2024
26 August 2024, Nuku'alofa Tonga - The Kingdom of Tonga today launched a National Single-Use Plastics Roadmap aimed at phasing out single-use plastics (SUPs) in the country. This strategic roadmap will provide a clear pathway for targeted actions...
ADB, Solomon Islands, Tonga Sign Agreements for Sustainable Energy Transition Projects at COP29
Asian Development Bank
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November 20, 2024
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (20 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of Solomon Islands and Tonga have signed grant and loan agreements for energy projects on the sidelines of COP29. The ADB-supported projects will help the...
TMC Announces June 27, 2025 Submission Date for Subsidiary NORI’s ISA Application, and Expanded Company Strategy
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 12, 2024
NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update on the expected...
The Metals Company Provides Third Quarter 2024 Corporate Update
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 14, 2024
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results...
The Metals Company Announces US$17.5 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Shares and Class B Warrants
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 14, 2024
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or the “Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced that it has entered into a securities...
The Metals Company Announces Third Quarter 2024 Corporate Update Conference Call for Thursday, November 14, 2024
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 7, 2024
NEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday,...
TMC and Nauru Announce Updated Sponsorship Agreement for Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI)
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 4, 2025
The Government of Nauru and TMC’s subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2017 The President of Nauru welcomes the new agreement which will ensure that...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon
Solomon Islands Government
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September 26, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon Solomon Islands signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. at the margins of...
Island Country of Tonga Partners with Everbridge to Enhance Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems & Response
Business Wire
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September 17, 2024
Everbridge, Inc., the global leader in critical event management (CEM) and national public warning solutions, today announced that the Kingdom of Tonga has selected the company’s Public Warning platform to strengthen the country’s early warning...
PIF ACKNOWLEDGED FINANCIAL PLEDGES TOWARDS PRF
Solomon Islands Government
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September 1, 2024
PIF ACKNOWLEDGED FINANCIAL PLEDGES TOWARDS PRF Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele speaking to his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese during one of the plenaries at the PIF meeting in Tonga Secretary General of Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa...