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Last update: 6 hours agoSpace & Health Tech: NASA’s Swift Boost mission launched from the Marshall Islands to extend the life of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, using a privately built LINK spacecraft to raise Swift’s orbit after intensified solar activity increased atmospheric drag; NASA paused Swift’s science operations earlier to preserve orbit, and the rescue aims to keep the telescope working for major high-energy event tracking. Disaster Risk & Health: A tropical system (Invest 95W) has been upgraded to Tropical Depression 09W, with heavy rain and gusty winds affecting parts of the Marshall Islands and nearby areas, prompting monitoring and preparedness guidance. Aid & Public Health Funding: An OECD report warns Pacific small island states—including the Marshall Islands—are among the hardest hit as global aid drops to the lowest level since 2014, with health spending projected to fall and communicable-disease control funding expected to decline sharply. Diplomacy & Health Cooperation: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te met Marshall Islands FM Kalani R. Kaneko, highlighting continued collaboration in areas including medicine and public health, plus disaster prevention and resilience support.
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