Memorial Day focus: Chandler’s local paper says it has identified 14 U.S. service members with Chandler ties who died while serving—12 in action and two in service accidents—while noting records from long ago may mean the list isn’t fully complete. Pacific health and safety: A new look at Pacific women’s experiences links climate disasters to violence against women, highlighting how cyclone-hit evacuation centres can strip away privacy and cut off access to police, clinics, and phones. Violence research in Fiji: Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre says it has finished the country’s second national prevalence study on intimate partner violence, using WHO-style methods, with a prior study reporting 64% of women experienced it. Regional cooperation: Fiji and Kiribati signed a landmark sandfish aquaculture MOU, aiming to grow livelihoods while protecting the ocean and biodiversity. COPD burden: A global COPD report tracks how smoking and chronic lung disease continue to drive major health loss worldwide.