American Samoa

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits the tsunami affected Lalomanu Beach on eastern coast, some 60 kilometers from Samoa capital city Apia, on Aug. 22, 2024.

U.N. Chief Antonio Guterres issued a stark warning on Thursday, highlighting the existential threat faced by some Pacific territories due to climate-induced cyclones, ocean heatwaves, and rising sea levels.

Greece exported in 2023 to the American Samoa "footwear with outer soles made of rubber, plastic material, natural or reconstructed leather and the upper part of textile materials" and "transmission shafts (including camshafts and crankshafts) and cranks," the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) informs us.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook an area near the Pacific state of Samoa today, Reuters reported.

The epicentre was 237 kilometres in the ocean in the south-southeast direction of the city of Apia, the US Geophysical Institute said.

The island nation of Samoa has declared its waters a  shark sanctuary, joining a string of other Pacific countries in protecting the marine  predators.