World

County in New York bans wearing masks to hide identity of Gaza war protesters

New York’s suburban Nassau County has passed a bill to ban wearing of masks with aim to hide the identity of pro-Palestinian protesters against U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

August 7, 2024 3:35 pm
 

Basketball

49ers grant WR Brandon Aiyuk permission to seek trade

Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has received permission from the 49ers to seek a trade, a significant development signaling contract talks are unlikely to be resolved with the 26-year-old in San Francisco.

August 7, 2024 3:12 pm
 

Court

FICAC given time to file submission in Vosanibola Case

The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption has been given seven days to file the submission for the ruling on no-case-to-answer for former SODELPA Member of Parliament Peceli Vosanibola.

August 7, 2024 3:02 pm
 

Boxing

Algerian Khelif wins women's semi-final amid gender dispute

Imane Khelif, the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute, beat Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in a welterweight semi-final fight at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to progress to the women’s final at Roland Garros.

August 7, 2024 3:00 pm
 

News

Reverend Dr Banivanua passes away

Former Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma President, Reverend Dr Tevita Banivanua, has passed away.

August 7, 2024 2:48 pm
 

World

Chinese cities swelter in record heat, rice-growing regions under threat

Extreme heat baked megacities on the eastern Chinese seaboard and sharply pushed up demand for power to cool homes and offices, while scorching temperatures in China’s interior stoked fears of damage to rice crops.

August 7, 2024 1:20 pm
 

Entertainment

Tamannaah Bhatia to star in Karan Johar and Preeti Simoes’ upcoming production

Preeti Simoes has announced a new collaboration with Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment for an upcoming web series.

August 7, 2024 1:20 pm
 

Rugby

Minister directs Bucalevu’s participation

The Ministry of Education has directed the Fiji Secondary School Rugby Union (FSSRU) to allow Bucalevu Secondary School to compete in the Deans quarter-finals this week.

August 7, 2024 12:55 pm
 

News

Food and kava but not welfare of farmers: Singh

Minister for Sugar Charan Jeath Singh has expressed concerns over the lack of support sugarcane farmers are receiving from Fiji Sugar Corporation workers.

August 7, 2024 12:50 pm
 

Football

Side focuses on mental preparation

Digicel Fiji Baby Bula Boys head coach Sunil Kumar says his side has been mentally preparing themselves for what can be a historic achievement for the country.

August 7, 2024 12:46 pm
 

Entertainment

Karan Aujla announces third New Delhi show

Punjabi music sensation Karan Aujla is on an unstoppable trajectory as his It Was All A Dream World Tour continues to shatter records. The tour which will now commence its global run across territories such as Canada (August 2024), the United Kingdom (September 2024) and New Zealand (October 2024) has reached a fever pitch in India, with the Delhi NCR leg proving to be an absolute phenomenon. Following the unprecedented sell-out of the first two Delhi NCR shows, which collectively drew a record-breaking 50,000 in ticket sales, Team Innovation has announced an additional and third show in the Indian capital on 19th December 2023. Punjabi music sensation Karan Aujla is on an unstoppable trajectory as his It Was All A Dream World Tour continues to shatter records. The tour which will now commence its global run across territories such as Canada (August 2024), the United Kingdom (September 2024) and New Zealand (October 2024) has reached a fever pitch in India, with the Delhi NCR leg proving to be an absolute phen
omenon. Following the unprecedented sell-out of the first two Delhi NCR shows, which collectively drew a record-breaking 50,000 in ticket sales, Team Innovation has announced an additional and third show in the Indian capital on 19th December 2023.

August 7, 2024 12:40 pm
 

World

Russia says forces repel Ukrainian armored raid in Kursk region

Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine had launched an armored assault into Russia’s southern Kursk region, but Moscow’s forces had responded and the region’s governor described the situation on the border as “controllable”.

August 7, 2024 12:30 pm

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