Entertainment

Japan's Toho buys Ghibli animation distributor GKIDS

Toho Co, the Japanese creator of the “Godzilla” movie franchise, will acquire the U.S. distributor of Studio Ghibli’s famed animated films, it said, to help drive overseas expansion.

October 17, 2024 2:46 pm
 

News

Fiji Police commends NZ for strengthening policing partnership

Acting Police Commissioner Juki Fong Chew has extended the organization’s appreciation to the New Zealand advisors who have added immense value to current policing efforts.

October 17, 2024 2:28 pm
 

News

Ro Filipe urges action at GGG Week ahead of COP29

Minister for Public Works, Transport, and Meteorological Services, Ro Filipe Tuisawau, stresses the urgent need for decisive climate action as the world prepares for COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

October 17, 2024 2:13 pm
 

World

No Gaza ceasefire talks for last 3 to 4 weeks

Qatar’s prime minister said on Wednesday that there had been no conversations or engagement with any parties for the last three to four weeks to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.

October 17, 2024 2:01 pm
 

World

Mexico ex-drug czar to be sentenced over bribes from cartels

Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico’s fight against the country’s violent drug trade, is set to be sentenced over his U.S. criminal conviction for accepting bribes from the cartels he was supposed to fight.

October 17, 2024 1:35 pm
 

Entertainment

Film 'Joy' tells true story of the world's first test tube baby

Biographical drama “Joy”, which received its world premiere at the London Film Festival on Tuesday, depicts the decade-long efforts of three British medics and scientists to develop the technique of in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

October 17, 2024 1:13 pm
 

Rugby League

President urges Fiji Bati to focus on task ahead

President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere commended the Vodafone Fiji Bati team and officials for their dedication, acknowledging the challenges and sacrifices the players have made to represent Fiji.

October 17, 2024 1:07 pm
 

World

US says Israel must show no Gaza 'policy of starvation'

The United States is watching to ensure that Israel’s actions on the ground show that it does not have a “policy of starvation” in the northern Gaza Strip, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Security Council.

October 17, 2024 12:49 pm
 

Boxing

Hill notes surge in overseas interest

Olympian and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Winston Hill has revealed a surge in interest from international fighters eager to compete in Fiji’s boxing scene.

October 17, 2024 12:45 pm
 

Crime

Students referred to Police for alleged drug use

Four primary school students were referred to Police after they were allegedly smoking marijuana during an athletics meet in Suva yesterday.

October 17, 2024 12:37 pm
 

Entertainment

Michael Jackson, Hendrix, Oasis items on sale

From Michael Jackson’s jackets to Noel Gallagher’s guitars, music memorabilia will head to auction next month in a sale estimated to raise around 2 million pounds ($2.61 million).

October 17, 2024 12:31 pm
 

News

Heavy rain alert upgraded to warning 

A heavy rain warning is now in force for Yasawa and Mamanuca groups, Viti Levu, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Moala and Southern Lau group.

October 17, 2024 12:30 pm

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