The Paris 2024 Paralympics are heading towards record tickets sale as the global event continues its growth 12 years after getting a huge boost in London, although challenges remain, organisers said.

Olympic champion Winfred Yavi of Bahrain won the 3,000 metres women’s steeplechase in impressive fashion at the Rome Diamond League meeting, coming agonisingly close to breaking the world record with the second-fastest ever time.

The Fiji Police Force is urging parents and guardians to get comfortable in talking about issues that are considered taboo.

The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation’s Fiji Enterprise Engine program aims to provide recognition to small businesses.

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Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Swiss city of Basel, the event’s organiser said.

News of British rock band Oasis’ long-awaited reunion tour next summer has led to a surge in searches for travel to Britain and Ireland, Spanish online travel booking company eDreams (EDRE.MC), opens new tab said.

On the sidelines of the frenetic Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting this week, there was calm.

One of two doctors who are among the five people charged in the ketamine overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry was barred by a federal judge from practicing medicine and through his lawyer afterward expressed remorse.

One of the most notorious drug chiefs in Mexico’s history, Osiel Cardenas, was released from a U.S. prison into the custody of immigration officials, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons said.

Minister for Home Affairs Pio Tikoduadua says the National Countering Illicit Narcotics Strategy for 2023 to 2028 is a comprehensive plan aimed at tackling the drug trade and reducing its impact on our society and economy.

Samoa thumped Tonga 43-17 in round two of the Pacific Nations Cup in Apia yesterday.