Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the continent a day after the World Health Organization declared the disease a global public health emergency.

Fiji Corrections Service Commissioner Jalesi Nakarawa and staff met with the New Zealand and Fiji Police Force K9 units to boost their ability to combat drug trafficking in prisons.

In the last 10 days, the 1993 film Tirangaa has come into the spotlight after there were reports that Akshay Kumar would be seen in its remake.

Permanent Secretary for Local Government Seema Sharma says that they are in the final stages of ironing out the logistical details for the upcoming municipal elections.

Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Israel continued to slam targets in the Palestinian enclave.

Taylor Swift returned to the stage at London’s Wembley Stadium on Thursday, just over a week after three of her Eras Tour concerts in Vienna were canceled when police in the Austrian city thwarted a terror attack plot targeting one of her shows.

Minister for Women and Children Lynda Tabuya has revealed that the government is moving forward with plans to ban pornography to the young in the country, with the aim to address the growing concern of sexual violence.

The Nasinu Town Council has outlined three major projects they want to undertake through the Vodafone and Gavya Nasinu Festival which begins tomorrow.

The Fijian Drua Academy will host a combined camp at the end of this month, where youngsters selected from the Fiji Secondary School Rugby Union Vodafone Deans competition will be eager to prove themselves.

The village of Vabea in the District of Ono, Kadavu, is ready for the historic installation of its new paramount chief, the Tui Vabea Ratu Ilitomasi Verenakadavu.

Veleni Rasorewa’s family celebrated a night to remember after his heroic performance in the OFC Men’s Under 16 tournament in Tahiti secured Fiji’s place in the Under-17 World Cup in Qatar next year.

The Suva City Council is taking significant steps to maintain its existing infrastructure and facilities during the current financial year.