Tobacco consumption kills more than 1,200 Fijians every year, causing Fiji an economic loss of more than millions of dollars due to health care costs and productivity losses.

The University of the South Pacific is once again under the spotlight as claims have been made of nepotism and a lack of transparency and accountability.

The Vodafone Fijiana 15s has qualified for World 15s after maintaining its 100 per cent start, with the final to spare.

The relationship between women’s economic empowerment and violence against women and girls is bidirectional, according to Asian Development Bank Senior Gender and Social Development Officer Ingrid Fitzgerald.

Bulldogs winger Josh Addo-Carr has vowed never to lose his NSW jersey again after detailing the sacrifices he made to get back into the side for tonight’s Origin series opener.

Neither Russia nor Ukraine committed to respect five principles laid out by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday to try to safeguard Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Two adverts for alcohol brand Litty Liquor have been banned for encouraging excessive and irresponsible drinking.

A Fidelity fund has marked down the value of its stake in Twitter for the third time since Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the social media platform in October, a monthly disclosure by the investment firm showed.

For almost a year, Beyoncé’s fans have been starved of visuals for her seventh album, Renaissance.

A header deep into stoppage time from substitute Anan Khalaili helped Israel edge Uzbekistan and qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup™ quarter-finals for the first time ever.

New Zealand companies will start to benefit from the country’s new free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom with the pact now in force, the government said on Wednesday.

North Korea launched what it called a space satellite toward the south on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, prompting emergency alerts and brief evacuation warnings in parts of South Korea and Japan.