Meta Platforms (META.O) on Sunday announced that it is testing a monthly subscription service, called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge, as it looks to help content creators grow and build communities.

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country’s North Island.

A 43-year-old man is expected to appear before the Nadi Magistrates Court today for allegedly importing and being in possession of methamphetamine.

For German director Margarethe von Trotta, “Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert,” chronicling six years of the titular Austrian poet’s life, is part of a dialogue with the past about how life for women has changed and how much they have achieved.

An Israeli rocket strike early on Sunday hit a building in central Damascus, killing five people and damaging several buildings in the densely populated district, witnesses and officials said.

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has urged Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) investors to vote for its director nominees and the pay packages for top executives, including Chief Executive Tim Cook.

The Public Service Commission is looking at hiring only Fiji citizens for permanent secretary positions.

Ukrainian troops conducting weekend exercises near the small town of Siversk, in the country’s east, said they were preparing to defend one of the possible targets of a new Russian offensive.

Plans for a proposed integrated tourism development along the Nasese foreshore by an overseas investor have been halted by the government.

The Ministry of Sugar will be undertaking a lot of reforms in the industry to gain farmers’ confidence and boost production.

The Ministry of iTaukei Affairs is developing mechanisms to help with the confirmation of vacant chiefly positions.

Fiji Airways Fiji 7s coach Ben Gollings says he is fully aware that the team will need to perform during the LA and Vancouver 7s.