The Ministry of Finance has clarified that the objective of the medium-term fiscal strategy tabled in Parliament last week was to set the broad fiscal parameters that will guide the formulation of the upcoming budget.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had not yet seen a Chinese plan for ending Russia’s war on Ukraine but that he would welcome talks with Beijing.

Fiji and Samoa continue to elevate to newer heights in areas of people to people, cultural and sporting links.

U.S. President Joe Biden nominated former Mastercard Inc (MA.N) CEO Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank.

The Tanoa Hotel Group did not anticipate the tourism industry to bounce to recover so quickly.

The Coalition Government has announced that all Tertiary Education Loans Scheme repayment is now put on hold.

Brazilian forward Antony stepped off the bench to send Manchester United through to the Europa League last 16 as the hosts came from behind to beat Barcelona 2-1 playoff second leg and progress 4-3 on aggregate.

Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday restricting drag performances in public or in front of children, putting the state at the forefront of a Republican-led effort to limit drag in at least 15 states in recent months.

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi held talks with President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials in Moscow this week amid speculation that the two sides would discuss a Chinese plan to bring about peace in Ukraine after almost a year of the war.

The United Nations overwhelmingly isolated Russia on Thursday, marking one year since Moscow invaded Ukraine by calling for a “comprehensive, just and lasting peace” and again demanding Moscow withdraw its troops and stop fighting.

Health authorities in China said the country’s COVID-19 epidemic has “basically” ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8.

Grammy-winning R&B artist R. Kelly was sentenced to one year in prison after his conviction in Chicago on federal child pornography and enticement charges, local media reported.