Health

Ten more fined for smoking in public space

Ten more individuals have been fined by health inspectors for smoking at the Labasa Market and Labasa Bus Stand.

February 22, 2023 11:08 am
 

News

Waidamudamu residents speak out on land issues

Residents of Waidamudamu, Nausori, raised various land-related issues with the Ministry of Housing and Local Government during a public consultation.

February 22, 2023 10:47 am
 

World

Russian mercenary boss accuses top army brass of 'treason', Moscow pushes back

Outspoken Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin accused top brass on Tuesday of deliberately depriving his Wagner fighters of munitions in what he called a treasonous attempt to destroy his private military company.

February 22, 2023 10:23 am
 

Athletics

Mokosoi leads in ACS Inter-house

Mokosoi is leading at the Adi Cakobau School Inter-House competition at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

February 22, 2023 10:17 am
 

Business

Soil improvement critical: Singh

The Sugar Research Institute of Fiji is working to address the soil type used for planting cane.

February 22, 2023 10:03 am
 

World

Madagascar hit by cyclone Freddy, at least one person killed

Madagascar’s government suspended schools and transport in the path of tropical cyclone Freddy, which made landfall in the southeast of the island on Tuesday evening, causing a storm surge, ripping roofs off houses and killing at least one person.

February 22, 2023 9:22 am
 

Entertainment

'Extinction Beckons' at artist Mike Nelson's London exhibition

From an abandoned wooden structure in the desert to old tyres found on a motorway, an exhibition of installations made with scavenged materials by British artist Mike Nelson goes on show at London’s Hayward Gallery this week.

February 22, 2023 9:20 am
 

Entertainment

Still filming, Spielberg, 76, wins Berlin lifetime award

Director Steven Spielberg, picking up a lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival, said the prospect of making new films continued to excite him at 76, and unveiled new details of his planned HBO series.

February 22, 2023 8:27 am
 

World

Bird flu kills sea lions and thousands of pelicans in Peru's protected areas

Bird flu has killed tens of thousands of birds, mostly pelicans, and at least 716 sea lions in protected areas across Peru, the authorities said, as the H5N1 strain spreads throughout the region.

February 22, 2023 8:26 am
 

Business

Tesla scales back German battery plans, won over by U.S. incentives

Tesla (TSLA.O) has paused plans to produce entire batteries in Brandenburg, Germany, and will instead carry out some production steps in the United States where tax incentives are more favourable, the Brandenburg economy ministry said.

February 22, 2023 7:24 am
 

Entertainment

Rapper Snoop Dogg in Fiji

American rapper, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is in the country.

February 22, 2023 7:23 am
 

World

Death toll from devastating Brazil downpours rises to 44

The death toll from heavy rains that devastated coastal areas of Brazil’s southeastern Sao Paulo state rose to 44 people, according to a state government statement on Tuesday.

February 22, 2023 7:21 am

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