Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Google LLC (GOOGL.O), Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) and others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal, a U.S. appeals court.

Independent studio A24 was the big winner at Sunday’s Academy Awards, taking nine awards out of its 18 nominations, including best picture and all four acting prizes.

Mozambique and Malawi were counting the cost of Tropical Storm Freddy, which killed more than 100 people, injured scores and left a trail of destruction as it ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend.

Attorney General Siromi Turaga has called for an urgent review of the conditions faced by elderly and medically vulnerable inmates in the Fiji Corrections Service vicinities.

Attorney General Siromi Turaga has emphasized that Francis Kean, the former Fiji Corrections Service Commissioner, has not been charged and should not be treated as a person of interest.

The Board of Trustees of the iTaukei Land Trust Board (TLTB) has announced the appointment of three new directors.

Minister for Waterways Vatimi Rayalu says dredging is a temporary solution.

The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Sugar has called on the Fiji Sugar Corporation’s field officers to regularly meet with farmers to discuss issues affecting them.

Part of the requirements by organizers of the 47th Fiji Bitter Marist 7s is for all players and officials to have valid photo ID’s.

Fiji’s main aim at the Pacific Island Cricket Challenge is to improve its ranking.

The Friends of Fiji Health donated around $30,700 worth of supplies to Bagasau, Naweni and Navakaka health centres in Savusavu.

China will resume the issuance of all types of visas for foreigners starting on March 15, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing the Chinese Embassy in the U.S.