Tennis

Djokovic happy with injury recovery despite semi-final exit in Dubai

Novak Djokovic suffered his first loss of the season in Friday’s semi-final defeat to Daniil Medvedev at the Dubai Tennis Championships but he was pleased with his fitness levels during the tournament, having returned from a hamstring injury.

March 4, 2023 4:19 pm
 

Business

LCPA supports in combating child labour

The Labasa Cane Producers Association will continue to work closely with the government to combat child labour in the sugar industry.

March 4, 2023 4:18 pm
 

Football

Lawyers for ex-Fox execs attack star witness as FIFA corruption trial closes

Lawyers for two former 21st Century Fox executives accused of bribing South American soccer officials assailed the credibility of the government’s star witness, as their seven-week trial draws to a close.

March 4, 2023 4:08 pm
 

World

Portuguese Church struggles to adopt concrete measures to tackle child sexual abuse

Portugal’s Catholic Church announced a handful of steps on Friday to tackle child sexual abuse within the Church – but it said suspected priests still in active roles would not be suspended unless the facts against them were clearly established.

March 4, 2023 3:33 pm
 

World 7s Series

Uruguay stuns Fiji

Uruguay stunned Fiji in the second pool match of the Vancouver 7s tournament.

March 4, 2023 2:39 pm
 

Business

Mexico can't match U.S. incentives for proposed Tesla battery plant, minister says

Mexico would not be able to match the incentives offered under a U.S. act to tame inflation if Tesla Inc builds a battery plant in the country, Mexico’s finance minister said, days after Tesla announced the construction of a “gigafactory” there.

March 4, 2023 2:27 pm
 

World

Greece train crash: families of victims grieve as protests grow

Families and friends, dressed in black, clung to each other, in tears, as the coffin of a 34-year-old mother killed in Greece’s deadliest train crash was lifted up the stairs of a church.

March 4, 2023 2:27 pm
 

World

Storms bolster California snowpack, ease drought

Record rain and snowfall in recent weeks has eased half of California out of a persistent drought and bolstered the store of mountain snow that the state relies on to provide water during the warm, dry spring and summer.

March 4, 2023 1:20 pm
 

Business

Taiwan's TSMC to recruit 6,000 engineers in 2023

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) (2330.TW), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement.

March 4, 2023 1:20 pm
 

News

Answer only to the law and not politicians: Tikoduadua

Minister for Home Affairs Pio Tikoduadua has called on police officers to answer only to the law and not to politicians, as they should not report to any master in their line of work.

March 4, 2023 12:53 pm
 

Health

Rotuma Hospital under construction since 2017

The Rotuma Hospital has been under construction for eight years costing taxpayers approximately $7.5million.

March 4, 2023 12:47 pm
 

World 7s Series

First win for Fijiana

Fijiana survived a second-half romp by Colombia to register its first win in the Vancouver 7s tournament.

March 4, 2023 12:41 pm

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