Entertainment

Jeremy Renner, Marvel's Hawkeye, has surgery after snow plow accident

Actor Jeremy Renner, who played Hawkeye in the Marvel “Avengers” movies, was in critical but stable condition in a Nevada hospital on Monday, a day after suffering a traumatic injury while ploughing snow, his publicist and local officials said.

January 3, 2023 4:05 pm
 

World

Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida Keys closes after hundreds of migrants arrive

Dry Tortugas National Park announced it would close on Monday after multiple migrant landings throughout the region over the past couple days shut down operations at the park.

January 3, 2023 3:46 pm
 

Entertainment

Foo Fighters to carry on, but as a ‘different band’ after Taylor Hawkins’ death

The Foo Fighters will continue as a band following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins last year, although it will be a “different” group, they have said.

January 3, 2023 3:00 pm
 

World

Kim Jong Un calls for exponential increase in North Korea’s nuclear arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is calling for an “exponential increase” in his country’s nuclear weapons arsenal in response to what he claims are threats from South Korea and the United States, Pyongyang’s state media reported Sunday.

January 3, 2023 2:55 pm
 

News

Risk of landslide due to heavy falls

As many parts of the country continue to experience heavy falls, the Fiji Metrological office says there is also a risk of landslides.

January 3, 2023 2:53 pm
 

Business

World markets mixed after S&P 500 ends worst year since 2008

Shares began the year mixed, with European benchmarks opening higher on Monday after a lacklustre session for the few Asian markets not closed for New Year holidays.

January 3, 2023 2:45 pm
 

Entertainment

What ‘Avatar’ does (and doesn’t) tell us about going to the movies

Like “Titanic” a quarter-century ago (which is a lifetime in media years), “Avatar: The Way of Water” is swimming against the usual box-office tides – triumphantly so. Yet searching for lessons in the film’s commercial success as the industry seeks beacons of hope about movie-going defies simple answers in much the way Pandora’s floating islands defy gravity.

January 3, 2023 1:47 pm
 

World

Russia says 63 troops killed in Ukrainian attack on Makiivka

Ukraine puts death toll from New Year’s Eve strike in the occupied city of Makiivka at 400 Russian soldiers.

January 3, 2023 1:45 pm
 

Natural Disaster

Farmers urged to take precautionary measures

Farmers have been urged to take all necessary precautions to reduce risk to life and their property as a heavy rain warning remains in force for parts of the Fiji group.

January 3, 2023 1:17 pm
 

Natural Disaster

Flooding forces Ba businesses to close

The majority of businesses in Ba are closed due to flooding.

January 3, 2023 1:15 pm
 

News

Constitutional review imminent: Rabuka

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he will follow through with his promise to amend the 2013 Constitution.

January 3, 2023 12:58 pm
 

World

Third of world in recession this year, IMF head warns

A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

January 3, 2023 12:50 pm

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