News

Climate mitigation for financial institutions

Climate change funding by financial institutions can be used to mitigate the effects of carbon emissions.

June 18, 2024 4:16 pm
 

World

Lula demands faster action against organized crime in the Amazon

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his government to speed up actions in the Amazon to combat organized crime that has contributed to destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest.

June 18, 2024 4:08 pm
 

Rugby

Patel elected Ba Rugby President

Businessman Daksesh Patel is the new Ba Rugby Union President after being elected on the weekend.

June 18, 2024 4:02 pm
 

Basketball

Jayson Tatum, Celtics put away Mavs for record 18th title

Jayson Tatum recorded 31 points and 11 assists as the Boston Celtics locked up their league-record 18th championship with a 106-88 blowout of the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

June 18, 2024 3:33 pm
 

World

EU summit ends without agreement on top jobs

European Union leaders ended a discussion on who should take the bloc’s top jobs for the next five years without agreement on Monday, aiming instead for a decision at a summit next week.

June 18, 2024 3:30 pm
 

Business

Record number of visitor arrivals noted in May

Over 82,901 visitors came to Fiji last month.

June 18, 2024 3:07 pm
 

World

US Surgeon General calls for social media warning labels to protect adolescents

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called for a warning label to be added to social media apps as a reminder that those platforms have caused harm to young people, especially adolescents.

June 18, 2024 2:28 pm
 

Entertainment

That cool Tony Awards moment when Jay-Z joined Alicia Keys? Turns out it wasn’t live

Jay-Z’s electrifying reunion with Alicia Keys on what appeared to be a live duet of “Empire State of Mind” at the Tony Awards was actually pre-taped, a show official who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press.

June 18, 2024 2:01 pm
 

World

Thailand braces for court cases amid risk of political crisis

Four high-profile cases involving key political players in Thailand are scheduled to go before the courts, in the latest legal wrangling that could see Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy plunged into a new period of uncertainty.

June 18, 2024 1:22 pm
 

News

Finance Minister acknowledges assessment by FRC

Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad has acknowledged the assessment by the Fiscal Review Committee submitted to the government.

June 18, 2024 12:50 pm
 

Football

Bula Boys regroup

It’s resting and regrouping for the Digicel Bula Boys as they gear up for their next OFC Men’s Nations Cup group game.

June 18, 2024 12:47 pm
 

News

Taskforce to look into unexplained wealth

The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service will soon set-up a taskforce to investigate individuals with “unexplained wealth”.

June 18, 2024 12:45 pm

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