Entertainment

Ethan Hawke taps Flannery O’Connor's fiction to tell her story in 'Wildcat'

Director Ethan Hawke took a deep dive into the fiction of the late American author Flannery O’Connor for his new film “Wildcat,” hoping to tell her story in a way that helps the viewer make sense of her world view developed as a white Roman Catholic child of the segregated American South.

September 13, 2023 12:16 pm
 

News

Improved livestock to address diseases

Improving the genetic makeup of livestock breed in Fiji remains a high priority for the Ministry of Agriculture.

September 13, 2023 12:07 pm
 

News

Child abuse remains a concern: Tabuya

Around 64 percent of women face some form of violence in their lifetime. However, Minister for Women and Children Lynda Tabuya says the statistics for children are far worse.

September 13, 2023 11:53 am
 

World

Luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people runs aground in remote Greenland

A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people has run aground in remote eastern Greenland with the nearest help by sea days away, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command (JAC) said on Tuesday.

September 13, 2023 11:50 am
 

News

Council commends investors’ confidence

The Labasa Town Council has commended investors’ confidence in the area, as businesses continue to expand their brand to the Northern Division.

September 13, 2023 11:45 am
 

Business

Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro with titanium case, holds line on prices

Apple launched a new series of iPhones that included a new titanium shell, a faster chip and improved video game playing abilities.

September 13, 2023 11:18 am
 

Entertainment

Los Angeles City Council acts to spare Marilyn Monroe house from demolition

The Los Angeles City Council voted on Friday to launch a process to designate actress Marilyn Monroe’s former home, where she died of a drug overdose in 1962, a historic and cultural monument, blocking plans to demolish the property.

September 13, 2023 11:11 am
 

Tennis

Halep to appeal four-year ban for anti-doping rule violations

Romania’s former world number one Simona Halep said that she would appeal to sport’s highest court against the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) decision to ban her for four years after two separate anti-doping rule violations.

September 13, 2023 10:53 am
 

Basketball

Kevin Porter Jr. arrested on domestic violence charges

The girlfriend of Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. suffered a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye when she was assaulted in a hotel room, New York City prosecutors said at Porter’s arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.

September 13, 2023 10:53 am
 

World

Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, thousands dead

Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern coastal city of Derna.

September 13, 2023 10:37 am
 

News

Informal settlement to benefit from recycling solution

Around 300 residents of Bykeitou Settlement, in Nadera Nasinu will now have the opportunity to participate in sustainable waste management practices, ensuring a cleaner and greener environment for future generations.

September 13, 2023 10:22 am
 

Entertainment

'Dicks: The Musical' brings laughs to Toronto film festival

During a Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) expected to lack star power, Bowen Yang brought excitement to the burgeoning crowd at the “Dicks: The Musical” world premiere.

September 13, 2023 10:07 am

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