World

German new year riots prompt calls for firework ban

A night of new year rioting and attacks on emergency services in Berlin and other cities has shocked Germans and prompted calls for a ban on fireworks and firecrackers.

January 5, 2023 12:31 pm
 

News

Urgent scramble to save eight-year-old boy

Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Lenora Qereqeretabua, and countless good Samaritans made a late-night scramble on Tuesday to save the life of an eight-year-old boy in Levuka.

January 5, 2023 12:22 pm
 

News

14 charged with sexual offences

According to statistics revealed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, 14 people were charged with a total of 41 counts of sexual offences in December.

January 5, 2023 12:12 pm
 

Business

Apple is raising the price of iPhone battery replacements

Apple is raising the price of battery replacements for all out-of-warranty iPhone models prior to the current iPhone 14 lineup, the company confirmed on its website.

January 5, 2023 11:13 am
 

Entertainment

A grumpy Tom Hanks stars in ‘A Man Called Otto’

Sentimental tales about grumpy old men and American decline have, until recently, typically been the domain of Clint Eastwood.

January 5, 2023 11:10 am
 

New Zealand

Flooding, road closures as wild weather hits Coromandel

Heavy rain is causing flooding and road closures in Coromandel today, with “much more on the way”.

January 5, 2023 11:10 am
 

World

California braces for rain, winds, flooding amid emergency

Powerful winds roared into California on Wednesday, already toppling trees as crews rushed to clear storm drains and people fortified their homes in preparation for flooding and power outages.

January 5, 2023 10:27 am
 

Entertainment

Sheriff: No foul play in ‘Avengers’ star snow tractor injury

The serious injuries actor Jeremy Renner suffered while using a snow tractor to free a snowbound motorist on a private mountain road near Lake Tahoe appear to be the result of a “tragic accident,” the sheriff in Reno said Tuesday.

January 5, 2023 10:23 am
 

Football

Kane nets two as Spurs beat Palace

Harry Kane scored two of Tottenham’s four second-half goals after they eventually cruised to a 4-0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace.

January 5, 2023 10:03 am
 

News

Police recover the body of the missing man

A 46-year-old man who was reported missing at the Lami Police Station last month has been found dead.

January 5, 2023 9:36 am
 

World

McCarthy rejected for House speaker with GOP in disarray

House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority.

January 5, 2023 9:36 am
 

Business

Twitter says it will reverse ban on political ads

Twitter Inc will reverse its 2019 ban on political advertisements, Reuters news agency has reported, citing Twitter’s head of trust and safety, as the Elon Musk-owned company seeks to grow revenue.

January 5, 2023 9:33 am

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