Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics plan to use the Games’ Cultural Olympiad to showcase the city’s neighborhoods, artists ​and immigrant communities, with programming spanning film, food, fashion, music, ‌performance and visual arts, LA28 officials said.

The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and ​nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for ‌aiding Iran’s shipment of oil to China. The ninth company is based in Oman.

The London rooftop where The Beatles played their final ​impromptu gig will be immortalised by a new ‌museum dedicated to the band which is due to open next year.

Ukrainian authorities named President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s powerful former chief of staff as a suspect in a ​major corruption probe, a move likely to pile pressure on ‌the president’s office at a sensitive moment in the war with Russia.

CWM Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Luke Nasedra has assured nurses that hospital management and the Health Ministry remain in active discussions with the Fiji Nurses Association as concerns continue within the health sector.

Fiji has surpassed the 1:1,000 doctor-to-patient ratio and cannot afford to train doctors beyond its needs, says Fiji Medical Association Acting President Dr. Ronal Kumar.

Fiji is set to be home to the largest swim-up bar in the South Pacific, with Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa confirming the feature as part of its new Vatu Talei Resort development.

More than 140 years after thousands of Indians arrived in Fiji under the harsh Girmit system, efforts are now underway to preserve their stories and reconnect descendants with their ancestral roots.

Team Fiji swimmer Marseleima Moss is embracing the challenge of competing against some of the Pacific’s best swimmers while enjoying the rare opportunity to race in front of a passionate home crowd at the Oceania Swimming Championships in Suva.

A fire set off ‌by a potential gas explosion killed one person in Brazil’s biggest city Sao Paulo on Monday, while also damaging around ​10 homes and leaving three people injured, ​the local fire department said.

Fiji football’s proud history was celebrated during the Fiji Legends Induction Gala Night held in Vancouver, Canada earlier this month.

Memorabilia belonging to late model and movie star Marilyn Monroe is heading to the auction block, offering a rare glimpse into the ​private world of one of Hollywood’s most enduring legends. Items up for sale ‌include pieces from her wardrobe, jewelry, letters, handwritten notes, paintings, and poetry.