New Zealand companies will start to benefit from the country’s new free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom with the pact now in force, the government said on Wednesday.

The Vodafone Fijiana 15s has qualified for World 15s after maintaining its 100 per cent start, with the final to spare.

North Korea launched what it called a space satellite toward the south on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, prompting emergency alerts and brief evacuation warnings in parts of South Korea and Japan.

A 27-year-old man who allegedly stole a bike from Albert Park in Suva yesterday has been arrested.

HP missed Wall Street targets for second-quarter revenue as inflation-hit customers spent less on the company’s personal computers, sending its shares down nearly 3% in extended trading.

Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack on the capital since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit from the air for the third time in 24 hours.

The Public Service Commission has finalized the appointment of permanent secretaries for various ministries with the agreement of the Prime Minister.

A man in his 40s passed away at the Lautoka Hospital following a motor vehicle accident yesterday morning.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will depart for Samoa today to join regional leaders for the country’s 61st anniversary of independence celebrations.

A preliminary study will be carried out on the development of a Demonstration Farm and a Regional Training Centre Project at Dobuilevu Research Station, in Rakiraki.

Microsoft accused Britain’s anti-trust regulator of being a global “outlier” in blocking its $69 billion takeover of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O).

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will not be distracted by other game results that could likely affect their progress to the quarter-final of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific.