News

Ministries forge partnerships to bolster food and nutrition policy

Health Minister Dr Atonio Lalabalavu has highlighted an effort between the Health and Agriculture Ministry to revamp Fiji’s policy on food and nutrition.

August 6, 2023 12:15 pm
 

Sports

Gymnastics Biles tops competition in first outing since Tokyo Games

Simone Biles made a triumphant return to gymnastics on Saturday in suburban Chicago, eclipsing the field by an enormous margin in her first competitive event since the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.

August 6, 2023 12:05 pm
 

World

US approves postpartum depression pill

The US has approved the first pill for postpartum depression.

August 6, 2023 11:34 am
 

News

Motorists urged to slow down

A 25-year-old man is currently admitted at the CWM Hospital in Suva after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a power post yesterday.

August 6, 2023 11:28 am
 

Entertainment

Person in connection with dancer’s stabbing death is in custody, police say

Police have a person in custody in connection with the death of O’Shae Sibley, a gay man who was fatally stabbed after a confrontation between a group of friends dancing to a Beyoncé song and several young men who taunted them, authorities said Friday.

August 6, 2023 11:23 am
 

Business

Australia announces tax adviser crackdown after PwC tax leak scandal

Australia will drastically tighten penalties for promoters of dodgy tax schemes and beef up the power of regulators as part of reforms announced on Sunday in response to a scandal over the use of leaked tax plans by PwC Australia.

August 6, 2023 10:45 am
 

Entertainment

Movie weapons supervisor waives preliminary hearing in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

The woman who was overseeing the use of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer agreed Friday to forgo a preliminary hearing that would have provided court testimony from dozens of people, including eyewitnesses to the shooting.

August 6, 2023 10:32 am
 

World

Heavy rains wreak havoc in central Taiwan in wake of typhoon

Intense rains in the wake of Typhoon Khanun lashed the mountainous parts of Taiwan on Saturday, unleashing flood and landslides that blocked roads and stranded hundreds of people as authorities rushed to resume transportation links.

August 6, 2023 10:24 am
 

Football

Two DFPL matches postponed

The Digicel Fiji Premier league round 15 matches between Nadi and Tavua and Suva and Nadroga have been postponed.

August 6, 2023 10:05 am
 

Football

Manchester City sign Croatia centre-back from RB Leipzig

Manchester City have completed the signing of Croatia centre-back Josko Gvardiol on a five-year deal from RB Leipzig for 90m euros (£77m).

August 6, 2023 9:49 am
 

World

Bangladesh grapples with record deadly outbreak of dengue fever

Bangladesh is grappling with a record deadly outbreak of dengue fever, with hospitals struggling to make space for patients as the disease spreads rapidly in the densely-populated country.

August 6, 2023 9:19 am
 

World

Russian tanker hit by sea drone near Crimea Bridge

A sea drone attack damaged a Russian tanker near the strategic bridge linking Russia to the annexed peninsula of Crimea, Russian authorities said on Saturday.

August 6, 2023 8:59 am

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