The role played by dentists in the battle against COVID-19 has been highlighted by the Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr Jemesa Tudravu.

Assistant Minister for the Office of the Prime Minister, Sakiusa Tubuna, says the region is facing unique energy challenges and solar projects have the potential to significantly aid in our transition towards sustainable energy.

Brazil star winger Vinicius Junior says he feels “less and less” like playing football because of the repeated racist abuse he has suffered.

The Nadi Weather Office has issued a severe thunderstorm alert for several areas including the Coral Coast, Southern, Northern, Eastern and interior parts of Viti Levu.

The Kennedy Center honored comedian Kevin Hart with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor with an evening that featured routines from fellow comics Dave Chappelle, Chelsea Handler and Jerry Seinfeld in tribute to Hart’s career.

Belgium’s record scorer Romelu Lukaku will be fit to face England in a friendly at Wembley on Wednesday and adds considerable firepower to an attack that looked devoid of ideas in the disappointing 0-0 draw with Ireland last weekend.

A team from China, led by Ambassador Zhou Jian are in Fiji to commence feasibility study for the road upgrading project earmarked for parts of Vanua Levu.

Auction house Christie’s hopes its new 50,000-sq-ft Asia headquarters that opens in Hong Kong in September will boost sales in 2024.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will not send a delegation as planned to Washington after the United States refrained from vetoing a U.N. Security Council proposal calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

China is among the four major source markets for visitor arrivals and sees an increase in arrivals for the first two months of this year.

Twenty-three police investigators are undergoing an Investigators Empowerment Workshop at the Labasa Police Station.

Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29-year-old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, has overseen its transformation into one of the most fearsome branches of the global Islamist network, capable of operations far from its bases in the borderlands of Afghanistan.