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Minister visits Nausori International Airport

The Ministry of Civil Aviation is working to ensure airports around the country are able to cater to full loads.

February 11, 2023 12:34 pm
 

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Russia to cut oil output by 500,000 bpd in March

Russia will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day, or around 5% of output , in March, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday, after the West imposed price caps on Russian oil and oil products.

February 11, 2023 11:32 am
 

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates: ChatGPT 'will change our world'

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes ChatGPT, a chatbot that gives strikingly human-like responses to user queries, is as significant as the invention of the internet, he told German business daily Handelsblatt in an interview published on Friday.

February 11, 2023 10:24 am
 

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Ford to announce $3.5 bln battery plant in Michigan, sources say

Ford Motor Co (F.N) is set to announce as soon as Monday it plans to build a $3.5 billion lithium iron phosphate battery plant in Michigan, sources told Reuters.

February 11, 2023 9:34 am
 

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PM unveils rebrand for broadcaster

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka yesterday announced a rebranded FBC, with a new logo and slogan to depict the new dawn for the oldest media company in the country.

February 11, 2023 7:36 am
 

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Biden hasn’t committed to Super Bowl interview with Fox, source says

President Joe Biden has not yet committed to a pre-Super Bowl interview with Fox News, a person at the channel familiar with the matter said, a move that suggests the Democrat may buck the tradition of granting the network broadcasting the big game an interview.

February 10, 2023 1:59 pm
 

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Activist Peltz makes nice with Disney, ends board challenge

Activist investor Nelson Peltz on Thursday ended his quest for a board seat at Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) after Chief Executive Bob Iger laid out plans to fix the home of Mickey Mouse, cheering investors.

February 10, 2023 10:32 am
 

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Mercedez-Benz faces over 300,000 UK claims over diesel emissions

Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) faces more than 300,000 claims at London’s High Court from the owners of diesel vehicles that were allegedly equipped with “defeat devices” to cheat emissions tests.

February 10, 2023 9:20 am
 

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Meta restores Donald Trump's access to Facebook, Instagram

Meta Platforms Inc has restored former U.S. President Donald Trump’s access to Facebook and Instagram, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed on Thursday, following a two-year suspension after the deadly Capitol Hill riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

February 10, 2023 8:21 am
 

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U.S. investigating Elon Musk's Neuralink over hazardous pathogens

The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it is investigating Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink over the potentially illegal movement of hazardous pathogens.

February 10, 2023 7:26 am
 

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Schibsted, publishers look to EU tech rules to resolve Apple antitrust concerns

Norwegian media group Schibsted (SCHA.OL) and the European Publishers Council have urged EU antitrust regulators to ensure that tech rules coming into play this year will rein in Apple’s (AAPL.O) powers, especially over its App Store.

February 9, 2023 4:23 pm
 

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Upgrade of minibus stand in Nadi next month

Renovation work at the minibus stand in Nadi is expected to start from next month.

February 9, 2023 4:18 pm

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