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Rabuka is the new SODELPA Leader
Former Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka has been appointed as the new Social Democratic Liberal Party Leader. Rabuka’s name was announced during their meeting today at the Fijian Teachers Association...
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Tuisova and Saulo’s Toulon lose
Four Fijians featured in the French Top 14 rugby final this morning. Former All Black Joe Rokocoko and former Flying Fijians centre Albert Vulivuli featrued for Racing 92 who also won the title after...
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6th place finish for Fiji Swimming
Fiji finished sixth in the Oceania Swimming championship which ended at the Damodar City Aquatic centre last night. The national swimming team won two silver and four bronze medals on the overall medal...
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That sinking feeling: Beijing dropping by up to 4 inches a year, study shows
Beijing residents have put up with choking smog, trash-filled rivers and toxic running tracks. Now they have another concern — sinking. An international study led by Beijing-based researchers has...
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Texas woman shoots, kills 2 daughters
A woman in Texas gunned down her two teenage daughters — killing both of them — before a responding police officer killed the mother, authorities said. Christy Sheats, 42, fatally shot daughters...
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China: Tour bus blaze kills 35
At least 35 people died when a tour bus caught fire after ramming into a guardrail in China, state media reported. Two children are among the dead. An additional 11 people were injured, four of them...
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Clinton leads Trump, pair of polls show
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, two new polls of registered voters show — but they differ on the size of her advantage. A Washington Post/ABC News survey shows Clinton...
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10 injured after roller coaster derails at theme park in Scotland
Ten people were injured when a roller coaster car derailed at a theme park in Scotland on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses described chaotic scenes as staff and visitors to M&D’s amusement park in...
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Iraqi general: ‘The battle for Falluja is over’
A senior Iraqi general has announced on state TV that the battle for Falluja is over as Iraqi troops retook the final ISIS holdout in the city. Lt. General Abdul Wahab al-Saadi said the city was...
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A look at Brexit: Why are the Brits thumbing their noses at Europe?
According to legend, two fingers were famously raised by Henry V’s archers at Agincourt 601 years ago. It was supposed to be a gesture of defiance toward the French who threatened to cut off their...
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Singapore Airlines plane catches fire after emergency landing
A Singapore Airlines plane burst into flames Monday after an emergency landing at the city-state’s Changi Airport. Images posted to social media show flames leaping from the plane’s wing. “We were so...
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Wimbledon 2016: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Garbine Muguruza off to...
On the opening day at Wimbledon — the granddaddy of tennis tournaments — three grand slam winners at very different stages of their career featured at the sport’s most famous stadium. As per tradition,...
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Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion access law
In a dramatic ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday threw out a Texas abortion access law in a victory to supporters of abortion rights who argued it would have shuttered all but a handful of clinics in...
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Spain sent crashing out of Euro 2016 by Italy
Spain’s reign as champion of Europe came to a shuddering halt Monday as Italy claimed a famous 2-0 win in Paris. Italy, beaten 4-0 by the Spanish in the final four years ago, produced a fine...
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How Britons feel about Brexit
Britain voted to leave the European Union in a referendum on Thursday. The decision prompted British Prime Minister David Cameron to announce his intention to resign and sent share prices tumbling. The...
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Fiji’s transport industry contributes about 15 percent to GDP
Fiji’s transport industry contributes about 15 percent to GDP. 563 million dollars has been allocated for the Transport industry for the 2016-2017 budget. Today key players of Transport from government...
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Brexit: Racist abuse in UK reported since vote to leave EU
Racial abuse is on the rise in post-Brexit Britain, a Conservative British MP said as police confirmed they were investigating two racially motivated crimes. Anti-immigrant leaflets saying “Leave the...
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Methodist Church in Fiji continues with disaster response efforts
The Methodist Church in Fiji is continuing its disaster response efforts in relation to TC Winston. With the funds collected from church members locally and from abroad, the Methodist Church is...
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Brexit’s broken promises: Health care, immigration and the economy
So much for all those promises. Leading politicians in the campaign to pull the U.K. out of the European Union are back-pedaling fast on a number of pledges, particularly over extra money for health...
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Downgraded: U.K. loses perfect AAA credit rating
Brexit just cost the U.K. its perfect AAA credit rating. Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.K. by two notches to AA on Monday, the latest fallout from last week’s shocking U.K. referendum to leave...
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