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The Pacific Housing Forum aims to look at safe, resilient, affordable housing and its accessibility in Fiji and other Pacific countries. Habitat for Humanity New Zealand and Habitat for Humanity Fiji conducted a Ho
India has launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon's south pole. Aditya-L1 lifted off from the launch pad at Srihariko
Thailand's king has commuted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eight-year prison sentence to one year, the royal gazette said, a day after the billionaire submitted a request for pardon. Thailand's king ha
A "blue" supermoon has appeared in the sky overnight, with people from around the world capturing the rare phenomenon. Supermoon is the nickname used when there is a full moon during the time the Moon is closest to
Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has again raised deep concerns about the exodus of Pacific workers to Australia and New Zealand, arguing that countries like hers should not been seen merely as "outposts" whi
What does a "beautiful" woman from India look like? What about the Philippines or Laos? Artificial Intelligence (AI) purports to have the answer. AI-generated images of "beautiful women" from around the w
Workers at two large liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Australia, operated by US energy giant Chevron, are set to go on strike from 7 September, in a move that could drive up global prices. This follows weeks
Reverend Dr. Jolami Lasawa has been elected as the new General Secretary of the Methodist Church in Fiji while Reverend Dr. Anil Reuben remains the Deputy General Secretary. The election was held during the Methodi
The discrimination in terms of distribution of resources for sports, the need for equal treatment between boys and girls and the bullying and violence that women and girls go through is a barrier that we are trying to b
The issue surrounding discrimination against LGBTQ people and same-sex marriage has been brought up by the overseas-based Methodist Church during the Annual Conference that is underway in Suva. Communication Gener
Police are calling on parents and guardians to be vigilant about their children’s activities and strictly monitor who they are spending their time with following concerns about the involvement of juveniles in drug-rel
Work hard in silence and let success be your noise. This is a sentiment that rings true for Sereana Sokoiwasa who overcame her circumstances to emerge as a successful hairstylist, leaving behind her days of selling
Prosecutors in Spain have launched an investigation into the country's football federation president Luis Rubiales, as the storm surrounding his kissing of player Jenni Hermoso intensifies. On Monday, Spain's top c
Melanesian leaders have rejected a push from pro-independence activists in Indonesia's restive Papua region to join a key regional group, saying they could not reach consensus on the bid. The United Liberation Move
Japan has raised concerns to the Chinese government following abusive calls received by businesses and institutions in Japan from numbers with Chinese dialing codes about the release of contaminated water from the damag
Hundreds of people, many of them Ethiopians who cross war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia, have been shot dead. Migrants says they had limbs severed by gunfire and saw bodies left on the trails. Saudi Arabia
World pole vault champion Katie Moon has hit back at critics who called her "shameful" and "pathetic" for sharing the gold medal with Australian vaulter Nina Kennedy. Moon, the Olympic champion, and Kennedy had ide
Russia's civil aviation authority says Wagner group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin were on board a private jet that crashed in Russia's Tver region north of Moscow, with no survivors. The
India has become the first country to land near the Moon's south pole, just days after a Russian spacecraft crashed trying to reach the area. The spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 will now spend two weeks looking for frozen
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin releasing treated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from Thursday. The plan has been in the wo
