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Fiji ‘failing’ the Gaza genocide and humanity test, says rights group
Asia Pacific Report
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July 29, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji has sharply criticised the Fiji government’s stance over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, saying it “starkly contrasts” with the United Nations and international community’s condemnation as a...
'Let's make football safe, not sorry'
Pacific Media Network
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Sāmoa Football is setting an example in the Pacific when it comes to keeping young players safe. With the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Under-16 Women’s Championship underway in Apia, Sāmoa Football is ensuring a secure experience for...
Farrell return at 34 and back-row dilemma: Borthwick’s big decisions
The Times
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The dust is still settling on the British & Irish Lions’ series win in Australia, but it will not be long before the Wallabies return to the thoughts of the English rugby public. The next fixture in the diary for Steve Borthwick, the England head...
“We’re living Climate Change every day”: Fiji Speaker Jitoko
Pacific News Service
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Fiji’s Speaker of Parliament Filimone Jitoko has delivered a blunt message at a global gathering of parliamentary leaders, warning that small island nations like Fiji are on the frontlines of climate change and are already paying the price....
Huda Mustafa Entered ‘Love Island’ on Fire — Then Crashed Out in a Brutal Elimination Twist
Collider
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July 31, 2025
When Huda Mustafa stepped into the Love Island USA villa at the start of Season 7, she arrived with confidence, a bombshell body, and a self-proclaimed sense of maturity. She spoke often (to the girls, anyway!) about being a mother and framed...
Trusted commercial kitchen solutions
The Fiji Times
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August 1, 2025
For over five years, Vision Commercial has been the trusted supplier of Blue Seal and Cobra by Moffat commercial cooking equipment to Fiji’s hospitality industry. Backed by the globally respected Moffat Group, these powerful product ranges are...
Pacific trade data goes near-instant: SPC and partners launch PACComtrade
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Bringing a decade-long vision to life, PACComtrade—the Pacific Commodity Trade Database—has launched on the Pacific Data Hub, unlocking near-real-time access to structured, open and licensed trade data from participating countries, sourced...
Trade paralysis
The Fiji Times
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July 29, 2025
UNCERTAINTY seems to be the only certain thing in global trade these days as US President Donald Trump’s famous tariff policies that he has indiscriminately dished out to friends and foes of America alike throws world order into a tailspin. The...
US imposes 15% tariff on goods from Israel as part of sweeping new trade policy
The Times of Israel
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August 1, 2025
The White House announced on Thursday evening that a 15 percent tariff will be imposed on goods from Israel as part of the Trump administration’s new trade policy that has seen rates raised on countries across the globe. The decision is part of an...
Wallabies shuffle squad for TRC amid injury woes
ESPN Australia
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August 7, 2025
Tane Edmed will have the chance to add to his 60 seconds of Test match rugby, while Lukhan Salakaia-Loto returns in the Wallabies' Rugby Championship squad after three impressive showings against the British and Irish Lions. Wallabies coach Joe...
Trump tariffs mapped: The countries hit by US president’s sweeping new trade war levies
The Independent
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August 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Mother-of-two smashes her way into Fiji's powerlifting scene
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 1, 2025
Susana Qionibaravi, widely known as Suzy, never planned to become a record-breaking athlete. But at 35, the mother of two has smashed her way into Fiji's powerlifting history, having only just started. In less than a year, Suzy recently broke...
Nine found guilty in Fiji's biggest meth trafficking case
Pacific Media Network
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Nine people have been found guilty by a High Court in Fiji for their roles in a large-scale methamphetamine operation. The group was involved in importing and possessing more than four tonnes of meth between November 2023 and January 2024 in the...
Which countries face Trump's new US tariffs? Full list of import rate changes
India Today
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August 6, 2025
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on imports from dozens of countries, invoking emergency powers to address what he calls “persistent and damaging” trade deficits. With the newly announced 25 per cent additional tariff...
OFC U16 Women's Championship: Fiji off to flying start with 4-0 win over Tahiti
RNZ
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August 1, 2025
Fiji's Teonila Levuiciva and Tahiti's Merahi Brothers at the OFC U-16 2025 Women's Championship at Samoa Football HQ Apia. 1 August 2025. Photo: Shane Wenzlick / www.phototek.nz Fiji kicked off their campaign at the Oceania Football Confederation...
President warns of drug danger
The Fiji Times
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July 28, 2025
PRESIDENT Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called on individuals, families and civil society to work with Government to battle illicit drugs which is now quietly terrorising every family, community and neighbourhood and threatening the very fabric of...
Here’s what you should know about US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs
Seven News
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump just set new tariffs for countries across the globe, solidifying his extreme break with America’s long-standing trade policy. The new tariff regime will not go into effect Friday, as expected. Instead, the tariffs will be...
USP rejects external review findings by Higher Education Commission
The Fiji Times
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August 7, 2025
Minister of Education Aseri Radrodro today told Parliament the University of the South Pacific had voiced its strong reservations on the findings of an External Review Committee’s (ERC) report thatwascommissioned by the Higher Education...
Plans lost in archives, government struggles to preserve historical data
The Fiji Times
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August 7, 2025
THOUSANDS of historical planning records across rural Fiji have been lost because of poor storage, outdated policies and decades of neglect, Parliament has heard. Housing and Local Government Minister Maciu Nalumisa revealed that many rural town...
Trump's 25 pc tariff on India: Will Delhi reciprocate or seek a trade deal?
The Week
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Shaking the global economy, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, announcing modified rates for imports into the country. The new tariff rates will come into effect from August 7. For India, the US president has imposed...