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[Source: File] Dayal’s Sawmillers Ba FC will have an opportunity to avenge its BiC Fiji FACT final defeat when it hosts Prithvi Navua FC in Round 14 of the Extra Premier League at the 4R Stadium at Govind Park on Sunday. The Men in Black head into the clash on the back of a 2-1 win over Suva and remain firmly in the hunt for the league title as they continue to chase leaders Labasa. Navua, meanwhile, arrives with momentum of its own after edging Lautoka 2-1 in the previous round and will be eager to continue its strong run…
[Photo Credit: Reuters] The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday, as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. At sea, where the renewed conflict has again cut off energy supplies from the Gulf, U.S. Marines boarded a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz. Armed men seized another vessel off Yemen, raising concern over security in the Middle East’s other big choke point for oil shipments at the mouth of the Red Sea. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported late on…
[Photo Credit: Reuters] Wildfire smoke blanketed the eastern U.S. from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C. on Friday, floodwaters tore through Texas’s Hill Country for a third day, and new fires erupted in the Pacific Northwest overnight, with 68 large blazes now burning in 15 states. Millions of Americans faced hazardous conditions and orders to stay indoors, as the country’s summer weather extremes converged on three fronts at once: a smoke-choked East, rising water in the South, and fast-spreading flames in the West. Firefighters are now battling 68 large fires nationwide. That’s up by nearly two dozen from a day…
A month long expedition underway in the Cook Islands is looking to further understand how climate change affects the ocean.The voyage, which is a joint initiative between Climate Change Cook Islands and Earth Science New Zealand, aims to establish the first comprehensive baseline of conditions across the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).Researchers aboard New Zealand’s state-of-the-art ocean research vessel Kaharoa II are collecting water samples, measuring ocean temperatures and currents, mapping the seafloor and testing for microplastics.Voyage lead and oceanographer Denise Fernandez from Earth Science New Zealand said the expedition is the first step in building a long-term picture…
Australia and Pacific nations have ramped up efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing in the region.b [Photo Credit: AAP News] The interception of a Chinese vessel accused of illegal fishing highlights the technical lengths many use to remain undetected across millions of square kilometres of open ocean. Tuvalu Police operating on a Sea Shepard patrol boat boarded and arrested a Chinese longliner, the Lu Rong Yuan Yu 138, on July 9 for allegedly illegally operating within the small South Pacific nation’s waters. The vessel was allegedly running with its navigation light turned off and transmitting false data showing it…
The logo of the Jira app can be seen on the display of a smartphone in Sydney, New South Wales. [Photo Credit: Reuters] The regions risk falling behind on AI adoption unless they are written into Australia’s landmark regulatory framework, an educator warns. Artificial intelligence educator Jess Tresidder has welcomed the prime minister’s national AI framework, but says it suffered a glaring omission. She said he failed mention how the rollout would assist regional communities in incorporating the emergent technology. “We cannot build trust as a society around AI if those already being left behind aren’t part of the foundation…
[Photo: FILE] The Sugar Industry Ministry will strengthen the monitoring of cane access road projects in the coming financial year following concerns over the delivery of works funded through the national budget. Sugar Industry Minister Tomasi Tunabuna stated this while responding to Opposition MP Parveen Bala during the Committee of Supply debate on the 2026/2027 National Budget. Bala raised questions on the effectiveness of the $2 million allocated for cane access roads. “What we have heard during our visit is that the government does its part, that is, for the allocation of funds to do the Cane Access Road. But…
Pacific women are calling for better cancer education and more culturally responsive healthcare, with new research finding major gaps in awareness of gynaecological cancers.This is despite Pacific communities carrying a disproportionate burden of the disease.The University of Otago study surveyed 94 Pacific women from across Aotearoa, to better understand their knowledge of women’s cancers and what they see as priorities for future cancer care and research.University of Otago Associate Professor Gabi DachsSuppliedSenior author Professor Gabi Dachs said findings showed a need for better health education.”We wanted to understand the knowledge base that Pasifika women have about women’s cancers, so gynaecological…
Papua New Guinea is undertaking some of the most significant education reforms since its independence. The introduction of the new 1-6-6 education structure, the abolition of grade 8 and 10 national examinations and the rollout of the Standards-Based Curriculum are all intended to improve access, equity and learning outcomes. These reforms address important structural problems. Yet they raise a broader question that receives far less attention: what kind of citizens is the education system producing? Education policy debates in PNG tend to focus on enrolment, infrastructure, examinations and curriculum content. These are important issues. However, education is not only about…
[Source: File] Discipline and set-piece execution will be critical if the Fiji Water Flying Fijians are to finish their Nations Championship campaign on a high against Scotland this weekend. Head coach Senirusi Seruvakula says Fiji cannot afford to repeat the mistakes that have proven costly against Tier One opposition. “We just have to be focused when we go to these big matches.” The Fiji mentor believes winning key battles at scrum and lineout time, while maintaining discipline throughout the contest, will give his side the best chance of success.Article continues after advertisement “We need to win our set pieces and…