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Team Fiji named for 2026 Commonwealth Games
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (250+ words) The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) has officially announced the final Team Fiji delegation for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. A total of 58 athletes and officials have been selected to represent the country across eight…...
Noma to reopen Copenhagen restaurant with star chef Redzepi
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (230+ words) Denmark's Noma, whose flagship Copenhagen restaurant was for several years ranked the world's best restaurant, said "it will reopen the venue in August, but "with its star chef taking a less prominent role. Rene Redzepi, whose avant-garde approach to Nordic…...
Mother sues Open AI, alleging Chat GPT encouraged daughter's suicide
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (601+ words) A Canadian mother sued Open AI and its CEO Sam Altman "in U. S. court alleging that Chat GPT encouraged her daughter to commit suicide, the latest lawsuit to accuse the company "of failing to address dangerous conversations between users and the…...
OHS Inspector faces manslaughter charge
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (258+ words) An Occupational Health and Safety inspector charged over the fatal 2023 Ferris wheel incident in Suva will take his plea next month. The accused, 34-year-old Ashneel Nath, appeared before High Court judge Justice Thusara Rajasinghe at the Suva High Court. He…...
Bill focuses on rehabilitation
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (239+ words) The Criminal Records Bill 2026 is aimed at giving rehabilitated offenders a second chance, not removing accountability. Assistant Minister for Justice Ratu Josaia Niudamu says the legislation is designed to create opportunities for people who have genuinely turned their lives around....
Crispin Glover denies claims in lawsuit filed by UK model
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (303+ words) Crispin Glover is hitting back hard at claims that he unlawfully kept a woman as his "live in girlfriend/sex slave." In documents obtained by Entertainment Weekly that were filed with the Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 3, Glover…...
California teen wins National Spelling Bee
1+ week, 5+ day ago (313+ words) Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in a spell-off, correctly "spelling 32 words rapid-fire over 90 seconds to claim the $50, 000 "cash prize. He defeated Ishaan Gupta, a 12-year-old seventh-grader from Jersey City, New…...
Demand for disability support rises sharply
2+ week, 1+ day ago (320+ words) Demand for specialised child support services in Fiji is increasing significantly, placing growing pressure on the Frank Hilton Organisation as more families seek early intervention and disability support. The issue was highlighted during the launch of the 10th Amazing Wheelbarrow Race....
Britney Spears was "confrontational" during DUI stop
2+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) Britney Spears refused to get out of her BMW for about 10 minutes before her driving under the influence arrest in March. "Her speech was rapid and slurred, her gait was unsteady, and she was fidgeting with her fingers," the report…...
Thousands evacuated in Southern California due to failing chemical tank
2+ week, 6+ day ago (381+ words) Officials ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes in the Los Angeles "suburb of Garden Grove on Friday due to a failing chemical tank that was likely to either leak or explode, possibly releasing toxic vapor into…...