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Elon Musk · FijiSydney (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as “part of public discussion”, rejecting a regulator’s order to take down the content on grounds it is offensive and violent. In a post overnight, X’s “global government affairs” account said the video taken by an “innocent bystander” should not have been banned under Australian law, which “permits content…See the Story
Musk’s X says posts of Australia bishop stabbing don’t promote violence
Cab Drivers · FijiTaxi drivers are making a fresh call on the authorities to provide them with increased safety measures. In recent years, taxidrivers have become increasingly vulnerable to assaults and robberies while on duty, sparking concerns for their safety and wellbeing. Veteran drivers like Deva Nand and Ritesh Lal, with decades of experience behind the wheel, have shared distressing accounts of their encounters with perpetrators. Mr Nand, who has been dri…See the Story
Taxidrivers call for more safety measures
Fiji · FijiA three-day workshop this week, called Mobile Maker Space Training, focused attention on strengthening local supply chains and helping communities become more self-reliant in responding to disasters. It focussed on improving disaster resilience, boosting local economies and reducing the need for imported aid, thus cutting down on carbon emissions. The US Government, through USAID-BHA, funded the Field Ready workshop project to help Pacific Islan…See the Story
Eye on disaster response
BTS · FijiSeoul (Reuters) – A South Korean music executive credited with creating popular K-pop group NewJeans denied allegations that she was trying to break her label away from HYBE, home to global sensation BTS, sending the K-pop giant’s shares tumbling on Friday. The internal dispute at HYBE, South Korea’s biggest music firm, has wiped over 12% off its share price since it became public and put a damper on expectations for an upturn from new releases …See the Story
K-pop giant HYBE shares take another hit as dispute with NewJeans label drags on
Fiji · FijiPeople intending to join SODELPA as members will have to go through their branches to register. Party general secretary Viliame Takayawa said this was to avoid any miscommunication and heated exchange during annual general meetings. “In the past, a lot of times people would just be randomly picked from the streets and asked to attend the meeting,” said Mr Takayawa. “And when they come to the AGM they come and cause discussions because they do no…See the Story
Members to register in branches
Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Fiji(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed his gratitude on Thursday for the U.S. aid bill for Ukraine during calls with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Zelenskiy said on X that he had thanked Johnson, a Republican, who had been blocking a vote on the bill, “for his leadership that ensured true bipartisan support for aid to Ukraine”. In a conversation with Schumer, he praised …See the Story
Zelenskiy thanks Johnson, Schumer for helping get US aid bill passed
Antony Blinken · ChinaChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday that China and the United States are facing a major question of whether pursuing the stable development of bilateral ties on a forward-looking path or repeating the downward spiral.See the Story
China, U.S. must decide the future path of ties, Wang tells Blinken
Agriculture · FijiEight years of tertiary education has finally come into fruition for veterinarian Wati Mocevakaca after receiving her master’s in Agriculture from the Fiji National University. Ms Mocevakaca pursued a two-year master’s study and research focusing on “dairy production dynamics, prevalence and antibiotics sensitivity patterns of bacteria isolated from calf diarrhoea in Fiji”. Eyes gleaming with excitement, the Lauan lass walked across the stage to…See the Story