Fiji

Graves sink, fisheries shrink as climate change hits Fiji

Togoru, Fiji (AFP) by Steven TRASK The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident…

Fiji warns it faces ‘devastating’ climate change threat

Fiji faces its biggest threat from "devastating climate change" rather than geopolitical tensions, the country's defence minister warned Sunday at…

Russian oligarch’s yacht seized in Fiji on US request

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --  Authorities in Fiji have seized the $300 million yacht of Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov after…

Samoa, Kiribati to lock down as virus lands in Pacific

Kiribati and Samoa entered lockdowns Saturday after overseas arrivals brought Covid to the Pacific island nations that had avoided the…

Biden lauds Pacific Island nations in tackling ongoing challenges of pandemic, climate change

by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) - At the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting on Friday, August 6,…

Fiji fears virus ‘tsunami’ after outbreak found to be Indian variant

SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- A Covid-19 outbreak that forced Fiji's capital into lockdown after the island nation avoided transmission for…

Virus case forces Fiji cities into lockdown

SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji ordered two of its largest cities into lockdown Monday after the Pacific island nation recorded…

Deadly Fiji super cyclone sparks disease fears

SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Disease threatens to worsen an already desperate situation in Fiji, an official warned Sunday, where thousands…

‘Villages destroyed’ as super cyclone hits Fiji

SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Super cyclone Yasa flattened entire villages as it tore through Fiji, but there were no initial…

Fijians warned of flooding, huge waves as super storm bears down

by Leon LORD SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fijians were warned Thursday that no part of the Pacific island nation would…

Fiji tourism hit with climate, pandemic double whammy

by Leon LORD Agence France-Presse CORAL COAST, Fiji (AFP) — Fiji dive operator Ashwin Pal was living his dream until…

Fiji reports first coronavirus case in 78 days

SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji's 78-day run without coronavirus is over, with Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama confirming Monday a 66-year-old…

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