The National Institute for Space Research in Brazil says there have been more than 72,000 fires in the Amazon rainforest this year.
That's up from 40,000 at the same point last year.
A statement on the Earth Alliance website says: "The destruction of the Amazon rainforest is rapidly releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, destroying an ecosystem that absorbs millions of tonnes of carbon emissions every year and is one of the planet's best defences against the climate crisis."
Of the 18 counts of sexual offences in March, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions confirms there was one incident where a 42-year-old ma...
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The Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to strengthening public education and ensuring equitable ...
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A man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for snatching a $23,000 chain in broad daylight in Suva City.35-year-old Jone Rasi has been convicted ...
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Restoration work is ongoing at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital’s West Wing following a burst ageing pipe earlier this morning.
The Ministry of ...
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The iTaukei Land Trust Board says parts of cane farming land in Seaqaqa have been subdivided into residential and commercial lots as part of efforts ...
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The Parliament of Fiji today presented its i-reguregu to the late former President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, at the State House.The delegation was led ...
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The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is urging the public to remain alert, prepared, and watch out for one another as Tropical Cyclone ...
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Serious concerns are being raised regarding a proposed Australian company's TNG Waste-to-Energy incinerator in Saweni, Vuda, and a group of concerned ...
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Opposition MP, Vijay Nath has questioned by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission waited until 7:35pm last night to drop the bomb on the ...
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