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US announces new embassies in major Pacific push as it jostles with China for influence in region
Vice-president Kamala Harris has announced postings in Kiribati and Tonga as leaders gather in Fiji for the Pa…
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Fundraise or die: how Fijians are crowdfunding lifesaving kidney treatment
To get a kidney transplant, people in Fiji have to raise tens of thousands of dollars to travel to IndiaTen ye…
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‘No one wanted to come near us’: what it’s like being pregnant amid Fiji’s Covid outbreak
As Fiji battles to contain the coronavirus, pregnant women are having to give birth in isolationFor 34-year-ol…
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No jabs, no job: Fiji threatens unvaccinated workers with sack
Prime minister says country ‘cannot afford to waste time getting back the lives we know and love’Coronavirus –…
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‘I’m always afraid’: Fiji reels as it moves from Covid haven to frontline
Largely spared an outbreak earlier in the pandemic, the Pacific nation is now grappling with a rising caseload…