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7 foreign tourists hospitalized in Fiji were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs, officials say

Dec. 18, 2024 04:54 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven foreign tourists who were hospitalized in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort bar were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs, officials said Wednesday following a toxicology report. The cause of the tourists' illness over the weekend...

A Memphis man is guilty of murdering his wife during their honeymoon, a Fiji court decides

Dec. 16, 2024 00:16 AM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man from Memphis, Tennessee has been found guilty by a judge in Fiji of murdering his wife during their honeymoon in 2022, the prosecutor’s office said Monday. Bradley Robert Dawson, 40, killed his wife, Christe Chen, who was 36, at the exclusive...

7 foreign tourists hospitalized in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort bar

Dec. 15, 2024 23:24 PM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Seven foreign tourists were hospitalized in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort bar, Fijian authorities said on Monday. The cause of their illness was not known and officials said it was too soon to know if tainted alcohol was involved. ...

Closely-watched international climate case in the Hague wraps up its first week of testimony

Dec. 06, 2024 13:53 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the world wrapped its first week of arguments before the top court of the United Nations in The Hague Friday. The case, though not binding, is expected to spell out what...

Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting

Oct. 24, 2024 04:19 AM EDT

APIA, Samoa (AP) — Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday. Tuvalu’s Prime Minister, Feleti Teo, alongside senior officials from Vanuatu...