Health centre in Fiji closes due to water shortages
A health centre in Fiji had to be closed last Friday because there was no water in the area, reports The Fiji Times. Nawaicoba resident Rup Narayan sa...
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Golf legend Sorenstam’s Swedish finale spoiled by Amy Yang
In her final golfing tournament on home soil, Annika Sorenstam didn’t get the storybook ending to an illustrious career that she had hoped for, accord...
Fiji families use water from polluted streams
Several small towns in Fiji have had no access to clean water for the past six days, reports the Fiji Daily Post News. Residents of Delainavesi, Lami ...
Norway sued by Iraqi Muslim over human rights violations
The founder of Ansar al-Islam, a radical Islamist organisation, has filed a lawsuit against Norway in Europe’s human rights court citing “inhuman trea...
IKEA expands efforts to encourage green lifestyles
Greenbiz.com reports that over the next five years, IKEA will invest some USD 77 million in clean technology start-ups specialising in green tech prod...
Thai tour company promotes endangered longtail boats
Thailand is synonymous with the longtail boat, elegant and colourful hand-carved wooden boats that have been used for fishing on the Andaman Sea for c...
Norwegian fisheries minister in hot water over Murmansk radiation leaks
Aftenposten has revealed that Norwegian fisheries minister Helga Pedersen admitted knowing that the Russian submarine wreck Murmansk likely contained ...
Icelandic teen receives international photography award
Icelandic teenager Lara Thordardottir found out on Monday that she has been honoured in the Shoot Nations Global Youth Photography Competition 2008. T...