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The Fiji Water Flying Fijians players are being praised by Ireland fans on social media toady for their “vakarokoroko” gesture prior to Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series clash. As part of the pre-kick-off festivities, Irish President Michael D Higgins was on hand to meet the players. President Higgins started with the 23 assembled members of the Fiji squad as he worked his way up the line towards the Irish players. As he shook the hands of the visiting team, however, many of their players took the time to kneel down and bow in a moment of respect. Over on social media, there was a lot of love for the visiting Fijians and their quiet mark of respect. One fan summed it up in one word: ‘Beautiful’. ‘There’s something wonderfully heartwarming at the respect Fiji are showing Michael D,’ said another. A fellow user added: ‘So impressive, that kind of humility and respect...

Karen McMillan, author of the book Elastic Island Adventures: Rarotonga, reading to students of Apii Te Uki Ou. SUPPLIED/ 24112208 To be a writer, you need to read, read, read, says children’s book author Karen McMillan, who recently wrote Elastic Island Adventures: Rarotonga. McMillan who returns to New Zealand today, says: “If you want to be a writer, you’ve got to read. I don’t know any published author that doesn’t read books. So read, read, and read and if you haven’t found the right books that you like, go and try some other books.” McMillan was in Rarotonga this week, where she spent time with students of Apii Te Uki Ou reading her latest edition Elastic Island Adventures: Rarotonga. Karen McMillan, author of the book Elastic Island Adventures: Rarotonga. SUPPLIED / 24112206 How did she come up with the idea of a Rarotonga based children’s book? She said...

Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has farewelled and thanked their out-going Director Francis Tsatsia last week, who has finally retired after a long and dedicated service as head of the department. The farewell reception was held on Friday 15th December. According to supervising BSI Director Jean Eroa, Francis joined the then Solomon Islands Agriculture Quarantine (SIAQ) now BSI in year 2005, as the Principal Plant Protection Officer. “He then later on took the position as Director in 2011, a post he held for 14 years until his retirement. Francis served the department for a total 20 years.” Under his leadership Ms Eroa highlighted, “we have achieved so much together (Biosecurity Act 2013), with lots of challenges in the transition period from SI Quarantine to Biosecurity, which has not only driven us towards excellence but has also raised an environment of collaboration, and continuous...

News Corp Australia’s special editions of The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, The Courier-Mail and The Advertiser featuring a cricket guide in English, Hindi and Punjabi have made international headlines. The eight-page Summer of Cricket wrap to mark the arrival of the Indian team has gone viral across social media and made the pages of major daily newspapers across India.  Headlines include:  […] The post News’ Hindi & Punjabi summer of cricket guide smashes it across India appeared first on NewsCorp Australia. RPT

POSLEDNjI meč današnjeg programa Serije A igra se na “Olimpiku” gde će Lacio od 20.45 dočekati Bolonju. Foto: Profimedia “Nebeskoplavi” su deo jedne od najzanimljivijih trka za prvo mestu na svetu. Vodećih šest ekipa je ovo kolo započelo na samo dva boda razlike koja su delila prvoplasirani Napoli i Juve koji je na šestoj poziciji, dok su između njih bile Fiorentina, Inter, Lacio i Atalanta. Situacija se promenila nakon trijumfa “neroazura” i “boginje provincije” na startu trinaestog kola protiv Verone (5:0), tako da je Atalanta trenutno prva na tabeli i Lacijali bi danas morali slaviti sa čak osam golova razlike kako bi je pretekli, ali sigurno je da bi se četa Marka Baronija zadovoljila samo trijumfom kojomm bi održala korak za izabranicima Đanpjera Gasperinija. Upravo je Marko Baroni taj koji je neočekivano u centru pažnje u Rimu, usled slabih igara Rome koja ima veoma lošu sezonu, mediji su prebacili pažnju...

Ein Skandal um den Teamchef, ein tobender Machtkampf und jede Menge Drohszenarien: Wie es Formel-1-Champion Max Verstappen dennoch geschafft hat, auf Titelkurs zu bleiben. Der pikante Skandal um Teamchef Christian Horner war nur der Anfang. In einem Jahr mit vielen Negativ-Schlagzeilen um Machtkämpfe, Anfeindungen und sportliche Rückschläge bewahrte Max Verstappen den teilweise erschreckend schwächelnden Branchenführer Red Bull vor dem Totalschaden. Dass er sich an diesem Wochenende tatsächlich zum vierten Mal als Formel-1-Weltmeister krönte und dem Legenden-Status in der Motorsport-Königsklasse wieder einen Schritt näher kam, hat das einen Grund: Verstappen selbst. „Max Verstappen ist für mich der beste Fahrer der Welt und das hat er auch in den schwierigen Phasen dieser Saison unter Beweis gestellt“, lobte sein oberster Boss, Red-Bull-Geschäftsführer Oliver Mintzlaff. „Er hat sein Ziel, Weltmeister zu werden, zu keiner Zeit aus den Augen verloren.“ Talent ist das eine, Entschlossenheit formt Weltmeister. „Wenn du auf der Strecke gewinnen willst, wenn du ein Champion...

24. november 2024 300 milliarder til de fattige lande De rige lande skal bidrage med 300 milliarder dollar hvert år til de fattigere i klimafinansiering. Det skal ske fra 2035. Det er en tredobling af det nuværende beløb på 100 milliarder dollar, men hvis man korrigerer for inflationen frem mod 2035, er det reelle tal 200 milliarder, vurderer professor og miljøøkonom på Aarhus Universitet, Mikael Skou Andersen og cheføkonom i tænketanken Kraka, Ulrik Beck, over for Information. Der er altså tale om en fordobling, Finansieringen kan komme i flere former, for eksempel som… RPT

»De ved ikke, hvad de laver.« »De« er EU, og personen, der udtaler ordene, er britiske Julian David, der er direktør i sammenslutningen af britiske brancheforeninger, techUK. På hovedscenen i hall 25, på verdens største tech-konference Gitex i ørkenbyen Dubai, er repræsentanter fra Holland, Polen og altså Storbritannien samlet for at blive enige om, at EU’s tech-regler spænder ben for europæiske virksomheders muligheder for at konkurrere med udenlandske mega-selskaber. RPT