Nitazenes, a deadly synthetic opioid many times stronger than fentanyl, has re-emerged in Australia, with the New South Wales (NSW) government pushed to take urgent action. Nitazenes, which can be up to 500 times stronger than heroin, have caused dozens of
Leaders hoping to visit New Caledonia before the Pacific Islands Forum meeting this week were forced to cancel the trip after they could not agree on terms with the French government. The delegation was requested by New Caledonia’s President Louis Mapou,
IBM is in the process of shutting down its research and development (R&D) departments in China, local media outlets say, becoming the latest American tech giant to scale back its presence in the increasingly restrictive China-based market. The decision by
Pacific Island Forum Secretary-General Baron Waqa has used his address to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders meeting in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, to highlight emerging threats facing the region. These, he says, include climate change and rising geopolitical