En Polynésie française, la natalité a diminué de moitié entre 1992 et 2022, selon le dernier recensement de l'Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française (ISPF, février 2024). Plusieurs écoles de Tahiti sont dû fermer des classes à cause de cette chute de natalité. Pour tenter d'y remédier, des pistes de réflexion sont évoquées par les maires, et notamment le président du syndicat pour la promotion des communes, comme l'augmentation des allocations familiales ou encore la distribution de Viagra.

Une société locale de collecte des déchets se lance dans la revalorisation de cheveux à jeter. Le but est de les transformer pour qu'ils servent notamment à absorber les hydrocarbures en cas de pollution marine.

La tour des juges érigée sur le récif de Teahupo'o pour les Jeux olympiques va être retirée d'ici deux à trois semaines. Une opération dont le coût sera de plus de 16 millions de Fcfp et qui se fera sans «érafler» le corail, rassure le Pays.

One person died following a fire that broke out in a Choa Chu Kang Housing Board flat in the wee hours of Sept 24. In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said firefighters from Bukit Batok Fire Station and Woodlands Fire Station were alerted to a fire at 692A, Choa Chu Kang Crescent at about 6am. “The fire involved the living room and a bedroom of a unit on the ninth floor. Firefighters had to conduct forcible entry to gain access into the unit. “The fire was extinguished with a water jet and two Compressed Air Foam backpacks. As a result of the fire, the rest of the unit also sustained heat and smoke damage,” said SCDF. One person was found inside one of the bedrooms and carried out of the unit by firefighters during the operation. The person was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic, said SCDF, adding that here were no one else inside the affected unit. About 150 residents were evacuated from the block by police and SCDF as a precautionary measure. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

SINGAPORE — The police are investigating an incident involving boys who were filmed hitting a Qihua Primary School pupil. Responding to queries from The Straits Times, Qihua Primary School said in a statement on Sept 23 that it was aware of the incident, has counselled the affected pupils, and is working closely with their parents to ensure the well-being of all who were involved. It added: «We have also reminded our students to look out for one another and to report any incidents of bullying to their teachers.» The school and Education Ministry did not give further details, including when the incident occurred and when it was reported. A 43-second video of the incident shared via Telegram on Sept 20 shows a boy wearing a black T-shirt punching a smaller, uniformed boy in the gut twice. In the background, another person can be heard saying «Again, again» in Malay. The pupil gets up after sinking to the ground, and receives more blows from the larger boy, who also kicks him in the stomach.

[UPDATE 10.45am] Iswaran has pleaded guilty to five charges in court at the start of his trial on Tuesday (Sept 24) morning. «Your Honour, I plead guilty,» he told Justice Vincent Hoong, who is presiding over the case. In a turn of events, the prosecution amended the charges, dropping two charges for corruption against Iswaran. They proceeded with four counts of obtaining valuable items as a public servant under Section 165 of the Penal code, as well as one count of obstructing the course of justice. 30 other charges will be taken in consideration for sentencing. Former transport minister S Iswaran arrived at the High Court at 9.25am on Tuesday (Sept 24) to defend himself against 35 criminal charges. The 62-year-old was accompanied by one of his lawyers Navin Thevar as he entered the premises. Iswaran's legal team is headed by heavyweight Senior Counsel Davinder Singh.

The patrols are meant to build trust with the Inuit community in Montreal, which police say has been receiving threats and harassment from criminal groups smuggling drugs to Quebec's Far North.

Burns Lake RCMP say the girl was found on Sunday around 6 p.m.

During an affordability policy announcement in Surrey on Monday, four reporters asked Rustad multiple times about the video and his stance on the COVID-19 vaccination program. Rustad repeatedly dodged those questions but said the previous inability of unvaccinated doctors and nurses to get their jobs back in B.C. was a «horrendous problem.»

Mogadishu (HOL) — Sharmake Abukar Amin, a former Somali journalist and refugee in Finland, hopes to return to his journalism career after Finland's national broadcaster, Yle, launched a Somali-language news service. The new program, set to air on Tuesday, will offer short news bulletins focused on Somalia and global events, as well as segments on applying for Finnish citizenship and refugee-related topics.

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The City of Montreal has issued a lockdown notice for residents in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough due to smoke from a fire in a container storing 15,000 kilograms of lithium batteries in the Port of Montreal.

Authorities are investigating a report that violence erupted on a pickleball court in B.C.'s Lower Mainland over the weekend.

It's been exactly three years since Canadian Michael Kovrig returned to Canada after spending 1,019 days in a Chinese prison. Now, he's publicly speaking out about his arrest and detainment for the first time.

On Sept. 20, Justice R.E. Nation of the Alberta Court of King's Bench found Craig McMorran guilty of fraud, money laundering and stealing a cottage from its rightful owners.

Russia is working on the issue of the Zaporozhye and Kursk nuclear power plants with the agency's leadership and its Director General Rafael Grossi, Russia's deputy permanent envoy to international organizations in Vienna Roman Ustinov said

In the coming week, representatives of 193 UN member states, the Vatican and Palestine, which have observer status in the world body, as well as the European Union will take turns at the General Assembly podium

The IDF continues to strike Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon as part of Operation Northern Arrows

The ceremony was held at Serbia's permanent mission to the UN in New York

Threats of suspending visa-free travel with the EU are a ploy to influence Georgia’s elections, Tbilisi mayor Kakha Kaladze has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian government has backed proposed legislation to outlaw the dissemination of propaganda that pushes “child-free ideology” Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev should accept the “temporary” loss of some territory as its victory conditions are impossible, Czech President Petr Pavel has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Another 1,645 people were injured

The Iranian president called on «the UN chief, in cooperation with the countries affected by unilateral sanctions»

The UN has an important role to play in this direction, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said

In addition, the coalition violated the provisions of the December 9, 2019 deconfliction

Broadcasting the four minute video appears to be the latest move in a concerted campaign to scare Britain from giving permission to Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia .

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The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has handed over a newly retrofitted inclusive classroom to the Salvation Army Arthur Wint Basic School in Lucea, Hanover. Done in partnership with the Digicel Foundation, the facility forms part of the ECC's...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public that a flash flood watch is now in effect for all parishes. According to the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, the flash flood watch will remain in...

An Egyptian warship has delivered a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, officials said, in a move likely to stoke further friction between the two countries and Ethiopia.