Les hauts plateaux de Tahiti abritent de nombreuses espèces d’arbres, dont certaines sont menacées de disparition.  Au fond de la Punaruu, l’association Te rau ati ati a tau a hiti noa atu se mobilise depuis des années pour sauvegarder quelques dizaines d’espèces endémiques sur le plateau de Maraetia.  Certaines essences sont si rares qu’on en a oublié leur nom polynésien.

A New Brunswick tenant and his landlord have been in a bitter year-long dispute that involves a 65 per cent rent increase, a failed eviction attempt, and claims that the rental unit, a bungalow, is needed to house the owner's aging mother-in-law.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The police in St Kitts say they are investigating reports that women are being drugged at bars and social events and subsequently sexually assaulted. In a statement, the police said that the Special Victims Unit is “...

University student Kengu Black, the daughter of prominent Manchester businessman and political activist Skeng Don, whose real name is Kenneth Black, has been charged for the deadly collision along the PJ Patterson Highway in St Catherine in March...

Mayor of Black River Richard Solomon has urged residents to remember families still living in severe discomfort following Hurricane Melissa, even as St Elizabeth marked the Christmas season with a scaled-down tree-lighting ceremony on Monday night...

The police have charged 26-year-old fisherman Daniel Henry with three counts of murder following last week’s triple-fatal machete attack in Frazersfield, Rocky Point, Clarendon. The charges stem from a domestic incident in which Henry allegedly...

[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- A city suspended in limbo. This is the situation in Uvira, a city in South Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border with Burundi, which was captured on December 10 by M23/AFC (Congo River Alliance) guerrillas (see Fides, 15/12/2025).

La mort du petit Loko Pascal Cameron, âgé de 13 ans, nous bouleverse profondément. En cette période de Noël, une famille gabonaise est plongée dans une douleur immense. Comme mère et comme citoyenne, je ressens cette peine avec gravité et compassion. Aucun enfant ne devrait connaître une telle fin. Les enfants sont ce que notre nation a de plus précieux. Les atteindre, c'est frapper toute la communauté. La protection de nos enfants est une responsabilité collective. Elle ne peut (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

President Droupadi Murmu presented the annual Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar to 24 distinguished scientists across four categories. The highest honor, Vigyan Ratna, was posthumously awarded to physicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar for his lifetime achievements. Other awards recognized contributions in diverse fields like agricultural science, biological sciences, and space science.

“Skate always holds its own. The tradition endures even as new generations come along,” says Viktor Örn Andrésson, head chef at the restaurant Brasa in Turninn at Smáratorg in Kópavogur. Yesterday, he was preparing today’s buffet, where skate takes centre stage, as is customary on Þorláksmessa (St Thorlak’s Day).

A year after a special audit committee found AbbVie violated marketing practices by sponsoring luxury trips for doctors, no action has been taken. The National Medical Commission's ethics board, responsible for acting against the doctors, is largely vacant.

..

The US embassy in India will be closed from December 24 to December 26 due to a Presidential Executive Order mandating federal government closures. Routine consular services will be suspended, with only emergency assistance available for US citizens. Normal operations are set to resume on December 29.

The Election Commission has released draft voter lists for Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, showing significant deletions. Madhya Pradesh removed over 42 lakh voters, including deceased, untraceable, and shifted residents. Kerala also deleted more than 24 lakh names for similar reasons, with final rolls to be published in February.

Germans, French, and Canadians polled hold an overwhelmingly negative view of US foreign policy, according to Politico Read Full Article at RT.com

For those finding another reason to visit South Korea, there's now one — with the country extending its automated immigration clearance system to Singaporeans. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Dec 23), the Singapore Embassy in Seoul said the authorities in South Korea have expanded the use of their smart entry service to Singaporeans aged 17 and above since Dec 1. The service is an automated immigration clearance system which the Korea Immigration Service (KIS) says provides a «simple and convenient process» where travellers can verify themselves with biometric data. To enjoy the service, a one-time, on-site registration is required on arrival in South Korea. As of Dec 23, registration is only available at Incheon International Airport. Once registered, eligible Singaporean travellers can use the electronic gates immediately, including at any South Korea airport on subsequent visits. KIS said that the registration remains valid alongside the passport's validity. South Korea is a popular destination among Singaporeans with more than 370,000 visitor arrivals from Singapore in 2024. 

Kiev has slapped restrictions on Chinese who allegedly support Russia’s defense industry Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia is a strategic partner as cooperation grows in education, energy, and trade, Zambia’s Mulambo Haimbe has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA) managed traffic on the national highway just above Vík this morning after rocks fell from Reynisfjall and landed on the road.

For 22-year-old Brandon Peh, there was nothing higher on his bucket list than visiting all HDB blocks numbered «67» as part of an online trend. Speaking to AsiaOne on Tuesday (Dec 23), Peh, a sociology student at Nanyang Technological University, shared why he specifically chose the number. «I chose to visit blocks 67 because it felt like something I wanted to do before I die. The number itself has no meaning, and sometimes it’s okay to just do nothing. People often ask me why I do it — I think the better question is, why not?» he said. Peh, who visited the five HDB blocks numbered 67 over a two-week period, said he plans to continue visiting any new ones that emerge. «During my research, I could only find five blocks numbered 67, so I visited all of them and plan to continue doing so,» he added. Peh, who also runs a personal YouTube channel documenting his explorations across various blocks, said that he enjoys playing card games with his friends in his free time. 

TEHRAN – A delegation from the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) paid a visit to Iran, holding roundtables on smart livestock farming and climate change, with experts from member states, namely Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in attendance.

An internal review of technical outages that caused significant delays at airports and international land borders this fall has exposed critical flaws with the Canada Border Services Agency's IT services.

It was just a few months ago that U.S. President Donald Trump told the world he doesn’t want Canadian cars. But now, it’s a Canadian-built vehicle — a reimagined North American muscle car — that’s been racking up U.S. awards.

Two families in eastern Ontario have welcomed some very special four-legged friends into their homes, ones whose job is to help their children with autism.

Flu cases across Canada are on the rise and may push hospitals to their limits over the holidays and into the new year, leading health officials in regions across the country to warn people not to visit emergency rooms unless it's absolutely necessary.

More than 30 years after Canada's military allowed women to serve in combat roles, it's now specifically designing uniforms and body armour systems to fit their bodies.

[MSF] Bujumbura - According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), more than 88,000 refugees have fled to Burundi since the recent escalation of violence in South Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. People face dire living conditions in the camps, with limited access to clean water, food, hygiene and basic needs, as people kept arriving during the last days. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is expanding its emergency response and warns about the risk of the spread of epidemic diseases

The St Catherine South police will be increasing its presence on the roads to address the problem of traffic congestion. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips, who has responsibility for Area Five, said that police personnel...