No apology for nuclear testing from French president
The president of France has stopped short of apologising for his country's nuclear tests in French Polynesia between 1966 and 1996.
Emmanuel Macron, in a speech during his official Pacific territorial visit, instead said Paris owed "a debt" to French Polynesia's people and better compensation for victims of the tests.
The nuclear tests remain a deep source of resentment towards France and only 63 victims have so far received any reparations.
Fiji's $US1.78 billion Budget passed in Parliament
Fiji's 1.78 billion US-dollar national budget has been passed in Parliament.
The government says the 2021-2022 budget is designed with three objectives, all of it linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, amied at protecting Fijians from the coronavirus, supporting individuals and businesses and 'future proofing Fiji,'.