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, .
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