A seafarer's salary in thousands of dollars is attractive to many Filipinos. But it comes with great cost — loneliness, danger, and possible abandonment at sea.

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Fijian MP Lynda Tabuya will remain in parliament after her party decided not to expel her over an explicit video of her ...

The rainbow flag can no longer be displayed inside schools of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, after trustees voted Tuesday to add further restrictions to a controversial policy.

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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka effusively praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and called him the real "Boss" of the world. In a meeting with Rajya Sabha member and ...

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the world's real leader, highlighting his inclusive governance model 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas'. Rabuka ...

The Washington Free Beacon first reported that it obtained a copy of the "One Flag Policy" order, which permits only the American flag to be flown at U.S. facilities at home and abroad ...