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Japan aim to end Principality Stadium jinx against Wales on Saturday, 7 November
Wales host Japan at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, 7 November, with nine England-based players in the starting XV. Japan have never won at the venue, and Eddie Jones has challenged his side to change that.
- Oct 5
Pacific leaders open pre-COP31 climate summit in Fiji to demand adaptation funding
Pacific ministers and international negotiators met in Nadi on Monday to coordinate demands on adaptation funding and ocean protection ahead of the COP31 summit in Turkey.
- Oct 5
UN climate chief warns extreme heat threatens pregnancy as 73% of surveyed health workers report rising risks
At the Pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji, UN climate chief Simon Stiell and foundation Wellcome reported that extreme temperatures are driving up preterm births and obstetric complications across five countries.
- Oct 1
Four sailors rescued in South Pacific after sperm whales sink 16-metre yacht
A crew of four abandoned their sinking 16-metre vessel into a life raft north of Norfolk Island following a collision with a pod of sperm whales, surviving 18 hours before a container ship picked them up.
- Oct 1
Fiji investigates theft of 39 cocaine bricks replaced with flour in Supreme Court safe
Fiji authorities launched an investigation after up to 40 kilograms of seized cocaine held as trial evidence in the Suva Supreme Court vault were stolen and replaced with flour.