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Foreign rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-rocked Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise.

The seven guests, all but one of them foreigners, have since recovered and been released from hospital, tourism minister Viliame Gavoka told a live-streamed news conference in the capital Suva.

In his judgment, Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring said what appeared to be a "complex financial matrix" was actually a "straightforward cheat" of UK tax authorities.

Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has called on his supporters to bring the country to "chaos" if the council confirms the election commission's announcement that he won 20 per cent, compared to 71 per cent for the ruling Frelimo party candidate.

Motorists can expect a mix of increases and decreases in fuel prices in January, according to the AA that was commenting on unaudited fuel price data.

An undocumented foreign national is under police guard in hospital after allegedly killing a security officer and wounding a farmer during a shootout on Tuesday.

The government has extended the deadline for spaza shops to register to 28 February 2025.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) says plans are afoot to provide Parliament with a new temporary home. The department's director-general Sifiso Mdakane on Tuesday witnessed the site handover of the dome structure for the National Assembly.

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