Wallis And Futuna

A long-running firefighters strike in Wallis and Futuna has been settled.

Parents of school children in the main town of the French Pacific island of Wallis have delayed the start of the school year for safety reasons.

The French president Emmanuel Macron has blamed monopolies as well as pay boosts for public servants for the high cost of living in French overseas territories.

The office of the Social Security Service in Wallis and Futuna is expected to re-open today after a strike closed it for ten days.

Two people have been flown from the French island of Futuna to a hospital in New Caledonia after contracting leptospirosis.

There is more strike action in the public sector in Wallis and Futuna.

Authorities in Wallis and Futuna say there is an increasing number of people from New Caledonia registering for driving tests.

Stormy weather near Wallis and Futuna has thrown flight schedules into disarray, disrupting travel plans of hundreds of people.

Authorities in Wallis and Futuna have decided to use thermal cameras at the airport to detect possible carriers of dengue fever.

Senior public servants in Wallis and Futuna have suspended their strike after 16 weeks.

Pope Francis has named a new bishop for the diocese of Wallis and Futuna.