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Luxon, Albanese focus on security
16 Aug 2024Cyber-warfare was one of the main issues raised by the two leaders today.
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Champion racehorse Black Caviar dies following hoof disease
17 Aug 2024The "remarkable horse" has been retired since 2013 after 25 wins from 25 starts, bagging $8.76m in prize money.
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New Zealand diplomat victim of armed robbery in Paris
17 Aug 2024The diplomat was reportedly tied up and hit in the face with the butt of a pistol.
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UK's Heathrow border officers plan four-day strike at end of August
17 Aug 2024Hundreds of border force staff at Britain's biggest airport, Heathrow, will strike from 31 August to 3 September - a peak travel period for hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers.
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Woman charged in alleged plan to steal Elvis' Graceland
17 Aug 2024A Missouri woman is accused of trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family of millions of dollars and steal the family's ownership interest in Graceland.
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Europe raises mpox risk alert level
17 Aug 2024It said there will be more imported cases of the new mpox strain in Europe in the coming weeks.
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Gaza ceasefire talks paused until next week
17 Aug 2024Negotiators will meet again next week, seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hamas and free remaining hostages.
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Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia
17 Aug 2024An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the US-led NATO alliance of helping Ukraine plan a surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region.
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'Sacred ground' at Gallipoli under threat as fires rage
16 Aug 2024The fire may reach the graves of Anzac soldiers who died during World War I.
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Americans explain rush week to New Zealanders
17 Aug 2024Rush week at the University of Alabama is the pinnacle of over-the-top university life in the US.
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Thailand appoints youngest ever PM, whose age matches Ardern's when she took office
16 Aug 2024Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces the difficult task of reviving Thailand's stalled economy and avoiding the military coups and court interventions which have deposed four previous administrations led by…
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Is this the end for the magnetic stripe?
16 Aug 2024Magstripe hotel key cards are rare these days, increasingly superseded by contactless cards with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips inside them.
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Tokyo braces for Typhoon Ampil as homes evacuated, flights cancelled
16 Aug 2024Japan grounded hundreds of flights and advised nearly 10,000 households to evacuate in some areas near Tokyo.
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Mpox global health emergency: What we know so far
15 Aug 2024The rapid surge of mpox in multiple African countries has prompted the WHO to sound its highest level of alert. Audio
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'Ketamine Queen' among five charged over Matthew Perry's death
16 Aug 2024The Friends star was found unresponsive at his Los Angeles home in October last year with high levels of a drug in his system.
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Raygun makes plea over devastating online hate
16 Aug 2024"I didn't realise that that would also open the door to so much hate," Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn says,
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Ukraine sets up military office inside Russia
16 Aug 2024Kyiv is also pressing ahead with its surprise incursion into Russian territory.
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Advocate calls for stronger laws to prevent sorcery related violence in PNG
16 Aug 2024Evelyn Kunda, currently in Aotearoa to shine a light on the horrors of sorcery related violence in her country, says victims in her country "need justice".
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First case of more dangerous mpox found outside Africa
16 Aug 2024Sweden's public health agency records what it says is the first case of a contagious new variant of mpox outside the African continent.
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More than 40,000 killed in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says
16 Aug 2024A breakdown of identified reported fatalities says a majority are children, women or elderly people - and some experts say it's an undercount.
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Why psychologists want us to stop talking about the 'five stages' of grief
16 Aug 2024Despite its popularity, there is no scientific basis for the model and experts say it can be more harmful than helpful.
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The Notebook actress Gena Rowlands dies at 94
15 Aug 2024Over her career she won four Emmys, two Golden Globes and two Oscar nominations.
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Mark Zuckerberg reveals 'Roman' statue of wife
15 Aug 2024The figure's striking colour and towering size have left the internet describing the Facebook founder as a "wife guy".
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Tami Neilson in tears over call to play prestigious country music show
16 Aug 2024The Kiwi country music queen and her brother started to cry when they were invited to Nashville to play the Grand Ole Opry. Audio
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