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Trump poised for billions as stock market deal passes
23 Mar 2024Donald Trump appears to be scrambling for funds to pay a $464m fraud fine. Could the stock market ride to his rescue?
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'Everyone was screaming, everyone was running' - Death toll above 60 as gunmen attack concert
23 Mar 2024IS claimed responsibility as the death toll made it one of the worst attacks on Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege.
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Kate says she's having chemotherapy after cancer discovery
23 Mar 2024The princess's statement explained that when she had abdominal surgery in January, it was not known that there was any cancer.
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What do we know about Kate's preventative chemotherapy?
23 Mar 2024Kate did not give details of the type or stage of cancer, or share her specific treatment plan, making it difficult to assess the potential impacts on her health.
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Harry and Meghan wish Kate 'health and healing'
23 Mar 2024The princess explained that when she had abdominal surgery in January, it was not known that there was any cancer.
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Million in Ukraine lose power after wave of Russian strikes
23 Mar 2024There is no electricity in the second-largest city of Kharkiv, the regional head says, and more than 53,000 households in Odesa are without power.
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US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked
Russia and China have blocked a US draft resolution put to the UN which for the first time called for a ceasefire and hostage releases in Gaza.
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'Russia is at war against people's ordinary lives' - Zelensky
22 Mar 2024Russia has launched the largest missile and drone attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, hitting the country's largest dam and causing blackouts, Kyiv says.
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Arrest made in NSW fatal hit-and-run that killed Kiwi lawyer
22 Mar 2024Mitch East, 28, was found bleeding on a Tamarama street at 4am on Sunday, and died of his injuries.
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Israeli military says troops captured hundreds of fighters in Gaza hospital
Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters including a number of security officials and military commanders during its extended raid into Gaza's main hospital, the…
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Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion
22 Mar 2024A police operation in Port-au-Prince killed the head of the Delmas 95 gang, marking a setback for gangs' moves to take over more parts of the city.
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Australian man accused of double murder removed from police
22 Mar 2024Beau Lamarre-Condon, the police officer charged with murdering Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, has been removed from the police.
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Prince Harry's landline calls were bugged by Murdoch papers, lawyers say
They also accessed the messages on the pager of his late mother Princess Diana, London's High Court was told.
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First brain-chip patient plays online chess with Musk's Neuralink
22 Mar 2024The implant seeks to enable people to control a computer cursor or keyboard using only their thoughts.
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Russia launches largest missile attack on Kyiv
22 Mar 2024Schools, homes and industrial facilities were hit in the biggest attack in weeks, officials said.
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Man opts for pig kidney after human transplant fails
22 Mar 2024Rick Slayman, 62, is being hailed by surgeons as a "real hero" for trying the pioneering operation.
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US accuses Apple of monopolising smartphone market
22 Mar 2024In a landmark lawsuit, the US justice department alleges the company used its power to limit competition.
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Launch of Russian Soyuz spacecraft aborted seconds before blast-off
22 Mar 2024Russia says a current slump resulted in the cancellation, all the crew were safely evacuated.
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TikTok is facing a ban in the US: What you need to know
22 Mar 2024A bill calling for the forced sale or ban of TikTok passed through the United States' House of Representatives. What's next, and what does all of this mean for New Zealand?
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Absolute ewe-nit! Huge newborn lamb shocks farmer
21 Mar 2024The labour was going ahead as normal. Then a massive lamb "came out like a big lump".
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Indonesia's Prabowo confirmed as next president
21 Mar 2024The former general says "give us a chance" as his rivals vow to contest the election result.
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Platypus born in Australian park despite series of pollution scares
22 Mar 2024It's the first-known animal of its kind to be born in Australia's oldest national park in more than 50 years.
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Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $NZ1b to US non-profits
21 Mar 2024Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is giving US$640m to non-profit organisations, more than double her previously planned donations.
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Dan Schneider apologises for 'regretful' Nickelodeon behaviour
21 Mar 2024The former Nickelodeon producer and writer has apologised for his "embarrassing" behaviour.
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