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Peters still trying to find out what Aukus Pillar 2 is really about
2 May 2024The Foreign Minister says he is continuing work started by the previous Labour government. Audio
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Binance crypto boss sentenced to 4 months in prison
Changpeng Zhao resigned from Binance in November and pleaded guilty to violating US money laundering laws.
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Trump fined, threatened with jail as trial continues
1 May 2024The judge overseeing the former US president's hush money trial said he would consider jailing Trump if he continued to violate a gag order.
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Boy, 14, dies after 'truly horrific' sword attack in London
1 May 2024Eyewitnesses described seeing the suspect run through London streets with a sword before he was tasered by police.
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Ex-Google workers say firings for protesting Israel contract were illegal
1 May 2024The group of former Google workers have filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board over their termination.
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'Big privacy concern': Qantas investigates customers accessing others' info in app
One passenger said they could see another customer's name on their app as well as their boarding pass for a flight.
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US police investigate whether more than one shooter involved in officers' deaths
1 May 2024Four officers from the US Marshals Office were killed while serving an arrest warrant in North Carolina on Monday.
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Australian regulator examines possible contamination of Indian spice mixes
Australia's food safety agency is collecting information on the possible contamination of spice mixes sold by MDH and Everest.
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Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts again, alert status at highest
30 Apr 2024Indonesia's Ruang volcano spewed "explosive" flows of incandescent lava into the night sky.
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Thousands stranded as Australian airline weighs its future
Australia's newest budget airline suspended all its flights on Tuesday, to discuss "the ongoing viability" of its business model.
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Columbia students defy deadline to disband pro-Palestinian encampment
30 Apr 2024New York City's Columbia University has begun suspending students involved in a pro-Palestinian protest on campus after they defied a deadline to disperse.
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Tensions grow as China ramps up mining for green tech
30 Apr 2024China has taken big stakes in mines across the world extracting minerals vital to the green economy.
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King Charles returns to public engagements
30 Apr 2024The King and Queen Camilla are to visit a hospital and specialist cancer centre, in a public show of support for staff, patients and ongoing research work.
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Gérard Depardieu to stand trial over sexual assault allegations
30 Apr 2024The French actor was summoned to a police station in Paris and prosecutors now say he will be tried.
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Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland's first minister
30 Apr 2024Just days ago, Yousaf insisted he would win the confidence votes and "absolutely" lead the SNP into the general election and the 2026 Holyrood election.
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NZ and Türkiye pledge cooperation during natural disasters
27 Apr 2024The two countries have "a long history of coming to each other's aid", including after the 2023 Turkish earthquakes, Winston Peters says.
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Musk visits China in bid for self-driving car deal
29 Apr 2024The news came after a US report tied Tesla's autonomous driving modes to at least 13 crashes, involving one death.
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Gaza war: US 'hopeful' Hamas will accept Israel's new ceasefire offer
The proposal includes a 40-day truce in return for the release of hostages and the prospect of displaced families being allowed back to northern Gaza.
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Flash floods, landslide kill at least 45 in central Kenya
30 Apr 2024Police initially blamed the flooding on a burst dam, however the ministry of water later said it was caused by a river tunnel becoming blocked with debris.
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Nova explosion could give insight into where we come from
Star gazers are set for a treat any day now as a star system 3000 light years is on the verge of lighting up. Audio
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Australian man, 93, sent to prison for murdering 92-year-old wife
29 Apr 2024The cancer-stricken man said he and his "angel", who had dementia, had "lived too long".
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Senior US, French officials in Middle East to discuss Gaza
29 Apr 2024Talks on a ceasefire in Gaza are progressing, the French Foreign Minister says, as he joins the US Secretary of State in Saudi.
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Football's 'magic' helps Palestinians to feel supported in NZ
29 Apr 2024The "power of the game" lies in its ability to connect people, no matter their background, the organiser of a multicultural sports festival says. Audio
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'Triple check' your mail: Cat accidentally mailed to California
29 Apr 2024A US family has been reunited with their pet cat after she was accidentally mailed hundreds of miles to California with a package return.
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