Articles by Andy Sharp, Justin Sink, Bloomberg
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Sport
Djokovic not concerned by injury despite shock loss
Thursday, 4 January 2024, 1:28PMWorld No 1 Novak Djokovic isn’t fretting about his wrist injury, saying he has time to get himself in top shape for his Australian...
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World
Watch live: 'FBI open the door!' - house surrounded in US shooting manhunt
Friday, 27 October 2023, 1:40PMHeavily armed police surround a home as they search for a US Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded...
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World
Lights out, ovens off: Europe preps for winter energy crisis
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 1:14PMFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — As Europe heads into winter in the throes of an energy crisis, offices are getting chillier. Statues...
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Business
Age Concern: Face to face banking fees should be dropped
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 11:56AMAs technologies, smartphones and the internet continue to change the ways we bank, those without access to such platforms...
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National
Anxiety high among South Auckland kids despite move to level 2
Saturday, 20 February 2021, 4:06PMWhile the level 2 announcement brought a sigh of relief for many across Auckland, as Justin Latif reports, South Aucklanders...
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World
Part of Trump's border wall falls over in high winds, lands in Mexico
Thursday, 30 January 2020, 6:36PMNewly installed panels from the US border wall fell over in high winds Wednesday, landing on trees on the Mexican side of...
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World
Evacuation slide falls off plane and lands in man's yard
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 3:59PMNo, it's not a bird or a plane. It's an evacuation slide from a Delta flight. A large, inflatable slide fell from the sky...
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Science
Photograph shows sea lion trapped in mouth of humpback whale
Sunday, 4 August 2019, 2:48PMThis sea lion found itself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Chase Dekker has been photographing wildlife for nearly...
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World
Trump says US should sue Facebook, Google
Thursday, 27 June 2019, 2:02PMPresident Donald Trump complained again about supposed bias against conservatives at social media companies and said the...
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Entertainment
New Avengers movie shatters records weeks before release
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 6:13PMEarly demand for Marvel’s "Avengers: Endgame" tickets has caused US cinema websites to crash, underscoring predictions that...
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World
British MPs reject every Brexit option
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 9:47AMBritish MPs have again rejected four Brexit options today. The MPs failed to find a majority for any proposal in votes on...
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Business
Mark Zuckerberg calls for global internet regulations
Monday, 1 April 2019, 3:40PMFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for new global regulations governing the internet, recommending overarching rules on...
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Business
Man-made diamonds have jewellery industry on edge
Sunday, 9 September 2018, 8:29AMDe Beers hasn't even opened its first synthetic diamond store, but its looming entry into the market for man-made gems has...
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National
One month on, disabled woman still without home access
Sunday, 26 August 2018, 6:12AMA disabled woman has spent a month without an access lift at her home, while waiting for the Ministry of Health to have it...
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World
The unlikely crime-fighter cracking decades-old murders? A genealogist
Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 1:18PMThe young couple set out on a trip in 1987, speeding toward Seattle, Washington, in a gold van, when they crossed paths with...
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Business
Revealed: the best place to work in the US
Friday, 13 July 2018, 2:40PMFacebook, despite suffering through what could be charitably described as a turbulent year, was ranked as the best place...
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Business
Lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer leads to $6.9b payout for 22 women
Friday, 13 July 2018, 12:35PMA St. Louis jury has awarded nearly US$4.7 billion (NZ$6.9 billion) in damages to 22 women and their families after they...
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World
The Trump-Kim summit
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 12:47PMUS President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un begin their historic summit at 1pm NZT in Singapore, a meeting...
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Business
Almost $60 billion wiped off crypto market in a weekend
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 11:32AMThe 2018 selloff in cryptocurrencies deepened, wiping out about US$42 billion (NZ$60 billion) of market value over the weekend...
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World
Buildings collapse as torrential floods hit US city
Monday, 28 May 2018, 12:46PMCrews were engaged in multiple water rescues and buildings collapsed in historic Ellicott City as flood waters raged through...
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Auckland
Auckland developer jailed for purposely destroying protected trees
Friday, 26 January 2018, 8:17PMAuckland Council says the jailing of a man who purposely damaged seven protected trees sends a strong message. Property developer...
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World
Outlying islands in Vanuatu copped the worst of Cyclone Donna
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 6:12AMThe full extent of damage in Vanuatu from Cyclone Donna is becoming clearer as officials make contact with outlying islands. Unicef...
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National
Youth mentoring scheme gains funding boost
Sunday, 5 March 2017, 3:09PMA government scheme aimed at mentoring young people in island communities is getting a funding boost. The Small Communities...
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Crime
Four guilty over farm worker's death
Friday, 12 December 2014, 4:39PMUPDATED 5.17PM: Four men have been found guilty of the murder of a North Otago farm worker. After a trial spanning nearly...