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Entertainment
Walter Mirisch, Oscar-winning producer, dead at 101
Monday, 27 February 2023, 2:18PMWalter Mirisch, the astute and Oscar winning film producer who oversaw such classics as "Some Like It Hot," "West Side Story"...
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World
New Scottish law makes period products free for all
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 1:42PMA law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The Scottish...
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National
Taranaki seabed miner grabs Aussie ally ahead of legal battle
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 2:23PMThe company that wants to mine the South Taranaki seabed is selling out to a foreign partner while continuing the battle...
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Entertainment
Ricky Martin faces restraining order
Sunday, 3 July 2022, 2:54PMA judge has issued a restraining order against Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin, police said Saturday. The order was...
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World
Palestinians give bullet that killed journalist to US team
Sunday, 3 July 2022, 2:15PMThe Palestinian Authority said it has given the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to American forensic...
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World
Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand
Sunday, 3 July 2022, 2:06PMGoogle will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal...
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World
Industrial ship sinks in storm off Hong Kong
Sunday, 3 July 2022, 2:02PMAn industrial support ship operating in the South China Sea has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen...
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World
New Colombian president pledges to protect rainforest
Sunday, 26 June 2022, 4:27PMGustavo Petro, Colombia's first elected leftist president, will take office in August with ambitious proposals to halt the...
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World
'Lives will be saved': Biden signs landmark gun measure
Sunday, 26 June 2022, 1:42PMUS President Joe Biden has signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable...
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World
Russia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east
Sunday, 26 June 2022, 11:50AMRussian forces are seeking to swallow up the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region, while pressing...
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Business
SpaceX reportedly fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk
Sunday, 19 June 2022, 4:41PMSpaceX, the rocket ship company run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has fired several employees involved in an open letter that blasted...
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World
Thousands take to London streets to protest soaring costs
Sunday, 19 June 2022, 1:57PMThousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in a protest over the soaring cost of living in Britain. Huge...
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Business
Warren Buffet's final charity lunch draws record US$19 million bid
Sunday, 19 June 2022, 1:47PMAn anonymous bidder has shelled out a record US$19 million for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffet at a steakhouse...
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Business
Bitcoin drops below US$20,000 as crypto selloff quickens
Sunday, 19 June 2022, 1:41PMBitcoin fell below the psychologically important threshold of US$20,000 on Saturday for the first time since late 2020, in...
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World
British man's family 'devastated' by death sentence
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 3:09PMThe family of a British man condemned to death for fighting for Ukraine are devastated by the outcome of what they term a...
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World
Thousands demand new gun safety laws across US
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 3:01PMThousands of people rallied on the National Mall and across the United States in a renewed push for gun control measures...
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World
Putin's warning to the West as Russia hits Kyiv with missiles
Monday, 6 June 2022, 11:21AMRussia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine at the weekend, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed...
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Sport
'I don't want to keep going': Nadal's shock admission after triumph
Monday, 6 June 2022, 10:59AMRafael Nadal's painful left foot was numbed by multiple injections to two nerves throughout the French Open, the only way...
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World
'Our hearts are heavy': Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack
Monday, 6 June 2022, 10:13AMGunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving...
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Lifestyle
'My heart has been with you all': Queen's crowning Jubilee moment
Monday, 6 June 2022, 9:19AMIn a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II appeared at the balcony of Buckingham Palace, delighting...
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World
Adventurer oldest to sail solo across Pacific
Sunday, 5 June 2022, 2:52PMAn 83-year-old Japanese adventurer returned home on Saturday after successfully completing his solo non-stop voyage across...
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World
Biden evacuated after plane entered airspace near beach home
Sunday, 5 June 2022, 2:12PMA small private plane mistakenly entered restricted airspace near President Joe Biden's Delaware holiday home, prompting...
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World
American spy agencies review their misses on Ukraine, Russia
Sunday, 5 June 2022, 1:49PMThe question was posed in a private briefing to US intelligence officials weeks before Russia launched its invasion in late...
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World
Gun control: In wake of US mass shootings, online gun forums in spotlight
Sunday, 5 June 2022, 10:17AMThe young man in the jeans and sunglasses proudly shows off his gun in the YouTube video, then instructs his 1 million subscribers...