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Ukraine urges investigation into alleged Russian chemical weapons use
8 Jul 2025It follows Dutch and German intelligence agencies saying they had evidence of widespread use of illegal weapons by Russia along the frontline.
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Immigration NZ confirms Samoa-based staff aided 'internal fraud'
8 Jul 2025Was it a case of corruption? ''Yes'', an Immigration New Zealand spokesperson says.
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Best-selling author denies claims she misled readers
The Salt Path's writer, Raynor Winn, is rejecting claims her husband's illness and the events that led to the couple losing their home were misrepresented.
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'My pec, my pec': Agony for Dmitrov as he retires hurt against Sinner at Wimbledon
8 Jul 2025Top seed Jannik Sinner breathed a sigh of relief after reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals but was left feeling sorry for Grigor Dimitrov who retired from their match with a pectoral injury after…
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Texas floods: US Coast Guard rescue swimmer hailed as hero
8 Jul 2025Petty Officer Ruskan helped rescue about 165 children from Texas flooding.
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Trump announces new tariffs up to 40% on several countries
The US President has cranked up the pressure on trading partners, firing off letters to heads of several countries, informing them of their new tariff rate.
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'Transit Areas' to resettle Palestinians in Gaza proposed
A proposal bearing the name of a controversial US-backed aid group describes a plan to build large-scale camps.
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Pictures of beef Wellington in mushroom murder trial released
8 Jul 2025The jury sat through weeks of evidence before convicting Erin Patterson. Here is what they were shown. Audio
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Russian minister found dead in car hours after sacking
8 Jul 2025Roman Starovoit, fired earlier in the day by Vladimir Putin, was shot, police say.
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Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian draft offices
8 Jul 2025The attacks come as Russia advances in eastern Ukraine
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Erin Patterson was found guilty of murder. What happens next?
7 Jul 2025The 50-year-old was found guilty of killing three people with a poisoned mushroom meal, but the case's time in the courts may not be over.
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Meth, HIV and the spread of a crisis through the Pacific
8 Jul 2025With Fiji in the midst of an HIV outbreak, UNAIDS warns that other Pacific Islands countries have all the risk factors of a similar crisis.
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Israel launches first strikes on Yemen in weeks, Houthis retaliate
7 Jul 2025Israel struck Houthi targets at three Yemeni ports and a power plant, the military said.
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Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide and there's no 'client list,' US Justice Department says
8 Jul 2025The admission would renege on promises from President Donald Trump, who previously spoke about releasing more governmental files on the disgraced financier.
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Cancer rates in Australians under 50 rising at 'alarming' pace
7 Jul 2025Australians aged in their 30s and 40s are experiencing unprecedented and in some cases world-leading rates of at least 10 different types of cancer.
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Mushroom murder trial: Erin Patterson found guilty on all charges
7 Jul 2025Erin Patterson has been found guilty of the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another after serving them a meal with deadly mushrooms.
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Is thumbs up emoji good or passive aggressive?
7 Jul 2025How did emojis became the most confusing kind of online language?
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Father who died saving family, children at camp among those killed in Texas flooding tragedy
7 Jul 2025At least 80 people, including 21 children, were killed in the catastrophic Texas floods and the death toll continues to rise.
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Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariff pause is about to expire: cue the confusion
7 Jul 2025The 90-day deadline President Donald Trump set for countries to make trade deals with the United States or risk substantially higher tariffs is just days away.
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Nearly 70 killed, including 21 children, in catastrophic Texas floods
7 Jul 2025Experts question if cuts by the Trump administration led to a failure to accurately predict the floods. Audio
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Australian woman loses arm in lion attack
7 Jul 2025The woman in her 50s suffered a severe injury while watching keepers working in the carnivore enclosure.
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A Gaza ceasefire is the closest it has been in months. Here's what we know
7 Jul 2025With both sides now agreeing to a revised proposal, for the first time in months an agreement seems within reach. Audio
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Kiwi describes being inside synagogue as it was set on fire in Melbourne
7 Jul 2025Murray Meltzer says it's a worrying escalation from "hate speech into violence". Audio
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Dog survives locker ordeal in German castle
7 Jul 2025Its owner shut her pet inside over the objections of other tourists so that she could visit the famous attraction.
