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16 hurt as gunman fires up to 100 shots 'indiscriminately' from Sydney window
6 Oct 2025The alleged gunman began randomly firing at passing vehicles, critically wounding a man and hurting several others.
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Not if but when - Taiwan waits for China to leap
6 Oct 2025Taiwanese people are used to air raid sirens but this year drills have ramped up.
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Does my sunscreen actually work? Here’s what’s behind the concerns
6 Oct 2025Several sunscreens have been found to fail in delivering the sun protection you'd expect. So where to from here?
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Inside the 450-day search for a sausage dog missing in the wild
6 Oct 2025Reports of Valerie on Australia's rugged Kangaroo Island were like sightings of the yeti.
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Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Everest
6 Oct 2025Unusually heavy snow and rainfall has pummelled the Himalayas.
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Trump says Hamas faces 'complete obliteration' if it stays in power
6 Oct 2025Hamas has insisted on "no disarmament, keeping Gaza under Palestinian control and tying hostage release to negotiations". Audio
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TikTok star cycles up Eiffel Tower's 686 steps in world record time
6 Oct 2025Aurélien Fontenoy took 12 minutes and 30 seconds, smashing the previous record by nearly seven minutes. Video
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How Taylor Swift became a billionaire - and it's not just album sales
The superstar has made business part of her persona, defying the narrative that executives receive much of the money generated by artists.
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White House: Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks 'going nowhere'
6 Oct 2025Layoffs of federal workers will start if the president decides negotiations with congressional Democrats are "absolutely going nowhere," a senior White House official says.
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UK police arrest 442 pro-Palestinian protesters
5 Oct 2025Police say they have arrested at least 442 people at the London protest "for supporting a proscribed organisation".
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Planet Y? Astronomers find fresh clues of hidden world in our solar system
5 Oct 2025A new study suggests a potential new ninth planet in the Earth's solar system.
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Gaza war: How close is it to ending?
6 Oct 2025Previous ceasefires during the war came to an end with Israel reviving its offensive and fighting resuming.
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Mystery drone sightings at German airports, military bases
5 Oct 2025There is mounting concern that Russia could be behind a growing number of recent drone incursions in the airspace of Ukraine's European allies.
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Deported Gaza flotilla activists 'treated like animals'
5 Oct 2025"They put us on our knees, facing down. And if we moved, they hit us. They were laughing at us, insulting us and hitting us," an Italian regional councillor says.
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US offers migrant children money if they deport themselves
5 Oct 2025Unaccompanied minors aged 14 and up are being offered cash to return home, sparking backlash from child advocates.
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Group of 137 Gaza flotilla activists arrive in Turkey
5 Oct 2025Activists were "forced to kneel with their hands zip-tied for at least five hours, after some participants chanted 'Free Palestine'," an Israeli legal centre says.
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Meet Chianina, the cattle the size of a car
"The steak's so big you can't get your potatoes on the plate. I don't think that's really a problem."
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Mormon leader Russell Nelson has died aged 101. What’s next for the church?
1 Oct 2025Analysis: Several controversies engulfed the church during Nelson's leadership, including the naming of the church and church members in various government and media reports on alleged child sexual…
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MFAT gets support to Kiwis detained in Israel
6 Oct 2025Samuel Leason and two Palestinian-New Zealanders have met with a consular partner in Tel Aviv, where they are being held by Israeli authorities.
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NZ family of child missing in Canada have 'grave concerns'
4 Oct 2025An 11-year-old boy with family in New Zealand and Canada has gone missing in British Columbia.
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Wellington protestors brave rain to urge Israeli sanctions, Palestinian statehood
4 Oct 2025Foreign Minister Winston Peters told the United Nations New Zealand was not yet ready to recognise a Palestinian state.
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Deal struck with Samoa over Manawanui compensation
4 Oct 2025RNZ understands an announcement is expected imminently.
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How parallel parenting can create calm for children
5 Oct 2025Parallel parenting is an approach that can occur after a high-conflict separation or where there has been family violence, but also when parents simply want space from one another.
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Signs it's time to call relationship quits, according to experts
4 Oct 2025When a relationship is not going well, knowing if it is better to end things does not always seem clear.
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