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Three charged as cocaine found in Liam Payne's blood
8 Nov 2024Documents show the singer was unconscious when he fell to his death, and police have interviewed two escorts who had been with him.
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'Bring down the temperature': Biden's plea after Trump's US election win
8 Nov 2024He has sought to console fellow Democrats who are alarmed by the former president's stunning comeback.
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Putin praises Trump, says he's ready to talk to him
8 Nov 2024He said that if Trump wanted to resume contacts, then Russia was ready for discussion.
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43 monkeys on run in US after escaping lab
8 Nov 2024Residents in a small South Carolina town are finding themselves in the middle of a real-life game of Jumanji after 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility.
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Live: Trump names Susie Wiles chief of staff
8 Nov 2024Meanwhile, Joe Biden has spoken, promising there will be a peaceful transition of power. Audio
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Climate change and chemicals: Why mosquitos are more dangerous
8 Nov 2024Experts say climate change could lead to an increase in numbers and transmission of diseases.
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Trump has long threatened the media. There are fears he might follow through
8 Nov 2024To Trump, reporters are the "enemy of the people", and has called for imprisoning journalists and censoring news he doesn't like.
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Israeli tanks push deeper into north Gaza, 10 killed
Israeli forces stepped up bombardment across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and ordered more evacuations, creating a fresh wave of displacement from northern Gaza, to which Palestinians fear they will not…
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Perth father accused of starving daughter admits controlling family
8 Nov 2024The man questioned his daughter's need for hospitalisation and a feeding tube, believing she was healthy despite only weighing 27kg.
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Los Angeles wildfire torches homes, thousands forced to flea
8 Nov 2024"It's like trying to put out a blowtorch with a squirt gun."
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Germany's coalition government falls apart after years of infighting
8 Nov 2024The chancellor is being urged to hold a vote of confidence immediately after the country was plunged into political chaos. Audio
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Trump thinks presidents have near-total power
7 Nov 2024Analysis - In his second term, there will be few political or legal restraints to check him.
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Snowcap on Japan's Mt Fuji is latest spotted in 130 years
8 Nov 2024Unusually warm weather meant rainfall did not turn to snow on the famous mountain in October.
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Trump's second term will look nothing like his first
7 Nov 2024Analysis - With the Republican Party now entirely his, he will enter the Oval Office with experience - and resentments.
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JD Vance, America's next VP, offers glimpse of Republican Party's future
7 Nov 2024Vance, 40, was the first millennial on a major US party's presidential ticket and will become the third-youngest vice president in American history.
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What does a Donald Trump victory mean for New Zealand's economy?
The outlook is "pretty grim", one expert warns - but it could open doors for us in other markets, if it doesn't lead the world into war. Audio
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Why bitcoin has hit a record, and what Trump's win means now
7 Nov 2024Donald Trump has spoken as part of his re-election campaign about wanting to make the country the "crypto capital" of the planet.
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Australians under 16 to be banned from social media under govt's proposed changes
7 Nov 2024The Australian Labor Party has backed setting the social media minimum age cut-off at 16 years old, with legislation set to be introduced this month.
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Too early to make judgements about Trump's stances, Willis says
7 Nov 2024The Finance Minister says NZ's strategy is to be a good partner to the US and show there's value for both in trading. Audio
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Live: Democrats face huge job after devastating defeat
7 Nov 2024A former Democrat strategist says the party is going to have to do much more to win back support from working class voters.
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Harris concedes the election, but not 'the fight'
7 Nov 2024In making the remarks, Kamala Harris did something her opponent refused to do in the aftermath of the 2020 election: Accept its results.
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US election: What happens between now and Inauguration Day
7 Nov 2024Trump won't take office until 20 January, 2025, and there are multiple things that will happen between now and then.
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Why Harris was always on track to lose
7 Nov 2024Analysis - It is astonishing the Democrats have lost this election, but the challenges have been clear since day one.
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Tears, joy and fear on the streets of DC after Trump's victory
7 Nov 2024"Like having a dog drive your car"' - one Harris supporter on women voting for Donald Trump.
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