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King Charles returns to public engagements
30 Apr 2024The King and Queen Camilla are to visit a hospital and specialist cancer centre, in a public show of support for staff, patients and ongoing research work.
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Gérard Depardieu to stand trial over sexual assault allegations
30 Apr 2024The French actor was summoned to a police station in Paris and prosecutors now say he will be tried.
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Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland's first minister
30 Apr 2024Just days ago, Yousaf insisted he would win the confidence votes and "absolutely" lead the SNP into the general election and the 2026 Holyrood election.
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NZ and Türkiye pledge cooperation during natural disasters
27 Apr 2024The two countries have "a long history of coming to each other's aid", including after the 2023 Turkish earthquakes, Winston Peters says.
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Musk visits China in bid for self-driving car deal
29 Apr 2024The news came after a US report tied Tesla's autonomous driving modes to at least 13 crashes, involving one death.
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Gaza war: US 'hopeful' Hamas will accept Israel's new ceasefire offer
The proposal includes a 40-day truce in return for the release of hostages and the prospect of displaced families being allowed back to northern Gaza.
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Flash floods, landslide kill at least 45 in central Kenya
30 Apr 2024Police initially blamed the flooding on a burst dam, however the ministry of water later said it was caused by a river tunnel becoming blocked with debris.
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Nova explosion could give insight into where we come from
Star gazers are set for a treat any day now as a star system 3000 light years is on the verge of lighting up. Audio
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Australian man, 93, sent to prison for murdering 92-year-old wife
29 Apr 2024The cancer-stricken man said he and his "angel", who had dementia, had "lived too long".
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Senior US, French officials in Middle East to discuss Gaza
29 Apr 2024Talks on a ceasefire in Gaza are progressing, the French Foreign Minister says, as he joins the US Secretary of State in Saudi.
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Football's 'magic' helps Palestinians to feel supported in NZ
29 Apr 2024The "power of the game" lies in its ability to connect people, no matter their background, the organiser of a multicultural sports festival says. Audio
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'Triple check' your mail: Cat accidentally mailed to California
29 Apr 2024A US family has been reunited with their pet cat after she was accidentally mailed hundreds of miles to California with a package return.
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Thousands of Pasifika now eligible to apply for permanent residency in Australia
29 Apr 2024Less than one percent of permanent migrants to Australia are from the Pacific, but it's hoped a new visa will change that.
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Temperatures reach 50C as heatwave hits Philippines
29 Apr 2024Classes have been suspended at thousands of schools and there are fears for people's health as the mercury spikes.
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Prince Harry to return to UK for first time in months
29 Apr 2024The Duke of Sussex will appear at a major event - the first he has attended in the UK for some time.
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At least four dead after dozens of tornadoes strike US
29 Apr 2024At least four people died and scores were injured in Oklahoma after dozens of twisters swept the US Southern Plains, while weather alerts put more than 7 million Americans under tornado warnings.
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Christchurch Call offers support to Australia on Elon Musk 'test case'
28 Apr 2024X won't remove footage of a Sydney church stabbing. Now Jacinda Ardern's organisation has stepped in.
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Situation on frontline has worsened, Ukraine army chief says
29 Apr 2024Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions in the eastern Donetsk region.
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Rwanda flight detentions to begin within weeks
29 Apr 2024There are reports asylum seekers will start to be transferred to detention centres later today.
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Sydney Bishop delivers first mass after alleged stabbing
29 Apr 2024Bishop Emmanuel addressed those who attended the Assyrian Orthodox Palm Sunday mass wearing an eye-patch, after recovering in hospital from several stab wounds.
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'It's not enough' - Father of NZ-born man shot by US police speaks out on verdict
28 Apr 2024The father of a Christchurch man fatally shot by a US police officer says his family has been seeking closure for almost two years.
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Biden-Trump rematch: Who one of the world's leading election experts thinks will win
28 Apr 2024A historian with a track record of predicting US election winners tells RNZ's Sunday Morning that President Biden looks to be on track for another term, but things could still go wrong for him. Audio
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What's the secret behind Taylor's success?
29 Apr 2024Here's what the record-breaking singer has in common with the Beatles, Beyonce and Elton John, a music expert tells RNZ's Sunday Morning. Video, Audio
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Iconic view of Japan's Mount Fuji to be blocked to deter tourists
28 Apr 2024Residents of a small town are at their wits' end over tourists' behaviour, as some park illegally and climb on roofs to get the perfect photo.
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