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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:57:40 +1000Solomon Islands places moratorium on all navy ships entering its ports
It comes as the US accused China of trying to reset the rules around Taiwan according to Beijing’s “new normal”.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:45:17 +1000Convicted white supremacist running for NZ multicultural school board
Philip Arps, who was jailed for supporting the Christchurch mosque attack, wants to be on the board of a diversity-proud school near the Islamic centre.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:53:22 +1000Fuel leaks, engine issues force NASA to scrub launch of new moon rocket Artemis
The 98-metre Space Launch System rocket was set to lift off on Monday night, with three test dummies aboard, to propel a capsule into orbit around the moon.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:26:02 +1000Dozens charged in China after restaurant attack on women goes viral
Men attacked four women in a barbecue restaurant after one of the men had his advances rebuff. Now they and police are under investigation.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:30:00 +1000From the Archives, 1997: Britain mourns Diana
25 years ago, Britain and the world were in mourning, shocked by the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, from injuries she sustained in a car crash in a tunnel by the River Seine in Paris.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:05:46 +1000Sex toys? New study finds some monkeys use stone tools for pleasure
Researchers report that some macaques in Bali frequently rub or tap stones around their private parts to pass the time.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:17:57 +1000Amazon tribesman dubbed 'loneliest man in the world' dies
An Amazon tribesman who lived in total isolation and was dubbed the 'loneliest man in the world' has died.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:08:00 +1000UN fears Ukraine nuclear incident
The United Nations will inspect a nuclear power plant captured by Russians in Ukraine amid fears of a meltdown.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:53:51 +1000‘Doomed’ Greenland ice sheet to raise sea levels by nearly 30cm
The authors of a new study looked at the ratio of what’s being added to the loss and calculated that 3.3 per cent of Greenland’s total ice volume will melt.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:24:40 +1000Ukraine launches long-awaited counter-offensive in south
Ukraine’s new military attack came after several weeks of relative stalemate in a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions and caused a global energy and food crisis.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:57:40 +1000Women attacked in restaurant in China
A group of women were attacked by men while dining in a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan, China.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:46:49 +1000‘You are free of me’: Iraqi cleric quits politics, deadly protests follow
Iraq’s political dysfunction - a feature of civic life since the US invasion nearly two decades - entered its latest phase in October, after Muqtada al-Sadr won power.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:02:11 +1000NASA postpones the launch of new Moon rocket
Technical problems force cancellation of NASA Moon rocket launch.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:35:50 +1000Rare dissent from think tank in China over ‘zero-COVID’ policy
Mild public disagreement with official policy is almost unknown in a politically sensitive year when Xi Jinping is expected to try to extend his time in office.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +1000Putin’s failures exposed by the men forced to fight his war
The problems detailed by frontline eyewitnesses to failure are not entirely novel in war. What’s distinctive about Putin’s war is the severity of the problems.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:02:11 +1000Deaths from ‘monster monsoon’ pass 1000 in Pakistan
Pakistani officials have labelled the extreme flooding a “serious climate catastrophe”.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 18:53:38 +1000Back to the moon: NASA’s return starts with critical test flight of Artemis
Artemis marks the first time since the end of the Space Shuttle program that NASA has debuted a new flagship vehicle and system geared toward human spaceflight.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 18:52:05 +1000Flood catastrophe in Pakistan worsens
The flood catastrophe in Pakistan is worsening as the country pleads for international help.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 18:25:26 +1000Body of NZ soldier who died in Ukraine may never be recovered
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there’s not a lot her country can do in the case of a corporal who joined the war without telling his family or Defence.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:46:43 +1000Diana’s last moments: French medic still asks if he could have done more
Frederic Mailliez thinks about that tragic night every time he drives through the Alma tunnel in Paris. He was one of the last people to see Diana alive.