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The bird park has been trying to breed these giant birds on-site for more than 25 years.
Stuff     9 Sep 2024 16:44
The bird was killed after the attack on the small child, the fourth incident in just a few days.
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Early bird sales for 2025 have seen airfares fall to almost pre-pandemic levels.
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Eric Amunga uses the hashtag #MasculinitySaturday, which critics say has helped create a hostile and violent environment for women.
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The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained during the fatal attack on the Ugandan…
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The Miami Dolphins receiver was placed face down on the road and handcuffed for a driving violation on his way to the team's opening game.
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Having spotted the reptile on the side of the road, the female driver swerved to avoid it – only for it to skitter into the middle of the lane.
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Karen and Ian's six-figure win was the first of its kind on the show since 2018.
NZHerald     9 Sep 2024 18:40
ANALYSIS: Donald Trump has invoked the prospect of bloodshed, again
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An ex-England halfback expressed fears for the competitiveness of next year’s Lions series and claimed the tourists would “run riot” to win by 50 points.
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With less than two months until election day – and a new book to promote – the enigmatic former first lady has re-entered the campaign in support of her husband.
Stuff     11 Sep 2024 09:19
The 38-year-old was allegedly murdered by her husband in February.
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A 9-month-old baby suffered serious burns in the attack.
NZHerald     09 Sep 12:34 PM
The search for a man who poured scalding coffee on a nine-month-old baby in Brisbane has widened to include international police.
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A man Australian police believe poured boiling coffee on a baby in a Brisbane park fled the country as little as 12 hours before investigators confirmed his…
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The man is accused of dousing a baby with with hot coffee in a Brisbane park.
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"I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgivenes," he wrote in a statement.
RNZ     8:52 am today

The truck collided with another truck carrying travellers and cattle in north-central Nigeria.
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Vast new discounter to be built on greenfields site opposite Westgate Lifestyle Centre.
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The terrifying incident took place in Jaipur City, India late last month. Miraculously, no-one was killed.
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Mark Gunton plans robust appeal to traffic decision.
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris paid their respects Wednesday at the Flight 93 National Memorial to honor the 40 passengers and crew that died in the rural swath of Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has made a stop to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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In a video, Catherine says the past nine months have been “complex, scary and unpredictable.”
Stuff     10 Sep 2024 04:14
From a surprise pregnancy reveal to Madonna and Britney's infamous kiss, the MTV Video Music Awards have hosted memorable performances. VIDEO
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The video shows a low, narrow passageway deep underground that had no bathroom and poor ventilation.
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A New South Wales bus driver who crashed and killed 10 people and injured 25 last year has been jailed for 32 years.
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Brett Andrew Button was driving wedding guests from the Hunter Valley vineyards to Singleton on 11 June last year when the bus rolled and hit a guard rail at…
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NZHerald     9 Sep 2024 11:55
Donald Trump and rival Kamala Harris are effectively tied heading into the final weeks of the US election, according to a national poll.
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At a special ceremony, four-legged recruits for formally given the rank of private.
Stuff     10 Sep 2024 03:26
A group of private astronauts is set to carry out the first private spacewalk in orbit on Thursday from a SpaceX capsule.
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Trump and Harris will go head to head for the first, and time on Tuesday.
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It may be the only time the rival candidates go head-to-head before election day in November.
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The rider was lucky to survive the high-speed collision in Taiwan with only minor injuries.
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When Pope Francis touches down in the East Timorese capital of Dili this week he will be landing in a totally different nation to the one visited by his predecessor.
RNZ     15 minutes ago
An estimated 20,000 people turned out to meet the pope who brought with him medicine, musical instruments and toys.
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An estimated 20,000 people turned out to meet the pope who brought with him medicine, musical instruments and toys.
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The Vatican estimates at least 600,000 attend the mass, with Timor Leste one of two mainly Catholic countries in Asia.
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An estimated 600,000 people gather for mass led by Pope Francis in a huge event for the small country.
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Loud bangs have rung out across Melbourne's CBD as police pelted hundreds of anti-war protesters with tear gas and pepper spray.
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About 1200 protesters tried to block the entrance of the convention centre.
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Hundreds of officers clashed with anti-war protesters on Wednesday, resulting in dozens of injuries and arrests.
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Pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters are planning a third straight day of demonstrations.
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Fiery and violent scenes have "not deterred" anti-war protesters who are vowing to be back outside a major weapons convention in Melbourne as police warn they are well prepared to hold...
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NZHerald     12 Sep 10:02 AM
The death of a schoolboy has been amplified by Trump, Vance and other Republicans.
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Nathan Clark says Republicans are “hate-spewing” by falsely claiming his 11-year-old son was murdered by a Haitian immigrant.
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Nathan Clark, the father of an 11-year-old killed in a bus crash, spoke at a Springfield city commission meeting.
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Australian children will be banned from social media under tough new rules that would punish tech companies for flouting the law. 
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An incensed Eric Swalwell made his feelings clear about the bizarre post shared by one of the Republican Party’s official social media accounts.
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Social media companies in Australia will be placed on notice for failing to address deliberate lies spread on their platforms under new laws.
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The Princess of Wales has finished her course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer, saying the treatment had given her a new perspective and made her grateful for "simply loving and being loved".
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The Princess of Wales talks of the importance of "simply loving and being loved" in a video with Prince William and their children. VIDEO
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It was a bizarre claim which the ABC moderators immediately fact checked.
Stuff     11 Sep 2024 14:12
Donald Trump makes bizarre claim about migrants in USA
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The world dance body says it has had a number of queries about its rankings.
RNZ     9:41 am today
Instead of formal remarks, the ceremony at the "ground zero" site where planes brought down the World Trade Center's twin towers included family members reading…
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Volker Türk warned people to be wary of those “that throw glitter in our eyes” but who he said don’t have solutions to global problems.
Stuff     10 Sep 2024 01:33
Antonio Guterres says a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “the only solution.”
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A convoy of clearly marked armoured UN vehicles in Gaza was encircled and held at gunpoint by Israeli forces seeking to question two UN staff.
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At least one woman and two children were killed in the strike.
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Missiles set tents ablaze inside a 'humanitarian zone', but Israel says it hit a Hamas command centre.
RNZ     9 minutes ago
Israel says it targeted “significant Hamas terrorists” in an area it designated as a humanitarian zone for people fleeing the conflict.
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Israeli warplanes hit the area with about five missiles in the middle of the night, leaving three large craters inside the camp and sending ambulances scrambling, sources say.
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A attorney general’s office charged Daniel Zeigler with misdemeanour animal abuse, saying he left his police dog Horus inside his SUV for hours.
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Police say they found 264 unopened bottles of his feeding formula in the family home.
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The debate has started with a focus on the key issue of the US economy.
Stuff     11 Sep 2024 13:26
Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris immediately went on the offensive in the opening segment of their first presidential debate…
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Trump and Harris make opening debate statements
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The controls within what is normally a wide area of free movement - the European Schengen zone - will start on 16 September and initially last for six months.
RNZ     8:57 am today
Germany's government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country's land borders in what it called an attempt to tackle irregular migration and protect the public from threats...
ODT

Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, wreaked havoc in northern Vietnam, killing 21 people and damaging factories and infrastructure.
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The typhoon was Asia's most powerful storm this year.
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The typhoon was Asia's most powerful storm this year.
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Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, left dozens dead in northern Vietnam and widespread damage as it churned westwards.
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Typhoon Yagi hit the north of Vietnam, causing landslides and floods.
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The death toll is at least 127, with 54 people still missing as flooding hits the northern provinces.
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Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters flooded streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered Vietnam, killing at least 152 people.
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made a rare joint appearance as they marked the September 11 plane attacks in 2001 that killed nearly 3000 people.
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JD Vance suggested that immigrants who moved to America during the Biden-Harris administration are abducting and eating people’s pets.
Stuff     42m ago
It started with a tragedy, gained momentum online with neo-Nazis and became Donald Trump’s message from the debate stage.
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The debate quickly turned tense with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump laughing and shaking their heads at each other.
Stuff     11 Sep 2024 13:47
The debate quickly turned tense with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump laughing and shaking their heads at each other.
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It looks very different from how we might have expected at his last milestone birthday, 10 years ago.
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KZ7 was sailed in an audacious first challenge in Fremantle nearly 40 years ago and is still racing with some old crew against old rivals in Barcelona.
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King Charles got a hands on welcome from New Zealand's Black Ferns team.
Stuff     22m ago
The Black Ferns were stood on ceremony, sharing photos and selfies, until Ayesha Leti-I’iga went further. The King laughed and looked embarrassed.
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A former prosecutor, Harris, 59, appeared to get under the former president's skin repeatedly, prompting a visibly angry Trump, 78, to deliver a series of…
RNZ     6 minutes ago
US Vice President Kamala Harris wants to go another debate round with former president Donald Trump.
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The first meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump featured some sharp comments and memorable moments.
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If you want the newest AI features on an iPhone, you’ll almost certainly need to buy a new one.
Stuff     10 Sep 2024 00:15
If you want the newest AI features on an iPhone, you’ll almost certainly need to buy a new one.
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Apple says the iPhone16 will be the first of their smartphones designed around AI features.
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An EU court order that Apple pay Ireland $23.2 billion in back taxes triggered mixed feelings in Dublin.
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Both tech giants have exhausted their appeals in the cases that date to the previous decade.
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Taylor Swift headlined the list of celebrities present at the US Open final on Monday, as another Taylor - Fritz - aimed to end a 21-year American men's major…
RNZ     10:31 am today
Swift launched into her Harris era just months out from the US Election.
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Trump dismissed the popstar's endorsement of his opponent saying Swift may 'pay a price' for it.
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The pop star has publicly endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president.
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The show began with a nod to an iconic moment. Here are the highlights from the 2024 show.
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The boys’ father, who was separated from their mother and did not live with them, discovered his sons’ bodies in a Blue Mountains home.
Stuff     33m ago
Two primary school pupils have been found dead in their mother's New South Wales home, discovered by their father in "a tragic scene".
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The father of two boys found dead in an NSW home will be given "every help" by his home state as the children's mother remains in hospital under police guard.
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NZHerald     10 Sep 2024 10:23
Reports said 10 cars and trucks along with two motorbikes fell into the river.
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The TV programme did not address the backlash to her initial revelation.
NZHerald     9 Sep 2024 13:19
The Australian supermodel refused chemotherapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Sydney, Canberra and Apia in October.
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The monarch is slowly returning to public duties after he was diagnosed with cancer in February.
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“Some deadly animals have been washed away into our communities, animals like crocodiles and snakes,” a zoo manager said.
Stuff     27m ago
Wild animals, including an ostrich and a crocodile, have been spotted in the streets of Maiduguri after a zoo was hit by flooding in the region.
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The presidential candidate says he’d mark himself close to a 10, but he’s also accused debate host ABC of rigging it.
Stuff     12 Sep 2024 06:50
A broad consensus says Harris won, but a flash poll finds the debate wouldn’t change their vote.
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Donald Trump says he felt that he won the presidential debate against Kamala Harris “by a lot”.
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The conjuncture of declining births and rising mortality has led to a decrease in Russia's population, posing an issue for the Kremlin as it wages a protracted…
RNZ     11 minutes ago
It’s claimed Russia could use Iranian weapons “within weeks” against targets in Ukraine.
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Ukraine has targeted Russia with its biggest drone attack so far.
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Russian air strikes continue to hammer Ukraine’s energy generation capacity.
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The US has accused the head of Russia’s state-owned TV network, Margarita Simonyan, of being a key player in Russian “malign influence operations.” And she’s proud of it.
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The visit was interrupted by air raid warnings and unveiled new support but no breakthrough on the long-range strikes into Russia that are desperately wanted by Ukraine.
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American actor James Earl Jones, recognised the world over as intergalactic villain Darth Vader, has died at the age of 93.
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The actor's other movies included Lion King and Field of Dreams and he was known for playing a wide range of Shakespeare leads.
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YouTube was the last major Western social platform freely available in the country.
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Thursday, 12 September, 2024 20:04