Day: August 5, 2024
- Politics
Police investigating after person found dead in Ruakākā
Ruakākā body the second unexplained death in Northland in days.Read More
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Car crashes into Albany house: Home owner says alleged drunk driver narrowly missed 15-year-old daughter in bed
The driver allegedly blew almost four times the legal alcohol limit.Read More
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Bay of Plenty Regional Council delays Tauranga-Mount Maunganui ferry decision
‘We need to have this vision for Tauranga as a harbour city, not just a port city.’Read More
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 index plunges nearly 7% as global sell-offs resume
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index has fallen nearly 7%, extending sell-offs that shook markets last week. Read More
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US gymnastics ‘Pommel Horse Guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik soaks up medals and viral fame at Paris Olympics
Stephen Nedoroscik is leaning into his newfound stardom as a geeky, bespectacled, Rubik’s-Cube-solving video gamer who just won two bronze…
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Thailand’s progressive Move Forward party might be dissolved, but its former chief remains hopeful
The charismatic Thai politician who led his progressive party to a stunning general election victory a year ago is urging…
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Violence in Bangladesh leaves many people dead, hundreds injured as protests continue
Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling…
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Focus on economy and answer the Harris ‘Freedom’ message: What GOP strategists think Trump should do
Republican strategists who have run campaigns against Donald Trump say they recognize what the former president is doing against Vice…
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American History’s Worst and Most Important Vice-Presidential Picks, 1920–2020
From FDR to Kamala Harris, modern VP picks have changed our history a lot, and many of them were bad…
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Taiwan Is More Than a Piece on a Chessboard
A new book shows the Asian nation in full, not merely as a geopolitical flashpoint. Read More
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