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Checkpoint for Wednesday 24 March 2010
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Analyst quits job to teach maths for free
6:56 PM.A 33-year-old financial analyst in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching maths on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100-thousand people a month. Audio
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Gay teenager triggers nationwide debate in U.S.
6:54 PM.A federal judge in the United States has said he won't force a school district in Mississippi to hold a dance which was cancelled after a lesbian student asked if she could bring her girlfriend. Audio
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A worrying rise in acid attacks in Cambodia
6:51 PM.In Cambodia there's been an alarming increase in the number of people being attacked with acid. Audio
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New hope in the treatment of tuberculosis
6:49 PM.Scientists say they've found a way of precisely targeting the bacterium that causes tuberculosis which could lead to a new range of antibiotic drugs. Audio
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Waatea news for 24 March 2010
6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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White Americans soon to be a minority
6:43 PM.The latest US census is expected to confirm the rapid growth of the Latino population. Audio
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Alarm about Sudan's upcoming elections
6:40 PM.The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is describing Sudan's upcoming elections as a"Hitler election." Audio
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Ruling could pave way for more transgenic research
6:37 PM.A Court of Appeal ruling could pave the way for further research into genetically engineered animals. Audio
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Evening sports news for 24 March 2010
6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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AgResearch CEO says the 'Age of Science' beckons
6:28 PM.Top science bosses are predicting that in the decades to come, science superstars could sit alongside All Blacks and actors. Audio
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Maoist rebels biggest threat to India's internal security
6:25 PM.Security forces are on alert in parts of eastern India over a series of attacks by Maoist militants. Audio
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Evening Business News for 24 March 2010
6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Passport row continues
6:17 PM.Britain has expelled a senior Israeli diplomat saying the use of false British passports in the Dubai assassination of a Hamas leader was intolerable. Audio
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Final stage of Central Plains Water hearings in Christchurch
6:14 PM.The final stage of hearings for the contentious Central Plains Water scheme is underway in Christchurch. Audio
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Telecom prepares to sign emergency code
6:11 PM.Telecom says it supports a new voluntary standard for emergency calls, under which signatories would be named and shamed if they fail to meet their committments Audio
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Susan Couch gets go-ahead to sue Corrections
6:06 PM.The sole survivor of the Auckland RSA triple murders has been given the go-ahead to sue the Department of Corrections for exemplary damages Audio
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Ferret may be to blame for kiwi chick deaths
5:56 PM.The Department of Conservation believes a single ferret found inside a Waikato reserve is likely to have been responsible for the deaths of 11 kiwi chicks. Audio
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Chinese state media criticises Google's move to Hong Kong
5:54 PM.China state media says Google's decision to cease censoring its China website violates a written promise and is totally wrong. Audio
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Pensioners sentenced for kidnapping financial adviser
5:52 PM.In a remarkable case in Germany, a posse of pensioners has been found guilty of kidnapping their financial adviser. Audio
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Netanyahu and Obama met in Washington
5:50 PM.The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been doing damage control on a trip to Washington where he met with President Obama. Audio
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Council reviewing geothermal bylaw
5:47 PM.Rotorua District Council is reviewing its geothermal safety bylaw after two men died in motel hot pools in 2007 and 2008. Audio
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Waatea news for 24 March 2010
5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Britons await important pre-election budget
5:43 PM.Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will deliver his pre-election budget tonight. Audio
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Conference told ACC downsize could have adverse effect
5:40 PM.A medical conference in Wellington has been told that a leaner, meaner accident compensation regime could lead to demands for a return to the right to sue. Audio
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Submissions on Electricity Industry Bill continue
5:37 PM.MPs have been told a bill reforming the electricity sector needs to go further to create competition - and that one idea on the table is crazy. Audio
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Evening sports news for 24 March 2010
5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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NZ's green image slammed by major magazine
5:27 PM.A major international magazine has slammed New Zealand's clean, green, credentials sighting Government plans to allow mining on some of the country's most protected land. Audio
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Annual current account deficit hits eight-year low
5:24 PM.The deficit between what the country spends overseas and what it earns is its smallest in eight years. Audio
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Evening Business News for 24 March 2010
5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland mayors fear super tax bill
5:19 PM.The rivals for the super city mayoral chains are both taking aim at the government's plans, saying they fear Aucklanders may be heading for a super tax bill. Audio
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Minister urges teleco companies to sign up to 111 code
5:15 PM.The Government says it will look at regulating phone companies if they don't sign up to a new voluntary standard for emergency calls. Audio
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Labour: Attorney General's report an embarrassing blow
5:12 PM.The Labour Party says a scathing report by the Attorney General on planned welfare reforms is an embarrassing blow to the Government. Audio
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Survivor of RSA robbery wins right to sue
5:08 PM.The sole survivor of the notorious Auckland RSA robbery in which three people were killed has been given the right to sue the Corrections Department for half a million dollars in punitive damages. Audio
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